LAS VEGAS, NV -- The InfiniBand(R) Trade Association (IBTA) today announced that JNI Corporation (Nasdaq:JNIC), Lane15 Software, Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP), and RedSwitch Inc. have been elected as sponsoring members of the trade association. The new sponsors will play an important role in the ongoing development of InfiniBand architecture(TM), an industry standard I/O technology that will improve how servers are built, deployed and managed in data centers. "The addition of four industry leaders to the Sponsoring Membership roster underscores the breadth of development for InfiniBand architecture," said Dr. Tom Bradicich, eServer Director of xSeries Server Architecture and Technology, IBM and co-chair of the trade association's Steering Committee. "The collective expertise of the new sponsors will enable the trade association to continue its excellent history of development and support of InfiniBand technology." All four companies have proven track records as leaders in InfiniBand architecture development. JNI Corporation, a leader in the Fibre Channel industry, is augmenting its focus with InfiniBand architecture based storage solutions. Lane15 Software, an InfiniBand technology focused enterprise, is one of the primary vendors supplying fabric management solutions to the InfiniBand industry. Network Appliance, a leading supplier of storage filers and appliances, is the leading developer of the DAFS protocol for InfiniBand storage solutions. RedSwitch Inc., a leading vendor of switched fabric silicon solutions, is one of the first vendors to deliver InfiniBand silicon products. The announcement of the four new Sponsoring Members came during the trade association's presence at Networld + Interop 2002 Las Vegas. At the event the trade association sponsored a pavilion featuring fifteen vendor booths and a wide array of industry demonstrations, including a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration. The InfiniBand Trade Association's Steering Committee is responsible for the election of sponsoring members. The seven steering committee companies are Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. These four new sponsor members join current sponsoring member companies: 3Com, Adaptec, Agilent Technologies, Banderacom, Brocade Communication Systems, EMC Corp, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hitachi, Mellanox Technologies, and NEC.