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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mark your calendar:  the InfiniBand Trade Association
(IBTA) and the OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) will host a joint developers
conference on September 25, 2006 at the Moscone Center West in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City></st1:place>.  The
event is being held in co-location with the Fall 2006 Intel Developer Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you are an application developer, systems vendor,
hardware/software solution provider or end user of the technology, please join
us for presentations and collaborative sessions that will highlight the recent
advancements of the InfiniBand specification and available software solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The one-day conference begins at 8:30 a.m. with keynotes
from Jim Pappas, director of initiative marketing at Intel Corporation, and
Krish Ramakrishnan, vice president and general manager of Server Switching at
Cisco.  In addition, we have an exciting day planned including:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>End users sharing experiences
     on real-life deployment and usage of the technology</span></font> <font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Highlights of the recent
     advancements of the InfiniBand specification by IBTA</span></font> <font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Updates on available
     InfiniBand-supported software solutions from OFA and industry partners</span></font>
     <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Collaborative sessions and
     discussions about future joint developments between IBTA and OFA</span></font>
     <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Attendees who register by September 1st can do so for the
early-bird rate of $149.  Afterwards, the standard registration fee is
$199.  To register for the event, please visit:  <a
href="http://www.acteva.com/go/IBTAOFADevCon06"
title="http://www.acteva.com/go/IBTAOFADevCon06">www.acteva.com/go/IBTAOFADevCon06</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Special discount offered to those
registering for IDF:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you haven’t yet registered for IDF, we invite you
to take advantage of an exclusive discount being offered to those attending the
IBTA and OFA conference.  Attendees <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>may purchase conference passes to IDF at a discounted rate
of $750 – a savings of $745 off the standard rate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To register for IDF and receive this discount, please visit:
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.intel.com/idf/us/fall2006/registration"
title="http://www.intel.com/idf/us/fall2006/registration">www.intel.com/idf/us/fall2006/registration</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IBTA Member Bulk Code: FCAGRBTA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco offers attendees
over 130 hours of technology training to choose from, led by top Intel and
industry engineers who provide critical training that will help you solve your
day-to-day, real-time problems. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Linh Dinh</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>For InfiniBand Trade Association & OpenFabrics <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial'>206-322-1167, ext. 115</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="mailto:linhd@owenmedia.com"
title="mailto:linhd@owenmedia.com">linhd@owenmedia.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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