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Storage Access Lands Law Firm: Page 2 of 2

Storage Access has plenty of competition (see StorageWay Snags $42M), but it is getting customers to sign on the dotted line. That is a step ahead of many of the SSPs fighting for a slice of this business. And the legal market is quite a plum.

There's plenty more business out there, analysts say. Salomon Smith Barney predicts the SSP market will exceed $8 billion in 2003 and account for 25 percent of the market for storage products. IDC

predicts the market for storage "utilities" will reach $5.5 billion in 2003. Additionally, a recent survey -- undertaken by Light Reading, Byte and Switch's sister publication, and tele.com -- provides further details of why service providers are considering storage services (see Storage Services Survey).

— Jo Maitland, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch http://www.byteandswitch.com