Study to Come on Global Impact and Implications of Information Growth

LSI Corporation announced the sponsorship of a new multi-year, multi-university study designed to quantify and qualify the amounts and kinds of information being produced and stored worldwide. The How Much Information (HMI) program is a three-year effort by specialists at University of California, San Diego; MIT and University of California, Berkeley. The purpose of the study is to create new ways to measure and document information growth and assess the impact and implications for enterprises, individuals and organizations.

"Fundamental to our advanced development activities is participation in collaborative initiatives that help lead, shape and advance the storage and networking industries," said Dr. Claudine Simson, executive vice president and chief technology officer, LSI. "Our sponsorship and active participation in the HMI study will provide visibility and insight into requirements for future generations of leading-edge storage and networking technologies — affording LSI the opportunity to develop timely solutions to meet those needs."

The LSI sponsorship builds on a long history of contributing to academia-led research projects that provide the industry with a higher level of knowledge across a broad spectrum of storage and networking-related challenges and trends. In addition to the HMI study, LSI is a member of the Parallel Data Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, and participates in the Rethinking Analog Design (RAD) initiative at Stanford University. LSI also participates in research initiatives at the University of Minnesota, including the Digital Technology Center Intelligent Storage Consortium (DISC) and the Center for Micromagnetics and Information Technologies (MINT).

Reports and updates on the HMI research will be conducted and announced over the course of the next three years, with the initial report slated to be announced at the end of 2008.

For more information and to view updates on the research