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Bringing Secure Explosive Links to the Desktop

Bringing Secure Explosive Links to the Desktop

Dan GattiPresident & CEOBigBangwidthJanuary 2003

Dan GattiPresident & CEOBigBangwidthJanuary 2003

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BigBangwidth BroadLANBigBangwidth BroadLAN

Solves bandwidth constraints in high-performance networks and GRID computing by lifting large data streams from LAN and into BroadLANTM

Creates secure alternate links between high-performance workstations, servers, storage units.

Transports up to 10GE to and from the desktops and servers.

Complementary and interoperates with existing network

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BroadLAN 104BroadLAN 104

BigBangwidth

provides trusted high performance solutions to solve the

Security and bandwidth constraints

of Enterprise Networks.

Secure Ethernet Up to 10 GIG From THE DESKTOP

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BigBangwidth TeamBigBangwidth Team

Dan Gatti, CEO---------------Mayan, 3COM, Primary Access, GTE, IBM

Brian Moore, Co-Founder & CTO----------------NRC, MicraLyne, Telus

Ken Westra, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist------University of Alberta

Stuart Lomas, Chief Software Architect---------GE, HP, NeuroMotion

Dave Bellandi, VP Marketing---------------------Frontrange, Mayan, HP

Rick Williston, Director of Process Engineering--Nortel, Crystalline

Chris Shelton, General Manager-------------------------ADC, Saville, E&Y

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Value, Value, ValueValue, Value, Value

•Customer Focused Solution

•Payback in three to six months

•Complementary to existing Enterprise Networks

•Guaranteed secure data transmission

•Significantly speeds up time to market

•Enables faster time to market and getting sales faster

• Investment Value

Edmonton R&D is 80% LESS THAN United States

Experience: Over 15 years, founders involved in leading technologies

Patents: 4 Filed, 8 in Process

Full utilization of $20M state of art NanoFabrication Facility

Solving Hot Spots cost effectively

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Data Intensive ApplicationsData Intensive Applications

Software Development – Build & Distribute System integration and test video & computer game applications Multi-media

Basic File Transfer of Large Files GeoPhysical Data Processing CAD/CAM IC Circuit and Chip Design Movie Post-Production Medical Imaging Backup

Scientific High Performance Development Peer to Peer collaboration Visualization GRID Computing

Traditional Network Solutions are Inadequate

Security is always a challenge

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Impact of Large File Transfer Impact of Large File Transfer

Demand

(BroadLAN)

Throughput

LAN Infrastructure designed for multiple small packet transfers

(Actual Network Performance)

(Theoretical Network Performance)

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The Network is the BottleneckThe Network is the Bottleneck

• Intel 2.8 gigahertz Xeon chips Pentium4 is 3.06 gigahertz 10 GE Host Bus Adapter

• Dell Integrating GE Ethernet controllers on motherboard

• Apple G4 chip is 3X the Xeon chip Same as the IBM SP-2 supercomputer X Server (Velocity processor) 18.6 gigaflops Two 2 gigabit Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

• PCIX bus rated at 10.2 gigabits

• 10 GE Standard Approved

Access to Data Storage will become a larger bottleneck

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Customer Pain: LAN CongestionCustomer Pain: LAN Congestion

• Ethernet LANs share bandwidth

• Data intensive streams degrade LAN performance

• Packets are not secure

Layer 2/3Switch

Layer 2/3Switch Router

Workstations

Workstations

Power Users Lock Up Enterprise Networks

ServersLatency kills client server development

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Solution = BroadLANTMSolution = BroadLANTM

• Lifts traffic off the LAN to an Alternate Link

• Connect to GigE NIC in Workstation= 100 times performance improvement

Layer 2/3Switch

Layer 2/3Switch Router

Workstations Servers

And Secure

WorkstationsBroadLAN

Connect to Intel Adapter=10Gig thruput

BroadLAN

Complementary to Existing Network

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Units Shipped=Market DemandUnits Shipped=Market Demand

28%

29%

11%

12%

20%

HP Dell Sun IBM SGI

4.5 million High Performance Workstations shipped over last 3 years.

10% of these units generates and addressable market of $3.375 Billion

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BigBangwidth Target CustomersBigBangwidth Target Customers

Customer Targets• University Visualization Labs

Alberta, Berkeley, UCSD, Illinois, Purdue, Pittsburg, etc• National Labs

Sandia, Livermore, Berkeley, Argonne, Los Alamos, etc• Boeing, Microsoft, Intel, Apple, Sun Microsystems• CANARIE, West Grid, RISQ, Cal-(IT), Internet2• IBM, Veritas, Legato, • Electronic Arts, BioWare

Distribution through VARs and Partners• VARs – Itochu, Acclaim, Fujitsu Softek• Partners – HP, SGI, SUN

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Visualization and CollaborationVisualization and Collaboration

• University Alberta

• Improving Westgrid performance

• Reducing latency

• Enabling Visualization Development

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SGI VisualizationSGI Visualization

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All devices share the LANAll devices share the LAN

• Network a combination of performance workstations and standard workstations

• Network devices share LAN

• Latency kills client server development

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Solution: High-Bandwidth OnrampsSolution: High-Bandwidth Onramps

• BroadLANTM provides workstations with high-bandwidth secure alternate link to performance networks

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Complementary with CiscoComplementary with Cisco

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What Users ExperienceWhat Users Experience

“Grid computing can be slowed by latency, which can be the primary bottleneck. Imagine trying to compute on something for which a large block of data must wait for the latency and bandwidth availability of a LAN before the computation starts."

Bob Borchers

Vice Chair of SC 2002 and CTO Maui Supercomputer Center

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Grid ComputingGrid Computing

• BroadLANTM

• Connects to WAN

• Creates a secure high performance link to destination

Cisco ONS

High-performancenetworkWAN

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On-Ramp to GridOn-Ramp to Grid

Layer 2/3Switches

Layer 2/3Switches

Router

BroadLAN

BroadLAN

BroadLAN

BroadLan Alternative Links up to 10GE

ExtremeBlack Diamond

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BigBangwidth TechnologyBigBangwidth Technology

Nano Silicon Technology

• NanoGRIDTM 300% more efficient than existing technology.

• System architecture guarantees security

• Trusted design throughout system

• The traditional 60 processing steps reduced to 20.

• Mask process reduced from 15 to 5.

• Measured to 1/1000th width of a human hair.

• Architectural platform for extensibility and scalability.

• Multiple Applications from Grid

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BigBangwidth NanofabricationBigBangwidth Nanofabrication

Brian MooreDr. Ken Westra

Co-founders of

BigBangwidth with

NanoGrid Chip

BigBangwidth Fabrication Facility

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Patent StrategyPatent Strategy

Key Patents Protecting BigBangwidth’s

Unique Architecture

WavelengthTuning

Patent #11

OpticalTuning

GRID Computing

Sec

ure

and

Trus

ted

Extensible Architecture

Fab Process

Tunable Element

NanoGRID™

Secure Optical Channels

NanoASIC

Nan

otech

no

log

y

Linking Elements

Nano Shapes

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Competing TechnologiesCompeting Technologies

Copper Ethernet

• GigE reach is 100 meters

• 10GigE encumbered

• Large equipment racks, heat, A/C etc.

• Forklift upgrades required

• Not secure

Optical Ethernet

• Shared Bandwidth

• Aggregation Architecture

• No BroadLANTM

• Not secure

BigBangwidth BroadLANTM

• 70 kilometer reach

• 100Meg/1Gig/10Gig: no speed limit

• Low Power equals PDA

• Compatible with Ethernet LANs

• Scalable in Bandwidth and Network Size

• Future Proof

• Protocol Independent

• Comprehensive Management

• Up to 10 Gig to Desktop

• SECURE and TRUSTED

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• Raised $2,000,000 seed funding in late 2000

• Raising $3,000,000 in Series B

• Use of funds include:Continued R&DInitiate Product RolloutBuild market presenceRound out management team

BigBangwidth FinancingBigBangwidth Financing

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SummarySummary

Solves bandwidth constraints in high-performance networks and GRID computing by lifting large data streams from LAN and into BroadLANTM

Creates secure alternate links between high-performance workstations, servers, storage units.

Transports up to 10GE to and from the desktops and servers.

Complementary and interoperates with existing network

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Bringing Secure Explosive Links to the Desktop

Bringing Secure Explosive Links to the Desktop

Dan GattiPresident & CEOBigBangwidthdgatti@bigbangwidth.com

Dan GattiPresident & CEOBigBangwidthdgatti@bigbangwidth.com

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Additional InformationAdditional Information

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Layer 2/3Switches Routers

LAN

Archive

Servers

Customer Pain: Backup Fear and Congestion

Customer Pain: Backup Fear and Congestion

Backup and Recovery

A perilous Journey

Long hours

Questionable outcome

Forever to Recover

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BroadLAN

Layer 2/3Switches Routers

LAN

Archive

Snapshot Disk backup

BroadLan

Servers

Solution = BroadLAN BackupSolution = BroadLAN Backup

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BroadLAN Backup BenefitsBroadLAN Backup Benefits

• Lifts traffic off the LAN to an Alternate Backup Link

• Parallel execution of Backup Blocks saves time.

• Disk Blocks to Backup interleaved to minimize time.

• Backup Blocks are streamed over BroadLan to disk.

• Archive from Snapshot Disk, no load on Servers

• Quick, Reliable, Fast Recovery, Secure.

• Remote Secure operation.

• Double-safe copies

• Higher capacity-to-staff ratio

• Snapshot of Blocks increases security

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Point-to-Point File TransferPoint-to-Point File Transfer

• University Alberta to University Calgary

• Secure link over WAN

• 20,000 node network

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High Performance MarketHigh Performance Market

• GRID Computing

• High Performance Lab Networks Homeland Security, DARPA Berkeley, Livermore, Sandia, UCSD, Carnegie Mellon, UIllinois Internet2, West Grid, Canarie, RISQ, Netera, BCNet, Ontario, Alberta Supernet Sun, Microsoft Tera Project, Boeing

• Geophysical Data Processing BP, EXXON, Shell Syncrude, Esso, Petro Canada, Husky Western GECO

• IC Chip and Circuit Design Cadence, Mentor Graphics Intel, TI, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens

• Movie and Broadcast Post Production AVID, SGI/Wavefront Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, Digital Domain, IRL Developers using AVID/Softimage, Autodesk/Discreet Logic, SGI/Alias-Wavefront

• Computer Game Development Microsoft(XBox), Sony(Playstation), Nintendo(Game Cube), Sega(Dreamcast) Electronic Arts

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Enhances SUNEnhances SUN