Timbercon Intros Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Loopback

LAKE OSWEGO, OR - April 30, 2007 — Timbercon, Inc., the fiber optic product and solution manufacturing company providing a vast array of connectivity solutions, introduces its Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Loopback, designed to provide an easy to use method of testing a wide variety of equipment, systems and networks, while maintaining a very high level of performance and durability.

SAS utilizes a point-to-point architecture which works in conjunction with PCI Express and other high speed serial architectures. SAS loopbacks can be used for a multitude of testing, diagnostics and measurement applications from single port testing to board, hub and system level testing.

"With the introduction of the SAS loopback, the Timbercon family of loopback products has broadened to support the major interconnect standards for high speed copper and fiber optic connections," mentioned Sean Gitt, director of marketing for Timbercon, Inc. The Timbercon SAS loopback is available with a variety of connector options and attenuation levels to suit application specific requirements.

About Timbercon, Inc.
Founded in 1997, Timbercon, Inc. is a fiber optic product and solution manufacturing company providing a vast array of connectivity solutions to the data storage, telecommunications, military, industrial, broadcast and networking industries. In addition to standard fiber optic patch cords and attenuated test cables, Timbercon has pioneered proprietary products, many of which are now considered to be an industry benchmark. Additional company information can be found at www.timbercon.com.

Timbercon Contact:
Sean Gitt
(P) 503/827-8141
seang@timbercom.com