Hitachi Data Systems, StorageTek Introduce FICON Support for Brocade Silkworm 12000 Directors High-Performance Mainframe Brocade SAN Solutions Available to HDS and STK Customers
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Tue Feb 17 08:22:00 2004 EST
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 17, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc. (Brocade(R)) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the world's leading provider of
infrastructure solutions for Storage Area Networks (SANs), today announced
that Hitachi Data Systems and StorageTek(R) (NYSE: STK) have qualified
Brocade's implementation of FICON technology on the Brocade SilkWorm(R)
12000 Director. Enterprise customers of both companies can now implement
Brocade Director-class SAN solutions in IBM-compatible mainframe computing
environments. This extended connectivity enables standardization of the SAN
infrastructure across an organization's mainframe and open systems computing
environments, contributing to more efficient use of staff resources and
lowering operating costs.
FICON technology makes full use of Fibre Channel's capability for high
data rates and multiple concurrent connections, allowing enterprises to
achieve maximum performance and flexibility of their mainframe computing
resources. Brocade's implementation of FICON also enables customers to
leverage Brocade's Secure Fabric OS to ensure a highly secure SAN environment.
"With FICON support for Brocade's Director platform, our customers can now
implement a single SAN infrastructure across both mainframe and open system
computing environments," said Scott Genereux, Vice President of Global
Marketing, Channels, and Business Development for Hitachi Data Systems. "This
translates into a lower cost of ownership as customers simplify their
operations."
Mark Ward, StorageTek's General Manager and Vice President of Information
Lifecycle Management Solutions group, noted, "Qualification of FICON for the
Brocade 12000 Director complements the FICON capability of our V2X disk
systems and T9840B tape drive, and enhances the capability of Brocade to
support StorageTek's Information Lifecycle Management strategy. With FICON, a
tape network infrastructure can be more cost-effectively consolidated and
shared across environments."
"FICON support is a growing requirement for the mainframe environment,
allowing enterprise end users to take full advantage of the benefits of SANs,"
said Carl Greiner, Senior Vice President, META Group. "Such support enables
customers to simplify their mainframe and open systems storage infrastructures
and increase asset utilization across multiple storage domains."
About Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Brocade offers the industry's leading intelligent platform for networking
storage. The world's leading systems, applications, and storage vendors have
selected Brocade to provide a networking foundation for their SAN solutions.
The Brocade SilkWorm(R) family of fabric switches and software is designed to
optimize data availability and storage and server resources in the enterprise.
Using Brocade solutions, companies can simplify the implementation of storage
area networks, reduce the total cost of ownership of data storage
environments, and improve network and application efficiency. For more
information, visit the Brocade website at www.brocade.com or contact the
company at info@brocade.com.
NOTE: Brocade, the Brocade B weave logo, Secure Fabric OS, and SilkWorm
are registered trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the
United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of
IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
StorageTek is a registered trademark of Storage Technology Corporation.
All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or
service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their
respective owners.
SOURCE Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
media, Lee Davis, +1-408-333-5177, or ldavis@brocade.com, or
investors, Shirley Stacy, +1-408-333-5752, or sstacy@brocade.com, both of
Brocade; or Wendy Lewis of FS Communications, +1-650-691-1488, or
wendy@fscomm.com, for Brocade
brocade.com
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