Subj: Brocade Communications Systems and Digital Announce Technology Agreement
Date: 97-11-03 12:45:19 EST
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1997--Brocade
Communications Systems Inc. and Digital Equipment Corp. Monday
announced an agreement to integrate Brocade's Fibre Channel gigabit
switch, the SilkWorm, with Digital's StorageWorks storage solutions.
Brocade's solution will provide Digital's customers with the high
performance switching technology necessary to deploy distributed
storage networks.
"Brocade's solutions offer key performance benefits that will be
critical for many applications," said Ellen Lary, vice president of
Digital's Storage Business Unit. "Today's agreement will enable
Digital's next-generation StorageWorks Fibre Channel solutions to
access Brocade's high-bandwidth, non-blocking switching technologies
for maximum performance."
In conjunction, Digital will perform the testing necessary to
include its StorageWorks products in the Brocade Partners Program,
which has been designed to provide VARs, integrators and end users
with a selection of tested components that can be used in building an
interoperable switched fabric solution.
"Through this joint technology partnership, we are pleased to join
Digital's extensive heritage of providing customers with clustered
processors and storage connecting hundreds of devices," said Bruce
Bergman, president and chief executive officer of Brocade.
"Brocade's SilkWorm is the only Fibre Channel switch that provides
management and diagnostic services. These important tools will allow
Digital's customers to maintain a highly available environment for
databases and business critical information."
Digital's StorageWorks and Brocade's SilkWorm will be demonstrated
together at COMDEX/Fall, November 17-21 in the Fibre Channel Loop
Community's (FCLC) Room, No. N250 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
About Digital Equipment
Digital Equipment, recognized for product and service excellence,
is a leading supplier of high-performance, Web-based computing
solutions, which help enterprises compete in the global marketplace.
Digital gives its customers a winning Internet advantage through a
comprehensive portfolio of Internet solutions based on award-winning
systems, advanced networking infrastructure, innovative software, and
industry applications -- including those from its business partners.
The expertise and experience of Digital employees help customers
plan, design, implement, manage and support Internet solutions in
countries throughout the world. For the latest company information,
visit Digital on the World Wide Web at digital.com .
About Brocade Communications Systems
Brocade's primary focus is to help customers build gigabit Fibre
Channel fabrics, enabling them to optimize connections between data
storage and enterprise servers, and to design high-performance,
scalable data center backbones.
Brocade has headquarters at 1901 Guadalupe Parkway, San Jose,
Calif. 95131. For more information about Brocade, check out the
company's World Wide Web site at brocadecomm.com, or
contact Brenda Christensen, vice president, marketing, at 408/
487-8123 or via e-mail at info@brocadecomm.com .
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Note: SilkWorm is a trademark of Brocade Communications Systems
Inc. Digital, the Digital logo and StorageWorks are trademarks of
Digital Equipment Corp.
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CONTACT:
Miller/Shandwick Technologies (for Brocade)
Sari Gallagher, 310/203-0550
e-mail: sgallagher@miller.shandwick.com
or
Digital Equipment Corp.
Karen Quatromoni, 508/467-4120
e-mail: quatromoni@mail.dec.com
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