Storagetek getting a jump on Sieman
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StorageTek and Siemens AG Deepen
Relationship
StorageTek Delivers Firewall Product For Siemens
InterXpress Voice-Over-IP System
HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1999-- Today at CeBIT
StorageTek® (Storage Technology Corp., NYSE:STK), the preeminent provider of network
storage, announced further cooperation with electronics giant Siemens AG, Munich/Germany, that
builds on the two companies' well-established corporate relationship.
Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN) will rely on StorageTek's
NetSentry(TM) II security firewall component to secure its new InterXpress voice-over-Internet
solution, shown for the first time in public at CeBIT. Using InterXpress, CeBIT visitors can place a
phone call from the Siemens booth over the Internet to the StorageTek booth, at regular phone
carrier voice quality. Marketed predominately to global service providers, InterXpress enables up to
3,000 connections and disconnections per second. StorageTek's NetSentry firewall product is the
only one on the market capable of providing full security at such fast connection speeds.
This cooperation in the area of network security is another cornerstone in the corporate relationship
of StorageTek and Siemens AG. In August of 1998, Siemens Computer Systems division became a
worldwide reseller for StorageTek's industry-leading tape storage products. Due to StorageTek's
stance as ''the clear market leader in archiving systems,'' Siemens selected the company as its
strategic tape automation partner. Siemens ICN has become StorageTek's customer in both
enterprise tape automation in its Munich Data Center and in multi-platform tape automation, for
example in the Siemens ICN SAP R/3 project (run for ICN by Siemens Business Services).
In addition, Siemens Computer Systems division will join StorageTek in sponsoring EuroStorage
'99, a conference solely devoted to information storage issues, slated to take place April 19-20,
1999, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany.
''Data warehousing, and Internet-driven applications such as intranets, extranets, and e-commerce
are driving the demand for ever-better storage solutions and data protection,'' said Dr. Helmut
Beck, head of the line of business ''Storage'' within Siemens Computer Systems division. ''We are
pleased to be partnering with StorageTek to offer our customers the most complete range of storage
options as demand escalates.''
Here's Brocade's release.....
Brocade Announces Worldwide
Partnership Agreement With Siemens
Computer Systems Division
Computing Giant Siemens Raises the Bar for Unix
and NT Based Server Backup And Clustering
Solutions With BROCADE's Open, Full-Fabric Fibre Channel Solution
CeBIT, HANNOVER, Germany, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Brocade Communications Systems,
Inc., (BROCADE®) a leading supplier of Fibre Channel Fabric switches for Storage Area
Networking (SAN) announced today that it has completed a worldwide partnership agreement with
Siemens Computer Systems, the computer division of Siemens AG, Munich/Germany. Based on the
terms of the agreement, Siemens will use the BROCADE SilkWorm® family of switches to offer
high performance LAN-free-back-up and clustering solutions for its PRIMERGY NT and RM Unix
servers. The PRIMERGY and RM lines of open servers offer exceptional stability and security. By
using BROCADE's standards-based Fibre Channel Fabric switches, Siemens continues its tradition
of providing open, scalable, and clustered server solutions that reduce the cost of managing NT and
Unix storage.
The agreement with Siemens further strengthens BROCADE's position as a worldwide supplier of
SAN solutions. Partnerships such as this one are an essential component of FABRIC 2000(TM),
BROCADE's strategic framework to maintain an open, standards-based approach for Storage Area
Networks.
BROCADE's full-fabric switches connect servers with storage devices through a Fibre Channel
network allowing companies to access and share storage in a high-performance, manageable and
scalable Storage Area Network. Combined with a unique, sophisticated Fabric Operating System,
named FABRIC OS(TM), BROCADE switches deliver the robustness and manageability required
by today's data center applications.
''Our recent agreement with BROCADE is fully in line with our strategy to provide comprehensive
enterprise storage solutions that are best-in-class products from leading suppliers,'' said Dr. Helmut
Beck, head of the Business Storage Unit of Siemens Computer Systems. ''Storage Area
Networking is an important component of our customers' data center strategies. The flexibility and
high performance of the BROCADE Fibre Channel switches will provide high performance
connectivity between servers -- such as our PRIMERGY and RM product lines -- and storage
systems. This will allow us to deliver cost- effective SAN solutions that meet our customers' needs
for online information, data backup, and data archiving.''
''Our agreement with Siemens represents an important milestone for BROCADE as we continue to
increase availability of our award-winning Fibre Channel solutions,'' said Greg Reyes, president and
CEO of BROCADE. ''We are pleased to work with Siemens to enhance data availability and
simplify storage area networking for customers worldwide.''
About Siemens Computer Systems
The Siemens Computer Systems Division (CS), with a workforce totaling 8,000 employees
worldwide, is responsible for the computer business of Siemens AG. CS maintains a comprehensive
product portfolio to cater to the requirements of personal computing and enterprise computing.
Business PCs, mobile computers, workstations and PCs address the different market segments in
the PC sector with tailor-made products. With its innovative PRIMERGY NT server family, the RM
line of highly scalable Unix servers, and its successful BS2000/OSD mainframes, CS is strategically
positioned for the server markets of the future with best-in-class products. By setting up a ''Storage''
Line of Business in its Computer Systems division in January 1999, the Siemens Information and
Communication Products group demonstrated the strategic significance of its broad range of
enterprise-wide storage solution offerings.
About Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
BROCADE is a leading supplier of open Fibre Channel Fabric solutions that provide the intelligent
backbone for Storage Area Networks (SANs). The BROCADE SilkWorm® family of Fibre
Channel switches and SAN management software optimize data availability in the storage 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 and performance.
BROCADE is committed to maintaining open, standards-based solutions. Leading systems,
applications, and storage vendors have selected BROCADE as their Fibre Channel connectivity
standard, including CNT, Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, McDATA Corporation, Network
Appliance, Sequent, and StorageTek. In addition, BROCADE counts industry leaders Emulex,
Legato, QLogic, and VERITAS among its strategic partners.
Founded in 1995, BROCADE is a privately held company. The company's headquarters is at 1901
Guadalupe Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131. Visit BROCADE at brocade.com, or
contact the company at info@brocade.com.
NOTE: BROCADE, SilkWorm, SilkWorm Express, Fabric Integrator, FABRIC OS, and FABRIC
2000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated,
in the United States and/or in other countries. 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.
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Bull and Crossroads..........
Crossroads Systems Signs
International OEM Agreement With
Bull
Europe-Based Groupe Bull Will Offer Crossroads'
Fibre Channel Storage Solution to Their
Worldwide Client Base
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