SAN JOSE, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Brocade Communications Systems,
Inc. (BROCADE(R)) (NASDAQ:BRCD), a leading supplier of Fibre Channel fabric
switches for Storage Area Networking, announced today its support of the
Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) Storage Area Network Integrated
Technology Initiative (SANITI), which delivers an open platform for management
of storage area networks. BROCADE is the first Storage Area Network (SAN)
partner to integrate its solutions with CA's Unicenter TNG Framework, an
industry-leading, end-to-end enterprise management solution. As part of
SANITI, BROCADE and CA will demonstrate a SAN solution featuring BROCADE Fibre
Channel fabric switches being managed by Unicenter TNG at the upcoming CA
World conference in New Orleans, LA, July 18-21 at booth 2821.
BROCADE has also joined the CA Development Partner Program to further the
interoperability between BROCADE and CA solutions to facilitate the enterprise
management of open storage area networks. The BROCADE SilkWorm(R) family of
Fibre Channel switches and software connects servers with storage devices
through a Fibre Channel SAN and allows companies to access and share storage
in a high-performance, manageable, and scalable environment. As a CA
development partner, BROCADE and CA will work together to ensure full
interoperability of BROCADE switches with the CA Unicenter TNG Framework.
Through this product integration, BROCADE and CA mutual customers will
gain the ability to monitor and control BROCADE SilkWorm switches through the
Unicenter TNG solution. Customers will be able to discover and manage BROCADE
switches "out of the box," with no additional configuration required. BROCADE
customers will also be able to consolidate management information and leverage
the SAN management capabilities already available from a SilkWorm fabric
today, from within Unicenter TNG.
"Effective management of open storage area networks in the enterprise is
one of the most important requirements for our customer base," said
Peter Tarrant, BROCADE vice president of marketing and business development.
"We support CA's initiative to provide open, standards-based management
solutions for SANs. We look forward to working with their development team to
ensure integration and interoperability between our leading Fibre Channel
switches and the Unicenter TNG Framework."
"BROCADE, a market leader in SAN solutions, has integrated its SAN
solutions with our SAN-enabled Framework," said Michael LaTorraca, vice
president of development partner programs at Computer Associates. "By ensuring
full interoperability between Unicenter TNG and BROCADE Fibre Channel
connectivity devices, we increase the enterprise management functionality for
our mutual customers."
BROCADE will also be presenting on enterprise storage area networks at CA
World, Thursday, July 22 at 10:00 a.m., Session UPD35P.
CA's SANITI leverages CA's industry-leading Unicenter TNG Framework to
provide an open platform for management of storage area network devices. It
delivers the benefits of single-console management with advanced GUI
technology delivering detection, mapping, and end-to-end management, including
servers of any platform, Fibre Channel hubs, switches, bridges,
fibre-attached volumes or RAID arrays and storage devices such as tape
libraries.
This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current
expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. BROCADE's actual results
may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include risks
surrounding the development of the emerging market for storage area networks
and for SAN switching products, the timely development, production and
acceptance of new products and services, and BROCADE's ability to compete in a
highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace. These and other risks are
detailed in BROCADE's prospectus dated May 24, 1999, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. BROCADE assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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(R) family of Fibre Channel switches and SAN management software are
designed to 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, Groupe Bull, IBM, McDATA Corporation, Network Appliance,
Sequent, Siemens Computer Systems, and StorageTek. In addition, BROCADE counts
industry leaders Emulex, Legato, QLogic, and VERITAS among its strategic
partners.
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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