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To: RJP who wrote (23416)	7/19/1999 5:46:00 PM
From: WhoLovesYa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

BRCD taking more jabs. Dang they can still put out great spin. BROCADE(R) Demonstrates First Full Fabric Switched San Solutions for the Sun Environment SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Attendees of the Sun storage conference, StorEdge Symposium Products and Solutions Fair, are invited to view the industry's first generally available switched Storage Area Network (SAN) Fabric solution for Sun environments. The BROCADE SilkWorm(R) product family is immediately available to Sun Channel Partners, providing customers the ability to connect Sun servers with storage devices through a Fibre Channel SAN, and allowing shared storage in a high-performance, manageable, and scalable environment. Designed to lower the total cost of ownership of data storage and enable business continuity in today's demanding "24x7" e-business economy, the SilkWorm 2000 product family is ideally suited for the Sun environment. The SilkWorm 2000 family is based on significant advancements in Fibre Channel fabric technology and software. BROCADE SilkWorm switches are the defacto standard for connecting servers with storage devices through a Fibre Channel network, enabling companies to access and share storage in a high-performance, scaleable SAN. Highlights of BROCADE's StorEdge demonstration include: * BROCADE SilkWorm -- Features two SilkWorm 2400s in a heterogeneous (Unix and NT) SAN to showcase the 2.0 release of BROCADE's Fabric Services. Services include Fabric OS(TM), Quick Loop(TM), BROCADE WEB TOOLS, and BROCADE ZONING. * Unix Zone -- Features a Sun Ultra 2 connected to SilkWorm 2400 via a Loop port connection dynamically configured by Fabric OS 2.0. This connection will demonstrate how Fabric OS will reroute the traffic without user intervention if the inter-switch links (ISLs) fail. Also demonstrated in the Unix Zone are fabric connections using BROCADE QuickLoop 2.0, enabling private host, Ultra 2 (with a SOC+ Host Bus Adapter), to private storage connections, A5000 JBOD, in a fabric environment without requiring a special driver or HBA configuration. In addition, the Ultra 2 will be running BROCADE WEB TOOLS 2.0, a JAVA-based, graphical user interface (GUI) for routine management of the SAN. * NT Zone -- A Compaq ProLiant (a public loop NT host) is connected to the Sun A5000 via a Loop port connection on a SilkWorm switch. This connection will demonstrate BROCADE's Fabric OS in translative mode, which allows a public loop NT host device and a private loop Sun storage device, to communicate across the Fabric without requiring a special driver or HBA configuration. * BROCADE ZONING 2.0 -- BROCADE ZONING is policy-based and distributed software that enables hardware-enforced fabric segmentation in multi-switched fabrics. In this demonstration ZONING has segmented the Fabric to permit the NT host to only see specified storage devices. In particular, because the Unix host communicates to the A5000 in QuickLoop, the Fabric is zoned to prevent the NT from seeing the Unix storage. This ensures data storage integrity of both the NT and Unix hosts. For more information on the BROCADE (Nasdaq: BRCD) demonstration at StorEdge Symposium, please contact Donna Wiss of Trainer Public Relations at 303-751-6011 or via email at donna@trainerpr.com. For additional information on BROCADE visit 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. CO: BROCADE Communications Systems, Inc. ST: California IN: CPR SU: 07/19/99 17:02 EDT prnewswire.com

To: RJP who wrote (23416)	7/19/1999 6:38:00 PM
From: Mr. Twister	Respond to of 29386

(REUTERS) GADZOOX NETWORKS <ZOOX.O>3.5 MLN SHR IPO PRICED AT GADZOOX NETWORKS <ZOOX.O>3.5 MLN SHR IPO PRICED AT NEW YORK, July 19 (Reuters) - Company Name Gadzoox Networks Inc. Priced At $21 Estimated Pricing Range $18-$20 Number of Shares 3.5 million Lead Underwriter Credit Suisse First Boston NOTE: Gadzooxs makes products that connect computer systems to data storage services. It is based in San Jose Calif. The expected price range was raised from $9-$11 per share to $18-$20 per share. (( -- New York Newsdesk, (212) 859-1700)) REUTERS * end of story *