(PR NEWSWIRE) Brocade Fibre Channel Switches Selected for SGI's Storage Ar
Brocade Fibre Channel Switches Selected for SGI's Storage Area Networking
Solutions
Leader in Fibre Channel Solutions Signs OEM Agreement to Supply SilkWorm
Fabric Switches to SGI
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Brocade Communications Systems,
Inc. (BROCADE(R)) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading supplier of Fibre Channel fabric
solutions for Storage Area Networking, announced today that SGI (NYSE: SGI)
has signed an OEM agreement to incorporate BROCADE's new class of Fibre
Channel switches and software, the BROCADE SilkWorm(R) 2400 and 2800, into
SGI's real-world, heterogeneous Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. SGI
expects to ship the first SilkWorm-enabled SAN solutions to its customers
later this year.
The SilkWorm family 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. Through this OEM
relationship, customers of SGI Storage Area Networking solutions gain a
high-performance Fibre Channel fabric connectivity solution to optimize data
availability and business continuity. In addition, BROCADE's management tools
help simplify the configuration and maintenance of the SAN environment with
centralized management.
"SGI selected the BROCADE SilkWorm family of products to provide
interoperable fabrics with high bandwidth, high availability, and storage
connectivity," said John "Beau" Vrolyk, senior vice president, SGI. "This
partnership enables SGI to meet our customers' requirements for
industry-leading scalable, open storage area networks."
"Partnering with SGI combines BROCADE's reliable, manageable Fibre Channel
switching with SGI's high-performance systems and enhances our position in
high-end storage environments," said Peter Tarrant, BROCADE vice president of
marketing and business development. "SGI's core customers, including
government, enterprise, entertainment, imaging and data warehousing, will
benefit from the flexibility and manageability that BROCADE SilkWorm brings to
enterprise storage environments."
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 (Nasdaq: BRCD) is the 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
BROCADE 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, CLARiiON, Compaq
Computer, Data General Corporation, Dell Computer, Groupe Bull, IBM, McDATA
Corporation, NEC, Network Appliance, Sequent, Siemens Computer Systems,
Silicon Graphics, and StorageTek. In addition, BROCADE counts industry leaders
Computer Associates, Emulex, Legato, QLogic, Tivoli Systems, 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.
-0- 08/23/99
/CONTACT: Jennifer Hart of Trainer Public Relations, 415-440-2208, or
jennifer@trainerpr.com, for Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.; or Mike Byrd
of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 408-487-8184, or Mbyrd@brocade.com/
/Web site: sgi.com
/Web site: brocade.com
(BRCD SGI)
CO: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.; SGI
ST: California
IN: CPR
SU: CON
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