To: Land Shark who wrote (52560 ) 12/28/1999 5:03:00 PM From: cabernetfranck Respond to of 108040
DTLK news with Brocade after the bell. Somebody knew it was coming,check out the spike at 2:30. FC SAN not as as sexy as China but...... Datalink Selected for Internal Storage Area Network Implementation At BROCADE Systems Integrator to Deliver State-of-the-Art SAN with LAN-free Backup and Shared Disk Capabilities MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 1999-- Datalink (Nasdaq: DTLK - news), a leading, independent networked storage solutions provider, announced today that BROCADE Communications Systems, Inc. (BROCADE©) has selected Datalink to implement a state-of-the-art internal Storage Area Network (SAN) at the BROCADE headquarters in San Jose, California. Tailored to support BROCADE's rapid growth as the leading supplier of Fibre Channel fabric solutions, Datalink will implement an advanced storage management solution for BROCADE in a multi-phase approach. Phase one includes the integration of LAN-free backup (with dynamic tape allocation) and shared disk capabilities in a homogeneous, multi-server environment. In phase two, Datalink will build upon this infrastructure, incorporating multi-node clustering and scaled storage systems for BROCADE's heterogeneous, multi-server environment. Datalink's SAN provides the infrastructure to support BROCADE's data assets into the future by accommodating growth and ensuring availability and recoverability. ``Expanding our storage area network capabilities is an important part of our IT strategy during this period of rapid market growth. As the leading provider of fabric switches to enable fast, reliable connectivity for storage area networks, expanding our own internal SAN infrastructure will help support our ever-increasing storage and information needs,' said Michael Jones, BROCADE chief information officer. ``We are pleased BROCADE selected Datalink to integrate a multi-phase SAN solution,' states Greg Meland, Datalink president and CEO. ``BROCADE's selection of Datalink for this project is an important testimony of our SAN integration expertise.'