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To: Jeffrey D who wrote (9986)	4/25/2000 10:20:00 AM
From: bob gauthier	Respond to of 17183

Enhanced EMC Enterprise Storage Network Brings 'NAS' Into the World of 'SAN' New and Expanded Offerings Deliver Open Connectivity from Workgroup to Workforce and Beyond NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000--Advancing its position as the leading provider of open, highly reliable storage networking solutions, EMC Corporation today unveiled significant new network connectivity offerings. By connecting more of the enterprise to the information that drives business success, the EMC Enterprise Storage Network (ESN) offerings greatly enhance customers' ability to generate business value from information living within and outside the enterprise. EMC provides a common, integrated storage network platform, raising the EMC Enterprise Storage Network above the widespread industry debate over the relative merits of network-attached storage (NAS) and storage-area networks (SAN). EMC Enterprise Storage Networks offer an ever-increasing range of connectivity options from NAS file servers to standard channel protocols such as Fibre Channel, SCSI and ESCON. This breadth of connectivity choices enables customers to consolidate distributed information from departments and business units throughout the enterprise, as well as from remote locations over wide-area networks. The new EMC Enterprise Storage Network offerings include: Major enhancements to EMC Celerra network-attached file server, the industry leader in NAS market share growth, delivering enterprise-class information sharing across any distance. New Celerra features elevate the value of its associated storage into a shared and protected resource in the EMC Enterprise Storage Network. They include Fibre Channel connectivity, support for VERITAS NetBackup for local backup and restore, enhanced Ethernet-based availability and enhanced business continuance and disaster recovery functionality. A new lineup of EMC Connectrix 8- and 16-port departmental Fibre Channel switches, and major enhancements to EMC's 32-port Connectrix enterprise director. EMC's expanded Connectrix family enables customers to consolidate and centrally manage information from the enterprise data center to the distributed branch office and beyond. ``Fast companies are those that recognize and respond quickly to competitive opportunities and threats,'' said Michael Ruffolo, EMC's Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Services and Marketing. ``Only by effectively harnessing enterprise information that lives within the workgroup, throughout the workforce and beyond can organizations deliver `institutional knowledge' - information - to knowledge workers where and when they need it. Today, EMC is taking dramatic steps to help customers usher in the next generation of business success - built with information and resting on an unshakable infrastructure for proactively managing growth and change.'' Mark Dalic, resource manager with ALLTEL Information Services' telecommunication organization in Twinsburg, Ohio, said, ``Our business success rests squarely on our ability to access and profitably employ information universally -- within the enterprise and beyond -- regardless of server platform or application. EMC's new connectivity solutions give us the vertical leap in scale and flexibility we need.'' Celerra: The World's Fastest-Growing NAS Offering According to International Data Corporation, with global market share growth of 300 percent in just three years, the EMC Celerra file server is the fastest-growing network-attached storage product. By combining EMC's industry-leading storage technology with a special-purpose file server architecture optimized for availability, scalability and performance, EMC Celerra sharply distinguishes itself from the competition. EMC Celerra is ideally suited for network-based applications requiring enterprise-class data sharing, including e-mail, Web hosting and e-commerce, as well as NT consolidation and software development. To enhance customers' ability to consolidate and manage widely dispersed enterprise information more flexibly, EMC Celerra now supports Fibre Channel connectivity to any EMC Symmetrix system via any member of the newly enlarged Connectrix family of switching devices. Customers now can fully integrate Celerra's superior file-sharing capabilities within the overall Enterprise Storage Network while leveraging the connectivity and reach benefits of Fibre Channel. For enhanced local, centralized serverless backup and restore operations in UNIX, Windows NT and multiplatform environments, Celerra also now supports VERITAS NetBackup, which employs the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) and other standards. Celerra also now offers new features for enhanced business continuity and disaster recovery, including tighter integration with EMC's market-leading Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) data mirroring software and enhanced availability with Ethernet Trunking. Connectrix: Switched Fibre Channel Connectivity from Workgroup to Workforce EMC today significantly expanded the scalability and market reach of the Enterprise Storage Network by unveiling the new 16-port EMC Connectrix DS-16 departmental switches and 8-port EMC Connectrix DS-8 departmental switches. The products are the result of new OEM agreements with Brocade Communication Systems, Inc., and Ancor Communications, Inc., each a provider of Fibre Channel-based storage networking devices. The Connectrix DS-16B (Brocade) and DS-16A (Ancor) switches each offer 16 ports of Fibre Channel connectivity ideally suited for consolidating departmental data living on EMC storage systems in distributed, heterogeneous server environments. They provide high availability through redundant power supplies, fans and other components; a choice of desktop or standard rack-mount configurations; and are optimized for applications such as Web hosting, e-commerce and data mining. Similarly, the entry-level 8-port Connectrix DS-8B switch delivers the same high performance and simplified management for CLARiiON-based workgroups. To ensure seamless integration with EMC's ESN management strategy, Brocade has joined the FibreAlliance, an open, EMC-sponsored industry coalition of some 40 Fibre Channel vendors driving standards for managing heterogeneous storage networks. The entire Connectrix family of Fibre Channel switches employs the FibreAlliance-developed technology, providing open, centralized, heterogeneous management through EMC ControlCenter and other storage network management frameworks. In addition, EMC announced significant enhancements to the Connectrix ED-1032 Fibre Channel director, EMC's flagship ESN component created through a joint technology alignment with McDATA Corporation. The Connectrix ED-1032 Fibre Channel director delivers industry-leading switched fabric performance, scalability and fault-tolerance, together with multi-host support and powerful, easy-to-use management for 24x7 enterprise applications. Among the many new features in the Connectrix ED-1032, support for interswitch links (E-Ports) enables the creation of larger switched fabric configurations, providing a four-fold increase in connectivity for customers who need to deploy large, scalable Enterprise Storage Networks. Further, Connectrix ED-1032 customers now can flexibly deploy and manage ESNs that span up to 20 km between EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems, enabling data consolidation from a wide range of locations. The Connectrix ED-1032 now supports eight server platforms, a four-fold increase, including UNIX platforms from IBM, Siemens, and Compaq, in addition to Sun Solaris and Windows 2000. New features in the FibreAlliance-compliant EMC Connectrix Manager provide customers with a graphical view of the entire EMC Enterprise Storage Network and the ability to zero-in on individual ports when necessary. Availability The enhanced Celerra network-attached file server and Connectrix ED-1032 enterprise director are available immediately. Brocade-based Connectrix DS-16B and DS-8B switches are available immediately. Ancor-based Connectrix DS-16A switches are expected to be available this summer. EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC - news) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. This release contains ``forward-looking statements'' as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) component quality and availability; (ii) delays in the development of new technology, market acceptance issues and the transition to new products; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, in the computer storage and server markets; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; (v) economic trends in various geographic markets and fluctuating currency exchange rates; (vi) deterioration or termination of the agreements with certain of the Company's resellers or OEMs; (vii) the uneven pattern of quarterly sales; (viii) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; (ix) Year 2000 issues; and (x) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and Symmetrix are registered trademarks and EMC Enterprise Storage, EMC Enterprise Storage Network, ESN, CLARiiON and Celerra are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

To: Jeffrey D who wrote (9986)	4/25/2000 10:21:00 AM
From: bob gauthier	Respond to of 17183

EMC Ships BROCADE SilkWorm Fibre Channel Fabric Switch As EMC Connectrix DS Switches Available Today, Market Leading SilkWorm 2800 Fibre Channel Fabric Switch Broadens Customer Choice of EMC Information Connectivity Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD - news; BROCADE©), the leading supplier of Fibre Channel fabric solutions for Storage Area Networking, announced today that EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC - news), the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, is now shipping both the BROCADE 16-port SilkWorm© 2800 and 8-port SilkWorm 2400 Fibre Channel switches. Under the terms of a new OEM agreement between BROCADE and EMC, the BROCADE SilkWorm 2800 switch becomes the newest element of the EMC Enterprise Storage Network (ESN), enabling the consolidation of more enterprise information within a single, highly integrated ESN-based information infrastructure. The OEM agreement builds on an existing OEM relationship between BROCADE and Data General, a division of EMC. With this agreement, EMC now ships BROCADE-based switches for use with three EMC product lines: Data General AViiON servers, EMC CLARiiON storage, and EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems. The 16-port SilkWorm 2800 switch is packaged as the EMC Connectrix DS-16B switch and the 8-port SilkWorm 2400 is packaged as the EMC Connectrix DS-8B switch. BROCADE SilkWorm Fibre Channel fabric switches are the industry-standard networking foundation for storage area networks (SANs). Using BROCADE fabric switches, customers can connect servers with storage devices through a SAN, creating a reliable, highly available and scalable environment for storage applications. ``As more and more customers employ the EMC Enterprise Storage Network to build an enterprise information infrastructure, they seek to extend ESN's benefits deeper into the enterprise to embrace departmental and workgroup SANs,'' said Jack Garrahan, vice president of Global Marketing at EMC. ``EMC continues to expand and complement our open connectivity strategy by increasing customers' options and enabling greater consolidation of enterprise information into EMC Symmetrix and CLARiiON systems.'' EMC Enterprise Storage Network (ESN) comprises a dedicated, high-speed network that uses standard channel technology, including Fibre Channel, to weave together heterogeneous servers, switches and hubs into a single, easily managed, centralized information infrastructure. ESNs consolidate distributed information from departments and business units throughout the enterprise as well as from remote locations over wide-area networks. ``BROCADE is delighted to expand our relationship with EMC,'' said Peter Tarrant, BROCADE vice president of marketing and business development. ``The relationship with EMC furthers the options for storage networking customers, delivering BROCADE's industry-standard Fibre Channel switches to the EMC customer base worldwide.'' About Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. BROCADE is the 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 software is 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 Amdahl, CNT, Compaq Computer, Data General, Dell Computer, EMC Corporation, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Groupe Bull, HP, IBM, Intergraph Computer Systems, NCR, NEC, Network Appliance, SGI, and StorageTek. In addition, BROCADE counts industry leaders Computer Associates, Emulex, Highground Systems, Hitachi Data Systems Inc., Legato, LSI Logic, ONI Systems, QLogic, StorageNetworks, Tivoli Systems, and VERITAS among its strategic partners. For more information, visit the BROCADE website at www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com. NOTE: BROCADE, SilkWorm, SilkWorm Express, Fabric Integrator, Fabric OS, Fabric Weaver, and QuickLoop 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.

To: Jeffrey D who wrote (9986)	4/25/2000 10:21:00 AM
From: bob gauthier	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17183

EMC Infrastructure Software Delivers Unbridled Data Movement, Central Management New and Enhanced EMC Software Fortifies Business Value of Global Information Infrastructures NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000--EMC Corporation, the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, today rolled out a collection of software products to address the ever-critical and seemingly infinite information demands weighing on virtually every business. Available immediately, the new and enhanced EMC software is part of the EMC E-Infostructure Suite, delivering the world's most advanced range of storage software intelligence. The EMC E-Infostructure Suite software, combined with the new EMC storage systems and Enginuity Operating Environment (see separate releases), delivers the tools required to convert information into business value. Together, they remove barriers to growth and enable businesses from Internet startups to the Global 2000 to absorb massive change, enjoy unbridled data movement and retain central management and control over all of their information assets. ``On the Internet, success kills,'' said Marc Andreessen, Chairman and co-founder of Loudcloud, Inc. ``Web-based businesses need an infrastructure that can scale on the fly and manage the demands of success. Unlike traditional companies, an e-business can't take time to catch its breath. EMC delivers rich software and robust systems to help Loudcloud provide a Net infrastructure to our customers, ensuring their business stays online through unexpected surges, routine upgrades and catastrophic disasters.'' Michael Ruffolo, EMC's Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Services and Marketing, said, ``In today's information-centric business, a company's success is determined by its information agility. Businesses must reach into every corner of their organizations and supply chains to capture and leverage information, to deepen understanding of customers and develop better offerings to meet their needs. EMC software makes this possible and gives customers the tools -- and the confidence -- to build their business around information and break free from competition and outdated business models.'' The new and enhanced software announced today includes: EMC ControlCenter software -- ControlCenter is EMC's centralized management framework for monitoring and controlling customers' information infrastructures. ControlCenter enables customers to monitor, configure, control and proactively fine-tune their enterprise information from a single user console, either locally or over the Internet. Through integration of EMC Navisphere Manager software, ControlCenter also now provides a centralized point of management for EMC CLARiiON systems as an integral component of the EMC Enterprise Storage Network. EMC SRDF software -- Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF), the world's most popular remote data replication software, enables companies to maintain a duplicate, accessible copy of all or some of their information at a secondary system located in the next building or across long distances. In addition to IP support announced this February, new SRDF capabilities include full Fibre Channel support for enhanced data replication in ESN environments, and open systems consistency groups, providing increased integrity and consistency for databases residing on multiple Symmetrix systems. EMC TimeFinder software -- TimeFinder enables businesses to create copies of production data non-disruptively to be used for backups, data warehouse loading, decision support applications, application development and other activities that require copies of data. With today's announcement, TimeFinder now can make multiple copies to provide near instant recovery from software failures, operator errors or hacker attack. This new feature makes it highly efficient to maintain several versions of production data to be used during the course of an Internet day. EMC CopyCross for MVS software -- Technical limitations of tape systems have prevented fast, reliable, cost-effective business continuity and disaster recovery. For the first time, customers can transparently, securely and automatically migrate MVS tape-based data to the Symmetrix system, where it is treated as native disk-based data. When tape I/Os are issued by the host, CopyCross software reroutes the data and stores it the Symmetrix system. Applications and tape management systems continue to interact with the data as if they were tape-based files. Once stored on the Symmetrix system, the data can immediately leverage the benefits of Symmetrix-based software solutions. EMC InfoMover software -- Until today, InfoMover has enabled organizations to perform high-speed bulk file transfers between any combination of supported UNIX, Windows NT and mainframe systems via an ESN, rather than the corporate end-user network. Through major enhancements, InfoMover can now provide shared heterogeneous access to a single copy of mainframe data by multiple UNIX systems. EMC Access Logix software -- Similar to EMC's popular Volume Logix software for Symmetrix, EMC's new Access Logix provides storage administrators with a flexible, intuitive, easy-to-implement method for CLARiiON data protection and shared storage access in an EMC Enterprise Storage Network. Access Logix enables storage administrators to configure and deploy storage capacity centrally on an as-needed basis, accelerating system reconfigurations and rollouts. EMC Navisphere Manager software -- EMC Navisphere Manager provides centralized management, configuration, notification and control of all EMC CLARiiON storage systems on a network. Navisphere Manager has been enhanced to manage the new ESN features of the CLARiiON 4500. In addition, Navisphere Manager now integrates with EMC ControlCenter to provide a single management station for all EMC storage products. EMC Application Transparent Failover software -- Similar to EMC's popular PowerPath software, EMC Application Transparent Failover (ATF) software continuously protects CLARiiON data and applications from I/O path failures, ensuring reliability and high-availability business operations. ATF now supports high-availability configurations and path failover through EMC Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network switches. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC - news) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. This release contains ``forward-looking statements'' as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) component quality and availability; (ii) delays in the development of new technology, market acceptance issues and the transition to new products; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, in the computer storage and server markets; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; (v) economic trends in various geographic markets and fluctuating currency exchange rates; (vi) deterioration or termination of the agreements with certain of the Company's resellers or OEMs; (vii) the uneven pattern of quarterly sales; (viii) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; (ix) Year 2000 issues; and (x) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and Symmetrix are registered trademarks and EMC Enterprise Storage, EMC Enterprise Storage Network, ESN, CLARiiON and Celerra are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.