Fujitsu and storage devices. Hmmm, they have been mentioned as a 10% QLGC customer. Hope it means something good for them.
McDATA Demonstrates Core-to-Edge Ability With Microsoft and Hitachi Data Systems at COMDEX
McDATA Teams With Microsoft and Hitachi Data Systems to Show Off ED-5000 Director, ES-3016 Fabric Switch, ES-1000 Loop Switch, EFC Manager And Fabricenter 512 at COMDEX, November 13-14 in Las Vegas
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- McDATA Corporation (Nasdaq: MCDT - news), a leading storage area network (SAN) company, announced plans for comprehensive product demonstrations in several booths at the Comdex show November 13-November 17, 2000 in Las Vegas. Demonstrations include the newly announced ES-3016 Fabric Switch, the ED-5000 Director, the ES-1000 Edge Switch and Enterprise Connectivity Fabric Manager (EFC) software. McDATA -- exhibiting the true core-to-edge functionality of its solutions -- will be featured in booths hosted by Microsoft, Hitachi Data Systems and the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA).
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McDATA will exhibit its EFC Manager software, which provides a fabric-wide view of the entire network and allows all switched enterprise components to be managed from one console, in the Microsoft Pavilion booth (#L5142). EFC Manager's ability to add, remove or modify managed connectivity products from a single location surpasses other SAN fabric management solutions.
In the Hitachi booth (#L5746A) McDATA will showcase its ED-5000 Director -- the storage industry's only data-center-class Fibre Channel switch for enterprise SANs -- the ES-1000 Edge Switch, the newly-announced ES-3016 Fabric Switch and a server running EFC Manager. McDATA's presentation illustrates the high availability, core-to-edge approach it integrates into all its solutions.
In the FCIA Pavilion McDATA will again show true core-to-edge ability with demonstrations of the ED-5000 Director, the ES-3016 Fabric Switch, the ES-1000 Edge Switch and a server running EFC Manager.
In the Hitachi booth, McDATA will also have on display its Fabricenter 512, which consolidates storage equipment -- such as the ED-5000 Director, ES-3016 Fabric Switch, ES-1000 Edge Switch and a computer console -- into one space-saving cabinet.
McDATA's edge products, such as the ES-1000 Edge Switch and the ES-3016 Fabric Switch, provide a solid foundation on which to build departmental SANs while maintaining a viable growth path for SAN expansion. McDATA's core product -- the ED-5000 Director -- consolidates isolated islands of information at workgroup and departmental levels, residing on edge servers and storage devices, into one enterprise-wide SAN. McDATA's ED-5000 Director provides 99.999 percent data availability, core-to-edge storage access and comprehensive management of enterprise storage infrastructures.
``The McDATA ED-5000 Director, with its highly available and scalable features, has long been the industry's preferred data center building block,'' said Mike Gustafson, McDATA Vice-President of Sales and Service. ``The ES-3016, rounding out McDATA's core-to-edge family of storage solutions, is another solid foundation on which company's can build a distributed SAN.''
About McDATA (www.mcdata.com)
McDATA provides highly available, scalable and centrally managed SAN solutions that address enterprise-wide storage problems. Leading the market with industry-defining director-class switches, McDATA's end-to-end SAN solutions improve the reliability and availability of data, greatly simplifying SAN management and reducing the total cost of ownership. These extensively pre-tested SAN solutions provide IT organizations with the comprehensive tools, methodologies and support essential to robust SAN implementation. McDATA distributes its products through its OEMs, network of resellers and Elite Solution Partners.
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