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To: J Fieb who wrote (3152)	4/24/2001 1:01:42 AM
From: David A. Lethe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

The SANmark is a pretty big deal for the industry, and I would expect that all publicly traded FC vendors would jump in and make changes as required to gain SANmark certification. I can't imagine Brocade not going after the cert, unless of course there is a problem with their equipment or firmware. After reading the spec, I can see how it would be possible there would be a problem because requirements are pretty stringent (but I am NOT implying that they won't pass with ease w/o having to make any changes). Maybe Brocade just wants to make sure they can pass everything before attempting to go to Boulder or New Hampshire to attempt certification. David

To: J Fieb who wrote (3152)	5/10/2001 9:11:22 AM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4808

The FCIA says mid July for the SANmark stickers, but MCDT is saying they are ready for a sticker now. Bring on the SANmark.... McData Touts Interoperable Storage By L. Scott Tillett McData Corp., a maker of switches for storage area networks, today announced that its products would interoperate with other storage switches, such as those made by Brocade. McData officials estimate that their company holds about 40 percent of the storage switch market, with Brocade holding more than half of the market. But switches from different vendors do not necessarily operate with one another, meaning that users -- for the sake of interoperability -- often must buy all of their switches from the same vendor, instead of buying the cheapest or the most appropriate product for a storage project. McData calls the new interoperability features being built into their products "E-Port." "Customers today are hitting the wall in scaling their SANs [storage area networks] beyond simple SAN islands," said Jeff Vogel, vice president of solutions and systems integration services at McData. "With E-Port interoperability, customers can now deploy director-class products to build heterogeneous SAN solutions. ... This solution gives flexibility to the customer, allowing for legacy upgrades to complete SAN solutions." E-Port products should begin shipping this month, a McData official said.