To: SusieQ1065 who wrote (51346 ) 4/27/2002 10:13:27 PM From: Frederick Langford Respond to of 208838 Brocade Chairman and CEO, Greg Reyes, and Vice President of Finance and CFO, Tony Canova, to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences SAN JOSE, Calif., Apr 26, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD) (Brocade(R)), the world's leading provider of infrastructure for Storage Area Networks (SANs), announced today that Greg Reyes, Brocade Chairman and CEO, will present at the Merrill Lynch Hardware Heaven event on April 30, 2002 in San Francisco, CA and the Morgan Stanley Storage Symposium on May 14, 2002 in Foster City, CA. Additionally, Tony Canova, Brocade Vice President of Finance and CFO, will present at the JP Morgan H&Q Technology Conference on May 8, 2002 in San Francisco, CA. During the presentations and discussions with investors, Brocade will review the SAN market and Brocade SAN infrastructure solutions. For a complete conference schedule, visit the Brocade investor relations web site at brocade.com . April 30, 2002 at 7:15 a.m. PT Brocade Speaker: Greg Reyes, Chairman and CEO Event: Merrill Lynch Hardware Heaven Location: Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, CA Webcast URL: on24.com senter=brocadecomm May 8, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. PT Brocade Speaker: Tony Canova, Vice President of Finance and CFO Event: JP Morgan H&Q Technology Conference Location: Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA Webcast URL: php4.eventsdigital.com May 14, 2002 at 8:00 a.m. PT Brocade Speaker: Greg Reyes, Chairman and CEO Event: Morgan Stanley Storage Symposium Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City, CA Webcast URL: This event will not be webcast Fred