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To: Joe Wagner who wrote (4803)	10/4/2006 12:06:02 PM
From: Joe Wagner	Respond to of 4808

UPDATE 2-McData, Brocade get FTC request on proposed merger Tue Oct 3, 2006 1:39pm ET163 By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have asked Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (BRCD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and McData Corp. (MCDT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for additional information regarding their proposed $713 million merger, the companies said on Tuesday. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission conducted an initial review of the deal, first announced on Aug. 8, and has requested additional information and documents related to the transaction, the two companies said in regulatory filings. Brocade and McData, which both make equipment for data storage networks, did not elaborate on the type of information included in the request. yahoo.reuters.com

To: Joe Wagner who wrote (4803)	10/4/2006 12:40:13 PM
From: Joe Wagner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

QLOGIC TO ACQUIRE SILVERSTORM TECHNOLOGIES QLogic's InfiniBand Portfolio to be Expanded with Clustered Server Networking qlogic.com "The acquisition of SilverStorm builds on our portfolio of InfiniBand connectivity technology which will provide our customers with a leading edge, end-to-end solution," said H.K. Desai, the Company's chief executive officer and president. "This is a rapidly emerging market and having a known and trusted supplier of infrastructure connectivity products, delivering an end-to-end solution, will accelerate the ability of our OEM and channel partners to bring their system level solutions to market." “The synergy created by SilverStorm’s industry leading technology and QLogic’s strong market presence will drive our expanded market share growth,” said Russ Hawkins, chief executive officer of SilverStorm. “We are pleased to be part of the QLogic team and look forward to playing an integral part of QLogic’s ongoing success.” Mr.Desai is a brilliant CEO with rock solid integrity, always pushing the envelope on technology. Based on his track record of performance and character, who wouldn't trust him? No wonder Q-Logic is up for "Best Public Company"