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To: trendmastr who wrote (20877)	2/24/1999 11:28:00 AM
From: Fang Li	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Press release from Brocade did not say price reduction. does not appear to be a happy deal to me. BROCADE AND DELL TO OFFER HIGH-PERFORMANCE STORAGE AREA NETWORKING SOLUTIONS FOR WINDOWS NT BROCADE's Open, Full-Fabric Fibre Channel Solutions are Key to Dell PowerVault SANs for Storage Consolidation SAN JOSE, CALIF-February 23, 1999-Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., (BROCADE®) a leading supplier of Fibre Channel Fabric switches for Storage Area Networking (SAN) announced today that it has entered into a technology and OEM alliance with Dell Computer, the world's leading direct computer systems company. Under the terms of the alliance, Dell has signed an OEM agreement with BROCADE to use the BROCADE SilkWorm® family of switches as part of Dell's new PowerVaultTM SAN solutions. The PowerVault SAN solutions combine both primary and secondary storage on the same high-speed, redundant Fibre Channel network. The BROCADE standards-based Fibre Channel fabric switches and Dell's leading storage solutions let companies maintain reliable and efficient SAN environments that reduce the costs of managing NT storage through a highly-available, centralized storage consolidation and backup solution. This alliance follows the recent announcement of FABRIC 2000TM, BROCADE's strategic framework to maintain an open, standards-based approach for storage area networks. BROCADE's Fibre Channel switches connect servers with storage devices through a Fibre Channel network that allows companies to access and share storage in a high-performance, manageable and scalable Storage Area Network. The BROCADE Fibre Channel switches provide a scaleable, high-speed interconnect between server systems and attached storage devices, such as tape and disk storage, optimizing the use of these devices and the performance of data center applications. "BROCADE's open, full-fabric Fibre Channel solutions offer advanced connectivity for high-speed storage area networking solutions. Dell selected BROCADE to provide the foundation for our PowerVault SAN solutions because of the company's demonstrated technical leadership in standards-based, reliable SAN connectivity," said Kevin Reinis, director of PowerVault marketing for Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "Our PowerVault customers will benefit from the proven scalability and performance of BROCADE's Fibre Channel switches in their SAN environments through greater access to their NT storage." "We are delighted to partner with Dell Computer and be part of the PowerVault SAN solution," said Greg Reyes, President and CEO of BROCADE. "BROCADE has set the standard for Fibre Channel fabric switches. The combination of BROCADE and Dell's leading storage consolidation and backup solutions for Windows NT raises the bar for cost-effective, high-performance storage area networks." About Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. BROCADE is a leading supplier of open Fibre Channel fabric solutions, which provide the intelligent backbone for Storage Area Networks (SANs). The BROCADE SilkWorm® family of Fibre Channel switches and SAN management software 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 CNT, Compaq Computer, McDATA Corporation, MountainGate, Network Appliance, Sequent, and StorageTek. In addition, BROCADE counts industry leaders Emulex, Legato, QLogic, and VERITAS among its strategic partners. Founded in 1995, BROCADE is a privately held company. The company's headquarters is at 1901 Guadalupe Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131. Visit BROCADE at www.brocade.com, or contact the company at info@brocade.com.