Brocade Communications Systems

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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Type Public (NASDAQ: BRCD)
Founded 1995
Headquarters San Jose, California, Flag of the United States USA
Key people Michael Klayko, CEO
Industry Networking Hardware and Software
Products Fibre Channel switches and directors, FAN solutions, SAN extension and routing, SAN management applications,Routing/switching/Application Traffic Management/Wireless Security product manfacturer revenue = ▲$1.47 billion USD (FY08)
Employees 4,000
Website www.brocade.com

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), based in Silicon Valley, designs, manufactures, and sells networking solutions and management applications for local, metro and wide area networks (LANs/MANs/WANs), storage area networks (SANs), and file area networks (FANs). For over ten years, Brocade has been a major influence in promoting the growth of networking solutions through the innovation of fibre channel switches and directors.

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[edit] History

Brocade was founded in August 1995 by Seth Neiman (CEO and VC funding), Paul Bonderson (VP Engineering), and Kumar Malavalli (Standards and Technology). Dave Banks (Systems and ASICs) and Paul Ramsay (Software) came onboard immediately thereafter. Brocade released its first Fibre Channel switch, the SilkWorm, in early 1997 based on the "Stitch" ASIC and their own VxWorks-based firmware (Fabric OS or FOS). SilkWorm ultimately came to be a marketing designation for an entire line of switches, directors, and routers, with the first product being renamed the SilkWorm 1000 (SW1000) to distinguish it from subsequent platforms. Bruce Bergman was the CEO during most of this period.

In 1998, Gregory Reyes joined the company as CEO. During the next three years of the dot-com boom and bust, Brocade released its "Flannel" ASIC (which supported an FC-AL interface to a switched fabric), added many value-added fabric services (such as zoning and support for translating private loop devices into the fabric), and ultimately the next generation of switches based on the "LOOM" ASIC. In 2001, Brocade released the SilkWorm 6400, a semi-director product, made of a bunch of small switches integrated with a new management application, Fabric Manager 1.0.

From 2001 to 2003, Brocade released numerous switches and a director based on its third generation ASIC, "BLOOM" (Big LOOM). BLOOM introduced increased throughput of 2 Gbit/s instead of existing 1 Gbit/s. Brocade integrated BLOOM into its first director, the SilkWorm 12000, in April 2002. The director offered up to 128 ports in two 64-port domains, and run FOS v4.0 (which switched from VxWorks to Linux kernel). From an internal architecture and technical perspective, the 12000 was significant for Brocade in that it represented a change on five major fronts: it used a new ASIC (BLOOM instead of LOOM), had an upgraded control processor architecture (Intel i960 moved to PowerPC 405GP), changed the embedded operating system (switch from Wind River Systems VxWorks to MontaVista Linux in FOS v4.0), and shifted the system architecture (single motherboard with a single PCI bus to hierarchical PCI buses with hot-swap blades and a backplane). The Bloom ASIC was also the first product in the industry ever to offer hardware-based frame-level Fibre Channel trunking, which provided unmatched throughput through guaranteed even load balancing across multiple "pipes", while maintaining reliable and in-order frame delivery. Also hot firmware upgrade was introduced with FOS v4.1 in October 2003. Accommodation of all these changes mandated enormous modifications to the architecture.

At the time, Brocade's main rival, McDATA, held over 90% market share in director segment. The SilkWorm 12000 director quickly gained over one-third of the market share after its release in 2002. During this initial growth in the director market, Brocade gained the confidence of some customers from the toughest mainframe computer market, by bringing FICON and FICON CUP support to the 12000.

In 2003, the SW12000 was named “Storage Product of the Year” by Computing, a European IT Publication.

In 2004, the BLOOM II improved on the previous ASIC design by reducing its power consumption and die size, while maintaining 2 Gbit/s technology. It powered Brocade’s second generation director, the SilkWorm 24000, which supported up to 128 ports in a single domain. The new director also used approximately two thirds less power than its predecessor. In this time frame, Brocade also introduced many additional value-added software features, acquired Rhapsody Networks (a SAN virtualization startup company), and delivered its first multiprotocol Fibre Channel router, the SilkWorm 7420. This was also the time frame in which Brocade first entered into the embedded switch market, delivering multiple switches physically integrated into other vendors' hardware, such as storage controllers and blade server chassis.

As of October 2005, Brocade had sold over 5.5 million ports and held nearly 50% of the overall market, over 60% of the switch market, and, with over 8000 directors sold, nearly 30% of the director market (Dell'Oro, October 2005).

[edit] Options backdating issues

In 2005, Gregory Reyes stepped down as CEO after being accused of backdating stock option grants. After spending about a year investigating these allegations, the Department of Justice (DoJ), through the US Attorney’s Office, the SEC, and the FBI filed criminal and civil charges against Reyes. In roughly the same time frame, the DoJ, SEC, and FBI also began investigating over 100 other companies for similar activities. Greg Reyes and Stephanie Jensen, the former vice president of HR, were charged with 12 counts of fraud.[1] Two counts were dismissed, and on August 7, 2007, Reyes was convicted on the remaining 10 counts.[2] On January 16, 2008, he was sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay a $15 million dollar fine.[3]

Stephanie Jensen, Brocade's former vice president of human resources, was convicted in a separate trial.[4] On March 19, 2008, she was sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.25 million fine.[5]

As of May 2009, the convictions of both Reyes and Jensen were under appeal.[6]

Michael Klayko was named CEO in January of 2005, when Reyes left the company. Klayko was originally CEO and President of Rhapsody Networks, and had joined Brocade in 2004 as a result of the acquisition of his company.

[edit] Acquisition of McDATA

Starting in late 2005, Brocade rolled out a full range of 4 Gbit/s switches, embedded switches, and directors based on the "Condor" ASIC. Brocade continued its innovation with the new director, the SilkWorm 48000. This director has up to 384 ports and introduces NPIV along with other feature enhancements.

These new products helped fuel the company’s steady revenue growth in 2006.

On January 29, 2007, Brocade completed its largest acquisition to date by acquiring McDATA Corporation, one of its leading competitors in the Fibre Channel switch and director market, and launched a corporate-wide rebranding effort. Former McData devices are still sold by Brocade, under Mxxxx designation. Consequently, Brocade dropped the SilkWorm (SW) designation from its products' names starting with Brocade 5000 switch.

Since its beginning in 1995, Brocade has authored more Fibre Channel standards than any other company and it continues its technical leadership today. As of 2005, Brocade employees hold leadership positions in some of the industry’s biggest standards groups, including the T11 Technical Committees (INCITS), the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), and the Data Management Task Force (DMTF).

[edit] Acquisition of Foundry Networks

On July 21, 2008, Foundry Networks management agreed to allow the company to be acquired by Brocade for approximately $3B in cash and stock.[7] On November 7th, they agreed to a reduced purchase price of roughly $2.6B in an all-cash transaction when Brocade was unable to come up with a $400MM tranche of financing required to complete the original deal.[8] A meeting was scheduled for December 17, 2008, where Foundry shareholders approved the amended agreement.[9]

The acquisition was completed on December 18, 2008. According to Mike Klayko, CEO of the combined companies, "The close of the Foundry acquisition will significantly enhance our ability to deliver on our mission of connecting the world's most important information. Brocade will now be able to offer a comprehensive IP and data center networking solution portfolio capable of addressing emerging market technology trends while meeting the needs of the world's most demanding, data-intensive organizations." [10]

[edit] History of Brocade ASICs

1st Generation - 1997

  • ASIC: Stitch
    • Ports per ASIC: 2
  • Switches: SilkWorm 1000

2nd Generation - 1999

  • ASIC: LOOM
    • Speed: 1 Gbit/s
    • Ports per ASIC: 4
  • Directors: SilkWorm 6400
  • Switches: SilkWorm 2400, 2800, etc.

3rd Generation - 2001

  • ASIC: BLOOM and BLOOM II
    • Speed: 2 Gbit/s
    • Ports per ASIC: 8
    • Introduced ISL trunking (4-port groups called quads) and frame filtering
  • Directors: SilkWorm 12000, SilkWorm 24000
  • Switches: SilkWorm 3200, 3800, 3850, etc.

4th Generation - 2004

  • ASIC: Condor
    • Speed: 4 Gbit/s
    • Ports per ASIC: 32
    • Introduced enhanced trunking (8-port groups)
    • Directors: SilkWorm 48000
    • Switches: SilkWorm 4100, 4900, etc.
    • Router: 7500, FR4-18i (Director blade)
  • ASIC: GoldenEye (scaled-down Condor)
    • Speed: 4 Gbit/s
    • Ports per ASIC: 24
    • Switches: SilkWorm 200E

5th Generation - 2008

  • ASIC: Condor 2
    • Speed: 8 Gbit/s
    • Ports per ASIC: 40
    • Directors: DCX Backbone
    • Switch: 5100 (1 ASIC, 40 ports)
  • ASIC: GoldenEye 2
    • Speed: 8 Gbit/s
    • Ports per ASIC: 24
    • Switches: 300 (1 ASIC, 24 ports), 5300 (9 ASICS, 80 ports)

[edit] Brocade products

[edit] Brocade hardware

Brocade’s major hardware products include award-winning fibre channel switches and directors, ethernet switches and routers, application delivery controllers (load balancers ++), Fabric extension switches, Blades, FC Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and Converged Networked Adapters (CNAs). Other hardware solutions from Brocade support common protocols that include iSCSI, FCIP, GigE,FICON and L2-L7 networking protocols.

[edit] Ethernet switches

Brocade BigIron RX Series The Brocade BigIron RX Series of switches provide the first 2.2 billion packet per second offerings that scale cost-effectively from the enterprise edge to the core with scalable hardware-based IP routing to 512,000 IP routes per line module. The high-availability design features redundant and hot-pluggable hardware, hitless software upgrades, and graceful BGP and OSPF restart.

Brocade EdgeIron GS & 8X10G The Brocade EdgeIron GS and 8X10G Series provides a cost-effective 1U solution for high-performance LAN environments, supporting stacking of up to eight Brocade EdgeIron 48GS for a high-density GoC wiring closet solution.

Brocade FastIron CX Series The Brocade FastIron CX Series switches provide high-performance, scalable, and flexible enterprise campus access solutions that enable next-generation convergence applications in a compact form factor.

Brocade FastIron Edge Series PoE The Brocade FastIron Edge PoE Series switches are feature-rich 10/100 Mbps enterprise campus switches that provide PoE and optional full Layer 3 capabilities.

Brocade FastIron Edge X Series The Brocade FastIron Edge X Series switches are high-performance data center-class switches that provide Gigabit copper and fiber-optic connectivity and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. Advanced Layer 3 routing capabilities and full IPv6 support are designed for the most demanding environments.

Brocade FastIron GS Series The Brocade FastIron GS Series switches provide flexible options with PoE, dual power supplies, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks.

Brocade FastIron LS Series The Brocade FastIron LS Series switches are enterprise campus access switches that provide Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and optional 10 Gigabit uplinks in a compact form factor where PoE is not necessary.

Brocade FastIron SuperX Family The Brocade FastIron SuperX/SX switches provide a reliable and secure Ethernet/IP services infrastructure for a wide range of applications in campus and data center networks. The switches include redundant management modules, fans, load-sharing switch fabrics, and power supplies.

Brocade FastIron WS Series The Brocade FastIron WS Series switches are entry-level enterprise campus switches that provide cost-effective connectivity, PoE for VoIP, and a rich feature set for optimizing the network all the way to the edge.

Brocade IronPoint 250 Wireless Access Point The Brocade IronPoint 250 Wireless Access Point provides dual-band, high-performance access and industry-leading configuration flexibility with unsurpassed functionality and scalability.

Brocade IronPoint Mobility Brocade IronPoint Mobility solutions provide wireline voice quality with advanced QoS, supporting 30 simultaneous voice calls per access point and providing unmatched performance in high-density deployments.

Brocade IronPower Brocade IronPower provides a cost-effective Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspan power injector with both power and data over standard Ethernet cabling. It connects to existing Ethernet switches using standard Category 5 cabling.

Brocade IronView Network Manager Brocade IronView Network Manager provides fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management for Brocade high-performance wired and wireless enterprise, service provider, application traffic management, and security networking products.

Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series of switches provides IP routing and advanced Carrier Ethernet capabilities, including Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB), in a compact form factor. Based upon the feature-rich Multi-Service IronWare software used on NetIron MLX routers, these 10 GbE-capable 1U switches offer deep buffers and are ideal for delivering Carrier Ethernet services at the network edge and for data center top-of-rack server access.

Brocade NetIron MLX Series The Brocade NetIron MLX Series of advanced routers provides industry-leading 10 GbE and 1 GbE port density, wire-speed performance, and a rich set of IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, VPLS, multi-VRF, and Carrier Ethernet capabilities. These routers are ideal for a wide range of advanced applications in Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), Internet edge/aggregation routing, virtualized data centers, large enterprise core, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments.

Brocade NetIron XMR Series The Brocade NetIron XMR Series of Internet backbone routers provides unparalleled performance (up to 2 billion PPS) in a multi-terabit architecture. These routers offer highly scalable IPv4/IPv6 routing, fast BGP convergence, and advanced MPLS capabilities such as MPLS VPNs. They provide industry-leading wire-speed 10 GbE and POS port density, and are ideal for Internet backbones and service provider cores.

Brocade TurboIron 24X Switch The Brocade TurboIron 24X switch is a compact, high-performance, high-availability, and high-density 10/1 GbE dual-speed solution that meets mission-critical data center top-of-Rack and High-Performance Cluster Computing (HPCC) requirements. An ultra-low-latency, cut-through, non-blocking architecture and low power consumption help provide a cost-effective solution for server or compute-node connectivity.

[edit] Application Delivery Controllers and Load Balancers

Brocade ServerIron ADX Series The Brocade ServerIron ADX Series of switches provides industry-leading Layer 4 through 7 switching performance in an intelligent, modular application delivery controller platform. The switches—including the ServerIron ADX 1000, 4000, and 8000 models—enable highly secure and scalable service infrastructures to help applications run more efficiently and with higher availability—streamlining operations, increasing business agility, and significantly reducing costs.

Brocade ServerIron 350, 450, and 850 Plus Series The Brocade ServerIron 350, 450, and 850 Plus Series of switches provides ultra-high performance, high port density, and high availability for business-critical IP and Web services designed for data centers with growing traffic. A choice of three modular chassis-based form factors enables flexible optimization based on size, expansion, and scalability requirements.

Brocade ServerIron 4G Application Switches The Brocade ServerIron 4G Series of entry-class application switches provides traffic management, load balancing, application acceleration, and service protection for secure and optimized delivery of growing Web and triple-play services in small and midsized enterprise data centers.

Brocade ServerIron GT C-Series The Brocade ServerIron GT C Series of stackable midrange application switches provides a compact 2U form factor for traffic management, load balancing, application acceleration, and service protection. The switches include advanced technology and modularity for future expandability and performance upgradability.

Brocade ServerIron GT E-Series The Brocade ServerIron GT E Series of higher-capacity midrange application switches provides a 5U highly expandable chassis form factor for traffic management, load balancing, application acceleration, and service protection. The switches leverage the advanced technology and modularity of high-end systems for future expandability and performance upgradability.

Brocade ServerIron XL The Brocade ServerIron XL Series of entry-level fixed-configuration application switches provides essential application traffic management features, including server load balancing, Layer 7 switching, global load balancing for small server farms, and entry-level performance.

[edit] Fibre Channel directors/switches

Brocade DCX Backbones Brocade DCX Backbone family includes highly robust 8 Gbps network switching platforms that combine breakthrough performance, scalability, and energy efficiency with long-term investment protection. Supporting open systems and System z environments, Brocade DCX Backbones are designed to address the data growth and application demands of evolving enterprise data centers; enable server, SAN, and data center consolidation; and reduce infrastructure and administrative costs.

Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch The Brocade 8000 is a top-of-rack FCoE switch with 24 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for LAN connections and eight Fibre Channel ports (with up to 8 Gbps speed) for Fibre Channel SAN connections. This reliable, high-performance switch provides advanced Fibre Channel services, supports CEE capabilities, and is managed by Brocade DCFM

Brocade 300 SAN Switch Ideal for the starter SAN – scalable, easy-to-use, maximum-performance switch. Take a closer look. Brocade 48000 Director 4, 8, and 10 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Director with FICON t. Scales non-disruptively from 32 to 384 concurrently active 4 or 8 Gbit/sec full-duplex ports in a single domain. Industry-leading power and cooling efficiency. High availability, multiprotocol connectivity.

Brocade 5100 SAN Switch Maximum-performance, highest-density 1U building block for enterprise, department, and workgroup SANs. Take a closer look.

Brocade 5300 SAN Switch Maximum-performance, highest-density 2U building block for small and medium-sized SAN consolidation and for the core and edge of enterprise fabrics. Take a closer look.

Brocade Encryption SAN Switch The Brocade Encryption Switch provides fabric-based encryption to protect valuable digital assets in enterprise environments.

Brocade iSCSI Gateway iSCSI Gateway provides two iSCSI ports for connecting to IP networks supporting iSCSI servers, and two 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel ports for connecting to Fibre Channel SANs or storage. By enabling block-based access to business-critical information, the Brocade iSCSI Gateway helps organizations rapidly add new servers and clients to their existing Fibre Channel SANs as business needs dictate.

[edit] Fibre Channel extension products

Brocade 7500 Extension Switch Enterprise solution with 16 Fibre Channel ports for switching and routing and two Gigabit Ethernet ports for Fibre Channel and FICON SAN extension over IP. Take a closer look.

Brocade 7500E Extension Switch Entry-level Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) storage and SAN extension switch combines FCIP capabilities with fabric isolation for point-to-point connectivity of remote SAN fabrics or Fibre Channel storage over IP WANs without merging fabrics.

Brocade Edge M3000 Storage Router interconnects and extends Fibre Channel and FICON data center networks across campus or across the globe. Allows connectivity to 1 or 2 Gbit/sec devices, Fibre Channel or FICON protocols, IP or ATM network services, connection to a SAN fabric or direct to storage, point-to-point or multi-destination SAN routing configurations

Brocade FR4-18i Blade Designed for use in the Brocade 48000 Director and Brocade DCX Backbone family, an enterprise solution with 16 Fibre Channel ports for switching and routing and two Gigabit Ethernet ports for Fibre Channel SAN and FICON mainframe SAN extension over IP.

Brocade USD-X High-performance platform that supports all storage-related data replication applications for both disk and tape, along with remote channel networking for a wide range of device types. Supports Fibre Channel, FICON, ESCON, Bus-and-Tag, or mixed environment systems and a variety of network interfaces, including OC-3 ATM, 10/100 Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet

[edit] CNAs and HBAs

Brocade 1010 and 1020 FCoE CNAs The Brocade 1010 (single port) and Brocade 1020 (dual ports) 10 Gbps FCoE/CEE CNAs provide a new level of server I/O consolidation through unmatched hardware capabilities that integrate seamlessly with existing Fibre Channel and Ethernet environments. This new class of CNAs is designed to help organizations reduce the number of adapters used in servers, which in turn reduces the number of cables and corresponding switch ports to lower overall costs

Brocade 415 and 425 Fibre Channel HBAs The Brocade 415 (single port) and Brocade 425 (dual ports) 4 Gbps Fibre Channel to PCIe HBAs provide a new level of server connectivity through unmatched hardware capabilities and unique software configurability. This class of HBAs is designed to help IT organizations implement true end-to-end services across next-generation data centers.

Brocade 815 and 825 Fibre Channel HBAs The Brocade 815 (single port) and Brocade 825 (dual ports) 8 Gbps Fibre Channel to PCIe HBAs provide a new level of server connectivity through unmatched hardware capabilities and unique software configurability. This class of HBAs is designed to help organizations implement end-to-end services across next-generation data centers.

[edit] previous Product matrix

Brocade name McData name
before
acquisition		 Max. port
speed (Gb/s)		 Max. ports IBM reseller
type-model
[11]		 HP reseller
designation
[11]		 EMC Connectrix
reseller
designation
[11][12]
2800 - 1 16 2109-S16 16B DS-16B
3200 - 2 8 3534-F08 2/8 DS-8B2
3800 - 2 16 2109-F16 2/16 DS-16B2
3250 - 2 8 2005-H08 2/8V N/A
3850 - 2 16 2005-H16 2/16V DS-16B3
3900 - 2 32 2109-F32 2/32 DS-32B2
12000 - 2 2 x 64 2109-M12 2/64 ED-12000-B
24000 - 4 128 2109-M14 2/128 ED-24000B
48000 - 4 384 2109-M48 4/256 ED-48000B
200E - 4 16 2005-B16 4/16 N/A
4100 - 4 32 2005-B32 4/32 DS-4100B
4900 - 4 64 2005-B64 4/64 DS-4900B
5000 - 4 32 2005-B5K 4/32B DS-5000B
7500 - 4 16 2005-R18 400 MPR N/A
DCX - 8 768 2499-384 DC Backbone ED-DCX-B
300 - 8 24 2498-24E 8/24 DS-300B
5100 - 8 40 2498-40E 8/40 DS-5100B
5300 - 8 80 2498-B80 8/80 DS-5300B
Mi10K Intrepid 10000 10 256 2027-256 N/A ED-10000M
M6140 Intrepid 6140 10 140 2027-140 2/140 ED-140M
 ? ED-6064 10 64 2032-064 2/64 ED-64M
 ? Sphereon 4300 2 12 2026-E12 N/A N/A
M4400 Sphereon 4400 4 16 2026-416 N/A DS-4400M
 ? Sphereon 4500 2 24 2026-224 N/A DS-24M2
M4700 Sphereon 4700 4 32 2026-432 N/A DS-4700M
 ? Sphereon 3232 2 32 2027-232 N/A DS-32M2
 ? ES-3016 1 16 2031-016 N/A DS-16M
 ? ES-3032 1 32 2031-032 N/A DS-32M
 ? ES-3216 2 16 2031-216 N/A DS-16M2

[edit] Brocade software

Brocade’s product portfolio also includes a suite of file management applications. Protocols supported by Brocade software includes SMB/CIFS and NFS.

  • SAN Management Software
    • DCFM
    • EFCM (from McData)
    • Fabric Manager
    • SAN Health
  • SAN Application Modules
    • Application Resource Manager (ARM)
    • Data Migration Manager (DMM)

[edit] Awards and recognition

  • 2002
    • Brocade Wins Product of the Year from Storage Magazine and Searchstorage.com
  • 2003
    • Innovative Technology of the Year from ComputerWorld
    • Brocade 3800 Finalist in Network Computing "Well Connected" Awards
    • Brocade 3900 Chosen as Finalist in Datamation Product of the Year (Storage Category)
    • Brocade 12000 Director wins Product of the Year Award at Paris Data Storage Forum
  • 2004
    • Brocade MultiProtocol Router wins Product of the Year Award at Paris Data Storage Forum
  • 2005
    • Search Storage Gold Award: Mi10K
    • Well-Connected Award: SANavigator
    • StorageX Wins Network Magazine Innovation Award
    • StorageX Earns "Excellent" Rating from Redmond Most Valuable Product Evaluation
    • Brocade Router Wins Best FC Product of the Year
  • 2006
    • InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award: Mi10K
    • Brocade SAN Director Wins Gold for Storage Product of the Year
    • InfoStor MVP Award for the Brocade 48000
    • Big Bytes SAN Award for Brocade 4900

[edit] Mergers and Acquisitions

  • 2003 – Rhapsody Networks
  • 2005 – Therion Software Corporation
  • 2006 – NuView, Inc. Develops software solutions for enterprise file data management.
  • 2007 – Silverback Systems, Inc. Provides network acceleration technologies.
  • 2007 – McDATA. Key competitor in the Fibre Channel switch and director market.
  • 2008 – Strategic Business Systems. Storage professional services company.
  • 2008 – Foundry Networks. Ethernet Switches and Routers Maker.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gollner, Philipp (2007-08-02). "Brocade trial seen as test for backdating cases". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN3125716820070802. Retrieved on 2007-08-03. 
  2. ^ Therese Poletti and Elise Ackerman, Ex-Brocade CEO Reyes guilty on all securities fraud counts, San Jose Mercury News
  3. ^ Pimentel, Benjamin (2008-01-16). "Ex-Brocade CEO sentenced to 21 months". MarketWatch. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ex-brocade-ceo-sentenced-jail-fined/story.aspx?guid={56CF0E9D-DD5C-4FBF-AF1F-D958FC7B5233}. Retrieved on 2008-12-18. 
  4. ^ Robertson, Jordan (2007-12-05). "Brocade exec guilty in stock option case". AP. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071206/ap_on_hi_te/brocade_stock_options;_ylt=AiXRjDjhksidSpAobudELg5U.3QA. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. 
  5. ^ Former Brocade Official Sentenced in Backdating Case, New York Times, March 20, 2008.
  6. ^ Mintz, Howard (May 8, 2009). "Brocade's Reyes hopes to reverse stock options backdating convictions". San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12331758. Retrieved on May 11, 2009. 
  7. ^ Brocade Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Foundry Networks
  8. ^ Brocade And Foundry Networks Announce Signing Of Amendment To Definitive Agreement For Acquisition Of Foundry By Brocade
  9. ^ Foundry Networks Stockholders Approve Merger With Brocade
  10. ^ Brocade Completes Acquisition of Foundry Networks
  11. ^ a b c IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch B16, B32, B5K, B64, H08, H16, M12, M14, M48, and R18 (Router) Release Notes
  12. ^ EMC VisualSAN Support Matrix

[edit] External links

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