MEDIA RELEASE PR35964
Dell and Brocade Partner to Deliver the Efficient Enterprise
SAN JOSE, Calif. and ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
Brocade(R)(Nasdaq: BRCD) and Dell(TM)(Nasdaq: DELL) today announced a partnership to offer Dell
customers end-to-end computing, networking and storage solutions through the Dell global sales organization.
The two companies also intend to collaborate on future development around the management and
virtualization of next-generation, efficient data centers, which will help Brocade and Dell customers better
utilize IT and gain significant savings in people, time and money.
Specifically, the two companies intend to:
-- Develop a dynamic infrastructure and optimization solution enabled by
virtualization to allow customers to deploy and manage an efficient
data center. Increasingly, customers need applications deployed
rapidly to meet their performance requirements, with secure and
reliable access to their mission critical data.
-- Deliver integrated toolsets to manage application delivery and
deployment as business services on highly reliable compute, network
and storage infrastructure. The Brocade and Dell solution will help
provide capital and operational expense savings by deploying server
and storage virtualization more broadly across the data center.
This expanded partnership extends Dell's existing Brocade storage networking solutions to provide a
comprehensive portfolio of Dell-branded Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters and converged network
adapters, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switches and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switching
products, including:
-- The Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM(TM)) to provide unified,
end-to-end management of data center fabrics -- from storage ports on
networked storage systems to HBAs attached to physical or virtualized
servers.
-- Dell switching solutions based on Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch and Brocade
DCX Backbone to enable data center consolidation and network
convergence and help address the data growth and application demands
of evolving enterprise data centers;
-- Dell server connectivity solutions based on Brocade 815/825 Fibre
Channel HBAs and Brocade 1010/1020 Converged Network Adapters, to help
customers deploy an end-to-end storage networking architecture from
the server to storage;
-- Dell Ethernet modular switching solutions based on the Brocade NetIron
MLX Series Routers and Brocade BigIron RX Series Switches to provide
state-of-the-art 1 and 10 GbE port density and wire-speed performance
designed to support data center traffic including iSCSI virtualized
applications and Internet edge-to-aggregation layers routing;
-- Dell application switching based on the Brocade ServerIron ADX Series
Switches to provide state-of-the-art Layer 4 through 7 switching
performance in an intelligent, modular application delivery controller
platform. The ADX is designed to enable highly secure and scalable
service infrastructures to help applications run more efficiently and
with higher availability.
These new Dell-branded products complement the Brocade networking portfolio that Dell already resells.
These include Fibre Channel blade switches for the Dell M1000e and Dell PowerEdge blade servers as well
as a comprehensive line of Brocade fixed-configuration Fibre Channel switches as part of its SAN switch
offerings.
Quotes
Brad Anderson, senior vice president, Dell Enterprise Product Group -- We are extending our Brocade
relationship beyond storage into the broader data center, offering customers compelling choices and flexibility
for compute, networking and storage. Both companies share a vision that next-generation, virtualized data
centers should be open and standards-based.
Marc Randall, senior vice president, Brocade Products and Offerings -- Brocade is committed to an
ecosystem-centric partnership model in developing and delivering the best-in-class solutions that customers
need and want. This agreement further strengthens and diversifies Dell's end-to-end IP and storage
networking portfolio and provides customers with a cost-effective, high-performance, and reliable choice to
address the demands of evolving enterprise data centers.
Availability
Dell expects to make the new Brocade products generally available to customers starting in late 2009.
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About Brocade
Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD) develops extraordinary networking solutions that enable today's complex,
data-intensive businesses to optimize information connectivity and maximize the business value of their data.
About Dell
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) is a leading technology provider to commercial enterprises around the world.
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature, including statements regarding
intended investments by Brocade and Dell in future innovation focused on providing virtualization
infrastructure solutions and the sale of Brocade's host bus adapters, converged network adapters, FCoE
switches and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switching products by Dell. These statements are based
on current expectations on the date of this press release and involve a number of risks and uncertainties
which may cause actual results to differ significantly from such estimates. The risks include, but are not limited
to, the commitment of resources and talent by the companies towards research and development projects,
acceptance of Brocade's products by Dell's customers, the impact of the economic slowdown across
geographies, the effect of changes in IT spending levels and market competition. Certain of these and other
risks are set forth in more detail in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Brocade's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2009. Brocade does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such
forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.
Brocade, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, IronPoint, IronShield, IronView, IronWare,
JetCore, NetIron, SecureIron, ServerIron, StorageX, and TurboIron are registered trademarks, and DCFM,
Extraordinary Networks, and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the
United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be
trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.
(C) 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.
Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.
(C) 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Media Contact:
Asia Pac Media and Analyst Relations
Joyce See
Tel: +65-63172435
Email: jsee@brocade.com
SOURCE: Brocade; Dell
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