Alliance Creates Closer Relationship With Microsoft, Improves
Interoperability and Performance for End Users
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq:
BRCD), a leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises
connect and manage their information, today announced it has joined the
Interop Vendor Alliance, a community of software and hardware vendors
working to enhance interoperability with Microsoft systems. Brocade has
worked closely with Microsoft since the inception of the Microsoft Storage
Partner Program in 2002 and believes that joining the Interop Vendor
Alliance will further its efforts to help ensure that Brocade technologies
and solutions are optimized for performance in customers' multivendor
environments.
Microsoft technologies and solutions are deployed in the vast majority
of today's IT infrastructures. By participating in the Interop Vendor
Alliance, Brocade will continue to pursue Storage Area Network (SAN) and
File Area Network (FAN) technologies and solutions that are integrated and
interoperable with Microsoft technologies for optimum performance. Products
will be tested in a multivendor environment, making it easier to ensure
interoperability is achieved. Joining the alliance will also allow Brocade
to publish joint evidence on how the companies are addressing
interoperability.
"Brocade is a welcome addition to the Interop Vendor Alliance," said
Bruce Burns, senior director, Strategic Relations, Microsoft. "Brocade has
always worked closely with Microsoft, and we believe an even tighter
integration will provide our mutual customers with highly optimized
solutions for improving and streamlining data management in their
environments."
"Many of today's IT organizations rely on Brocade SAN and FAN solutions
and associated services offerings to ensure that their enterprise-wide data
is stored securely and readily accessible," said Tom Buiocchi, Brocade's
Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "The ability to work even more
closely with Microsoft and other vendors to enhance interoperability with
Microsoft systems will lead to even more secure and efficient IT
implementations as well as overall improved IT systems performance for our
mutual customers."
Brocade also today announced the renewal of its Gold Certified
Partnership status with Microsoft. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are
the elite Microsoft business partners that earn the very highest customer
endorsement and are required to meet rigorous requirements for
certification and expertise. Brocade has reached the status of Gold
Certified Partner for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and ISV/Software
Solutions by demonstrating increased levels of developer certification and
deep real-world experience, and by providing completed customer reference
projects that were independently verified by Microsoft.
About Brocade
Brocade is the leading provider of networked storage solutions that
help organizations connect, share, and manage their information.
Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to
optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For
more information, visit the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com or contact
the company at info@brocade.com.
About the Interop Vendor Alliance
The Interop Vendor Alliance is designed to better connect people, data,
and diverse systems through enhanced interoperability with Microsoft
technology. The organization serves as a collaborative forum for developing
and sharing common technology models, facilitates scenario-based testing of
multivendor solutions, and works to communicate additional best practices
to users. Additional information about the Interop Vendor Alliance can be
found at http://www.interopvendoralliance.com.
Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager,
MyView, Secure Fabric OS, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks
and the Brocade B-wing symbol and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other
countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S.
and 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.
SOURCE Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
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