Brocade Shows Off DCX Backbone at SHARE Technology Exchange


SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 20 - Brocade® (NASDAQ:BRCD), a leader in data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, will showcase its DCX Backbone at next week's SHARE Technology Exchange Expo in Orlando, Fla. The DCX demonstration is part of a full line up of educational offerings at the conference designed to highlight Brocade's mainframe and data center networking solutions. The expo runs from February 24-29, 2008, at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla.

The SHARE Technology Exchange expo provides users of IBM technology with the most up-to-date information on the hottest topics in enterprise technology, with focuses this year on SOA benefits and virtualization. A number of speaking sessions at SHARE will help end users learn best practices around leveraging Brocade's line-up of data center networking solutions to lower cost and complexity while adapting to changing business requirements.

Event: SHARE, Orlando, FL, February 24-29, 2008
Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort

Speaker: Brian Larsen, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise
Solutions, Brocade
Session: Gain Super Powers with Brocade's New Data Center Fabric and DCX BackboneTime: 11 a.m. EST, Monday, February 25, 2008Location: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 2

Speaker: Ty Westfall, VP of DCS High Availability, Bank of America (Brocade customer)Session: FICON Remote Vaulting and Disk Replication at Bank of AmericaTime: 3 p.m. EST, Monday, February 25, 2008Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 2

Speaker: Dr. Steve Guendert, Principal Engineer, Mainframe Solutions, BrocadeSession: Improving Performance for FICON InfrastructuresTime: 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday, February 25, 2008Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 2

Speaker: David Lytle, Technology Architect, System z Technologies and Solutions, BrocadeSession: Storage Area Network (SAN) OverviewTime: 8 a.m. EST, Tuesday, February 26, 2008Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 5

Speaker: David Lytle, Technology Architect, System z Technologies and Solutions, BrocadeSession: Storage Area Network (SAN) Overview Part II Time: 9:30 a.m. EST, Tuesday, February 26, 2008Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 5

Speaker: Howard Johnson, Technology Architect, FICON, Brocade Session: Integrating Open Systems into Mainframe Fabrics Time: 1:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 27, 2008Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 2

Speaker: Brian Larsen, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise Solutions, BrocadeSession: Long Distance Mainframe Solutions for Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryTime: 4:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Fiesta 2

Speaker: Dr. Steve Guendert, Principal Engineer, Mainframe Solutions, Brocade Session: End to End Quality of Service (QoS) in FICON EnvironmentsTime: 8 a.m. EST, Friday, February 29, 2008Location: Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Coronado K

Brocade will demonstrate its new Brocade DCX Backbone as well as a full line-up of other data networking solutions ideal for IBM and FICON environments at Booth #603 in the SHARE Exhibit Hall.

About Brocade

Brocade is a leading provider of data center networking solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most efficient manner. 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 www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.

Source: Brocade

CONTACT: Media, Jil Backstrom, +1-720-558-4774, jilhicksba@brocade.com; Web site: www.brocade.com/

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