Kidd notes that Brocade plans to spin the same technology in the Rhapsody platform and into a blade for the SilkWorm 12000, its 64-port Fibre Channel switch.
Cisco and McData, meanwhile, are also promoting their own "intelligent" storage switches. Last week, Cisco and IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) announced that they will offer IBM's SAN Volume Controller in a module for the Cisco MDS 9000 series of switches (see Cisco & IBM Serve Virtual Combo). McData is demonstrating apps running on its own intelligent switch module, which is based on technology developed by Aarohi Inc. (see McData Demos BC Apps on Switches).
Todd Spangler, US Editor, Byte and Switch
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