Brocade Partners With Blue Arc

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD), a leader in data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, and BlueArc(R) Corporation, a market leader in scalable, high-performance unified network storage, today announced a reseller agreement whereby BlueArc will resell the Brocade StorageX(R) file virtualization and management software solution. Through the agreement, BlueArc will offer its customers the industry-leading Brocade StorageX solution for file virtualization, migration, and replication. Brocade StorageX solves today's most pressing file management challenges in distributed heterogeneous environments, including migration, consolidation, remote office data management, centralized backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery.

"As the number and size of files continue to grow, customers need more efficient and cost-effective file management," said Don Jaworski, Vice President and General Manager of the Brocade Files Division. "The addition of Brocade StorageX to the BlueArc Titan portfolio provides BlueArc customers with a best-in-class solution to help them simplify the management of their ever-increasing amounts of file data."

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