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Brocade Under Pressure: Page 3 of 3

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. analyst Dan Renounard has downgraded the stock from Market Outperform to Market Perform, attributing management's "defensive behavior" over the 12000 switch as his reason for the move.

Goldman Sachs & Co. has
upgraded the stock to its Recommended list from Market Outperform. Goldman analyst Laura Conigliaro cited “a strong new product cycle, high priority market, accelerating revenues and expanding margins,” as her reasons for being positive on the stock.

At 12:30 pm EST, Thursday, Brocade stock was trading up 8.23 percent at $31.20.

— Jo Maitland, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch
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