In the Press
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Date: 17th October 2006 Title: Brocade And Transmode Demonstrate Live 4g Fibre Channel Over WDM At Storage Expo Addressing the rapidly growing market for 4G Fibre Channel ports and the pent up demand for 4G Fibre Channel SAN extension solutions, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and Transmode demonstrate native 4G Fibre channel over WDM. Storage Expo, Olympia, London, 17th October. The demonstration will connect two Brocade SilkWorm 48000 Directors via a Transmode TS-1100 point-to-point link equipped with 7400 Dual 4G Fibre Channel Transponders using pluggable 70 km WDM SFP optics. The equipment will be located on the two vendors’ booths, numbers 460 and 478, which will be connected via optical fibres. Attendees to Storage Expo are invited to either booth to view the demonstration and to understand further how such a solution can be deployed for SAN and Business Continuance applications. "The availability of 4G Fibre Channel over WDM solutions is a significant enabler to the further deployment of 4G Fibre Channel," said Mario Blandini, Director of Product Marketing at Brocade. "4G Fibre Channel has many advantages over 2G Fibre Channel and we have seen a rapid increase in demand for these solutions during 2006. This joint demonstration is a great example of two of the industry’s leading companies working together to bring innovative solutions to our customer base." The TS-1100 provides users with a flexible and scalable platform supporting multi-protocol 2.5G, 4G and 10G Transponders and Hi-Speed and Low-Speed Muxponder units. Initially supporting low-cost CWDM wavelengths, the system has the scalability to extend to additional CWDM and DWDM wavelengths in service. Using patented Intelligent WDM (iWDM) protocol recognition and functionality such as SFP/XFP pluggable optics, the TS-1100 provides network operators and enterprises with the easiest to use WDM system in the market and a true plug-and-play experience, greatly reducing network and service turn up times and costs. "Transmode's strength in plug-and-play WDM solutions is further enhanced by this demonstration," said Jon Baldry, Technical Marketing Manager at Transmode. "Storage Area Networking for both enterprises and service providers is a rapidly growing market and contributes considerably to our overall sales. At Transmode we are committed to continuing our tradition of pioneering research and development and are pleased to be able to demonstrate a new technology that will bring great advantages to the SAN extension market." In a separate release today, Transmode announced Brocade Fabric Aware status for the TS-Series and TM-Series platforms, including the TS-1100 7400 Dual 4G Fibre Channel Transponder. About Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade delivers the industry's leading platforms, solutions, and services for intelligently connecting, managing, and optimizing IT resources in shared storage environments. The world's premier systems, server, and storage providers offer the Brocade SilkWorm family of Storage Area Network (SAN) connectivity platforms as the foundation for shared storage in organizations of all sizes. In addition, the Brocade Tapestry family of IT infrastructure solutions extends the ability to proactively manage and optimize application and information resources across the enterprise. Using Brocade solutions, organizations are better positioned to reduce cost, manage complexity, and satisfy business compliance requirements through optimized use and management of their IT resources. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com . Brocade, the Brocade B weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, Secure Fabric OS, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and Tapestry is a trademark of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. EMC and Connectrix are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. 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. About Transmode
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