Brocade
Foundry's 'out' option in Brocade deal is almost up
Nov. 18, 2008
Eleven days after it was allowed to do so, Foundry Networks has until Friday to seek or consider offers from buyers other than Brocade Communications.
Brocade CEO: Everywhere Cisco is now, Brocade will be there! | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 20, 2008
In the video below shot earlier today, Mike Klayko - Brocade CEO discusses why some will fail and others will succeed in the current difficult economic environment. At the 2:50 time mark, Mike succinctly sums up ...
Foundry could postpone Brocade vote yet again
Oct. 31, 2008
Foundry Networks says a shareholder vote on its amended deal to be acquired by Brocade could be further delayed.
Foundry postpones vote on Brocade deal, stock plunges
Oct. 24, 2008
Foundry Networks stock closed down over 25% Friday after the company said it is postponing a shareholder vote on its merger with Brocade.
Brocade gets loan to fund Foundry buyout
Oct. 08, 2008
Brocade Communications Systems on Tuesday secured a $1.1 billion loan to fund its acquisition of Foundry Networks despite a tightening of credit markets amid the Wall Street meltdown.
Brocade, Foundry lower price of merger
Oct. 30, 2008
Brocade Communications and Foundry Networks this week said they have agreed to amend their July merger agreement to reduce the price Brocade will pay for the network equipment company.
8 Gbit/sec switches are key to the standout Brocade 4th quarter | NetworkWorld.com ...
Nov. 14, 2008
Earlier this week Brocade pre-announced standout fiscal 4th quarter results (view video), in which revenues will be anywhere between $15-$21 million more than what was previously projected in the August 2008 Brocade ...
Smart move: Brocade buys Foundry
Jul. 29, 2008
Brocade's recent acquisition of Foundry Networks for $3 billion should raise the market's interest in Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).
Moving to that dee-luxe studio in the sky
Jul. 25, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about the DNS attack code unleashed on the Internet, the Brocade-Foundry deal and celebrate the last recording from the Twisted Lair studio.
Brocade: Gunning for Cisco
Jul. 24, 2008
Ian Whiting, Vice President and General Manager, Data Center Infrastructure at Brocade, talks about taking on Cisco in the data center in the wake of Brocade's $3B purchase of Foundry Networks
Reactions to Brocade-Foundry deal
Jul. 24, 2008
As the impact of the news this week that Brocade Communications Systems will be acquiring Foundry Networks sank in, it drew a wide range of reactions - even just at Network World.
Brocade-Foundry deal can't hide majors' dominance
Jul. 22, 2008
So Brocade's agreement to buy Foundry Networks is "a move that could challenge Cisco's dominance in the network equipment market" (San Jose Mercury News), packs the "potential of making Brocade a stronger competitor ...
Brocade acquires Foundry; Implicit Networks lawsuit
Jul. 22, 2008
Storage networking company Brocade Communications has agreed to acquire enterprise local-area-network vendor Foundry Networks for approximately $3 billion, the companies announced yesterday; IBM, Oracle, SAP and Adobe ...
Brocade's Foundry buy will boost Fibre Channel over Ethernet market
Jul. 22, 2008
Brocade's purchase of Foundry will help it penetrate the Fibre Channel over Ethernet market.
Watch out Cisco: Here comes Brocade/Foundry
Jul. 22, 2008
Brocade's proposed $3 billion acquisition of Foundry Networks this week would create a stronger data center competitor to Cisco while raising the stakes even higher for other Ethernet switch companies.
Foundry finds a buyer in Brocade
Jul. 22, 2008
I've followed Foundry Networks since its Gigabit Ethernet beginnings, in 1996. I visited its offices during the '90s boom years, when it was growing quickly along with the rest of the tech industry. I've seen it weather ...
Brocade to buy Foundry for $3 billion
Jul. 21, 2008
Storage networking company Brocade Communications Systems has agreed to acquire enterprise LAN vendor Foundry Networks for approximately $3 billion, the companies announced Monday.
Brocade rolls out 8Gbit Fibre Channel
May. 15, 2008
Brocade, following the lead of Emulex and QLogic, this week introduced 8Gbit Fibre Channel switches and host bus adapters (HBA).
Brocade unveils file-area networking appliance for SMBs
Mar. 25, 2008
Brocade this week announced a file-area networking (FAN) appliance that lets customers manage and migrate their file-based data stored on file servers and network-attached storage devices.
Brocade unveils file-area networking appliance for SMBs
Mar. 25, 2008
Brocade this week announced a file-area networking (FAN) appliance that lets customers manage and migrate their file-based data stored on file servers and network-attached storage devices.
Brocade's Reyes gets 21 months in backdating case
Jan. 17, 2008
Former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and a US$15 million fine for fraud related to backdating of the storage networking company's stock options.
Vendors hype new Fibre Channel over Ethernet tech
Apr. 11, 2008
Storage vendors hyped up-and-coming Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technologies at the Storage Networking World trade show this week.
Brocade targets 'Cisco fatigue' | NetworkWorld.com Community
Sep. 17, 2008
Brocade wants to be the first vendor network managers think of as an alternative to Cisco. In a story provocatively headlined "Brocade gearing up to fight 'Cisco fatigue'", the IDG News Service writes that executives ...
Latest suitor in Cisco mega acquisition rumor: Brocade | NetworkWorld.com Community
Aug. 25, 2008
Just as San Francisco Bay Area residents are waiting for the next big earthquake to happen, the market is waiting for Cisco to make its next big acquisition and are busying themselves with throwing names into the ring ...
Cisco resellers take on Brocade/Foundry union | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jul. 25, 2008
Not that they would say otherwise, but the Cisco resellers cited in ChannelWeb's story about the impending Brocade/Foundry wedding said they were not afraid of the union. Raphe Reeves, vice president of Cisco ...
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