Brocade Highlights Data Management Solutions for Oracle Applications at Oracle OpenWorld 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) (NASDAQ: BRCD) , a leader in data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, will offer a full lineup of demonstrations and presentations about its innovative data management solutions at next week's Oracle OpenWorld 2007 Conference, which runs from November 11 to 15, 2007, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Brocade has the world's largest installed base of data center networking infrastructure solutions supporting Oracle applications, which are running in thousands of Brocade production environments around the globe. The demonstrations at Oracle OpenWorld 2007 will showcase Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) directors, Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and fabric management software for its Data Center Fabric (DCF) architecture, which supports industry-leading solutions for the largest, fastest, and most efficient Oracle installations.

    Brocade demonstrations at Oracle OpenWorld include:
    -- In South Hall Booth #1724, Brocade will demonstrate business
       continuance, disaster recovery, Brocade Access Gateway, security, and
       HBA solutions.

    -- In the Upper Lobby "Inside Innovation" area, Brocade will conduct a
       live power consumption demonstration, showcasing Brocade's commitment
       to providing high-performance, low-energy data management solutions.
       Because of its energy efficiency, the Brocade 48000 Director has been
       selected as an Eco-Friendly Product in the Inside Innovation Showcase
       at Oracle OpenWorld 2007.

Brocade will also showcase its Oracle application benchmark results. These benchmarks include the record-breaking TPC-C Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) benchmark, which uses Brocade-supplied HP StorageWorks SAN 4/64 switches. Brocade products are also utilized in the TPC-H Benchmark for a 300-gigabyte data warehouse.

For more information on the Oracle OpenWorld 2007, please visit: http://www.oracle.com/openworld/2007/index.html.

About Brocade

Brocade is a leading provider of data center networking solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.

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