Callisma Joins Brocade Professional Services Provider Program.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001

Brocade Professional Services Providers Complement Brocade Fabric

Partners in Delivering Expertise in Brocade Intelligent

Storage Networks to Customers

Callisma, Inc., the premier provider of network services, announced today the establishment of an alliance to provide end-to-end storage consulting for large-scale enterprise and service provider clients. Today Brocade also announced its Professional Services Provider Program in which Callisma, as one of the first members, will be working in close conjunction with Brocade Fabric Partners, such as systems integrators and master resellers, to provide SAN architecture and design solutions for next-generation storage networking implementations based on Brocade SAN infrastructure, as enterprises and service providers transition from simple to large-scale SAN deployments.

"In today's economic environment, it is crucial that we help clients understand the financial benefits associated with storage networking solutions. As a network services company, our strategy is to provide expertise in those critical and emerging technologies best able to provide business relevance," said Ralph Troupe, president and chief executive officer, Callisma. "With the rapidly increasing amount of information corporations manage every day, storage networking is fast emerging as one of the key IT technologies companies will need to survive and thrive. By working with Brocade, we've joined forces with the world's leading provider of SAN infrastructure to deliver an unparalleled base of solutions based on best-in-class switches and software, along with our architecture and design expertise."

Callisma will provide architecture and design services for clients by leveraging the Brocade SOLUTIONware(TM) library, a family of pre-tested application-specific SAN implementation guidelines designed to simplify the integration and configuration of SAN solutions. Callisma will offer a variety of SOLUTIONware-based SAN services, including storage and server consolidation, backup and restore, disaster recovery, and high availability. Callisma will also leverage the Return on Investment (ROI) Assessment Methodology developed by Brocade, which allows companies to quickly measure the significant, quantifiable benefits of implementing a storage area network, through server and storage consolidation, centralized storage management, increased application and storage availability, increased SAN security, and an overall reduced total cost of ownership of storage environments. These SAN services allow Callisma to provide end-to-end SAN consulting from the end user through the network to the application's storage end point.

"Brocade is excited to be able to leverage professional services companies such as Callisma to work with Brocade Fabric Partners in assessing, designing, and implementing enterprise-class storage networks for end-customers," said Jeff Seltzer, Brocade vice president of Global Alliances and Applications Marketing. "Brocade PS Providers bring their training and expertise in Brocade methodologies, Brocade SilkWorm(R) fabric switches, SAN needs assessment, ROI analysis, and SAN architecture and design, and SAN management to the development of next-generation storage networks that meet customer needs for manageability, internetworkability, scalability, and security."

The Brocade Professional Services Provider Program

The Brocade PSP Program is designed for qualified consulting firms and systems integrators that are committed to offering professional services in the area of SAN storage solutions. Authorized Brocade PSPs are trained in four core areas of SAN design and implementation using Brocade SAN infrastructure: storage environment strategy and assessment, SAN architecture design, SAN implementation, and SAN management. As part of the certification process, Brocade PSPs train in advanced SAN configuration and the Brocade SilkWorm family of fabric switches. Coursework is offered by storage networking industry experts through Brocade Education Services. For information on the Brocade Professional Services Provider Program, contact [e-mail]. For more information on Brocade Education Services, visit www.brocade.com/education_services.

About Callisma

Callisma is setting a new standard for network consulting, helping today's enterprises and service providers design and deploy networks that deliver strategic business value. By providing its clients with a broad base of technical practices, a flexible, results-oriented engagement style and the highest quality documentation and communication, Callisma delivers superior solutions -- on time and on budget. Callisma's practices include IP Telephony, Internetworking, Optical, Operations Management, Project Management, Security and Storage Networking. Callisma is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices located in Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Irvine, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and New York City. For more information: Contact a Callisma representative at 888/805-7075, or visit www.callisma.com.

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