Cambex Partners With Brocade as a Fabric Integrator to Deliver Fabric Based San Solutions.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2001 Cambex Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CBEX CBEX China Beijing Equity Exchange ), a leading provider of Storage Area Networking (SAN) solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Brocade Communications Systems Brocade, Inc. NASDAQ: BRCD, based in Silicon Valley, designs, manufactures, and sells storage networking solutions and management applications for storage area networks (SANs) and file area networks (FANs). , Inc. (Brocade(R)) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading provider of storage Area Networking infrastructure, to become a Brocade Fabric Integrator(TM). Cambex will provide Brocade Fibre Channel switches Major manufacturers of Fibre Channel switches are: Brocade, Cisco, McData and Qlogic.
As a Brocade Fabric Integrator, Cambex has completed comprehensive training on the Brocade SilkWorm silkworm, name for the larva of various species of moths, indigenous to Asia and Africa but now domesticated and raised for silk production throughout most of the temperate zone. The culture of silkworms is called sericulture. (R) family of Fibre Channel switches and software. Brocade SilkWorm fabric switches provide a scalable, reliable networking foundation for storage environments by connecting servers and storage systems through a high-performance storage area network. Brocade products are available through certified Brocade Fabric Integrators and Brocade OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. "In today's rapidly growing SAN market, Brocade is recognized as a leader in providing SAN infrastructure and software products. We are pleased that we can provide our customers with the highest quality products and services through our partnership with Brocade. The importance of Fibre Channel technology will continue to play a major role in shaping the data storage environment. We believe our relationship with Brocade significantly strengthens our ability to deliver best-in-class Fibre Channel SAN solutions to our customers" said Peter Kruy, Executive Vice President of Cambex. "Brocade is pleased to welcome Cambex to our Fabric Integrator Program to further extend our channel reach and increase the availability of storage area networking resources for our customers worldwide," said Jack Cuthbert, Brocade vice president of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "Brocade continues to invest in tools and resources to support our Fabric Integrator partners in implementing Brocade-based Fibre Channel Fabric A Fibre Channel fabric (or Fibre Channel switched fabric, FC-SW) is a switched fabric of Fibre Channel devices enabled by a Fibre Channel switch. Fabrics are normally subdivided by Fibre Channel zoning. Each fabric has a name server and provides other services. SANs." Cambex's reseller partnership with Brocade is part of Cambex's initiative to provide `Best-in-Class' SAN products as well as storage networking integration services to its end-user customers. As part of its initiative, Cambex will provide SAN assessment, planning, design, integration, and implementation services. Cambex will use the Brocade SilkWorm family of Fibre Channel switches as the foundation for its high-availability, enterprise-class storage offerings for Internet, e-commerce, on-line transaction processing (database) On-Line Transaction Processing - (OLTP) The processing of transactions by computers in real time. , data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , and multimedia applications. By integrating Brocade switches with Cambex FibreQuik host bus adapters and Centurion storage arrays, Cambex reduces IT costs by allowing the sharing of storage resources while providing the scalability that gives businesses the flexibility to respond rapidly to new or growing opportunities. The Brocade Fabric Integrator Program The Brocade Fabric Integrator program is designed for qualified systems integrators that are committed to investing in the deployment of SAN solutions. As part of the certification process, systems integrators receive in-depth technical training on Brocade products and comprehensive training on advanced SAN configuration and integration. Other benefits of the Fabric Integrator partner program include co-operative marketing programs, sales training, support from Brocade technical experts, and access to the Brocade SOLUTIONware(TM) library, SOLUTIONware is the industry's first packaged "how-to" manuals that simplify the integration, configuration, and testing process for deploying interoperable and heterogeneous SANs. About Cambex Corporation Cambex, headquartered in Waltham, MA, develops, manufactures and markets leading-edge Fibre Channel hardware and software solutions for building SANs. The company offers high performance Fibre Channel host bus adapters, hubs, routers and switches, high availability software, Full-Fibre Channel RAID arrays and management software for the deployment of heterogeneous SAN solutions, providing companies the competitive advantage of constant data access, storage consolidation and centralized management. The Company also supplies memory for enterprise servers. Cambex is a member of the Fibre Channel Industry Association, the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA , the FibreAlliance, and the HP Open SAN Initiative. Cambex can be reached at 781-890-6000, or on the World Wide Web at www.cambex.com. Cambex - SAN Solutions for the Internet Age Forward looking statements are made in this release pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the timing of new announcements or product introductions by the Company and its competitors, the hiring and retention of key employees, competitive pricing pressures, dependence on third parties for components and products, general economic conditions in the United States and international markets, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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