Meanwhile, the Rate the Switch Vendor session, moderated by Enterprise Storage Groups Nancy Marrone on Wednesday, reached a unanimous conclusion: While McData Corp. (Nasdaq: MCDTA) appears to be weathering the onslaught from Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) fairly well, Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD) is seriously slipping.
No one, however, seems to buy that ever-recurring rumor that Cisco is preparing to buy Brocade. Least of all Cisco: Yeah, and were going to buy EMC, too, a company rep guffawed. We're pretty sure he was only kidding...
Heard on the Floor
While Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) (NYSE: CA) was busy announcing a partnership with Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) on Wednesday for backing up laptops to NAS boxes, word on the showroom floor was that Sony will soon incorporate other software backup products into its NAS server as well (see Sony, CA Intro Mobile Backup).
We will have solutions for Veritas Software Corp. (Nasdaq: VRTS) and Dantz Development Corp. in a couple months, says Douglas Stringer, Sonys business development manager for Tape Storage Solutions.
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