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posted on 07 April 2008 12:46

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade® (Nasdaq: BRCD - News), a leader in data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, will showcase its new approach to encrypting data-at-rest at this week's RSA Conference 2008.

The planned data security solution from Brocade is an extension to the company's innovative Data Center Fabric (DCF) architecture, which addresses the urgent needs of IT organizations to make their data centers more efficient, adaptable, and secure. The conference runs from April 7 to 11, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Security is an important function of the Brocade DCF architecture, an open framework that helps organizations to transform their data center infrastructures for maximum performance, flexibility, and investment protection. Brocade is currently developing a high-performance fabric-based encryption capability as part of its DCF portfolio. This capability is designed to provide encryption of data-at-rest for both disk and tape storage, offering open key management so organizations can select from several leading key management products to centralize management of the fabric-based encryption solution.

The broad Brocade partnership network of leading data center solution providers helps ensure that organizations will have the greatest choice of supportable solutions for their data centers. The flexible approach to open key management also provides investment protection as organizations benefit from the ability to encrypt more of their critical corporate information and more easily achieve their security and corporate governance objectives -- all while centralizing management without sacrificing performance.

"As regulatory requirements and the cost of exposing sensitive information continue to rise, organizations must broaden and evolve the data encryption capabilities across their data centers," said Mario Blandini, Director of Product Marketing for the Brocade Data Center Infrastructure Division. "Brocade recognizes that scalability and open key management are integral components of a solid enterprise-class data encryption solution, which is why we are developing new approaches to delivering encryption capabilities for the data center fabric."

For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.rsaconference.com/2008/US/home.aspx.

About Brocade

Brocade is a leading provider of data center networking solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most efficient manner. 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.

^{[Formatted by Paul Warren.]}