Brocade Exec Named to SHARE Board

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD - News), the leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced that Steve Guendert, Principal Engineer of mainframe solutions at Brocade, has been appointed to the SHARE Board of Directors and will serve as the board's Director of Information Technology for a one-year term. SHARE Inc. is an independent, volunteer-run association providing IBM customers with user-focused education, professional networking, and industry influence.

"We are pleased to welcome Steve to the SHARE Board of Directors, and pleased that Brocade and Steve are willing to invest time and effort into the future of SHARE," said Martin Timmerman, President of SHARE.

Guendert has 17 years of management and hands-on experience in a wide variety of high-technology environments, including nuclear engineering, electronic warfare systems, and information technology. He is recognized industry-wide as an expert on ESCON, FICON®, and mainframe I/O and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, Computer Measurement Group (CMG) events, and SHARE. Guendert is also a published author of more than 20 papers on mainframe I/O and FICON, is a member of the IEEE Standards Association, and is currently finishing his PhD dissertation on Enterprise I/O Subsystems and High-Availability, Resilient Architectures.

"It's an exciting time in the industry, with daily breakthroughs in technology innovation, and it's organizations like SHARE -- which provides a collaborative environment where users and technology can meet and work together -- that foster the continued development of information technology," said Guendert. "I am looking forward to representing Brocade and our customers as I collaborate with SHARE members to continue on the path of delivering new innovations to the marketplace."

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.