| | Business Summary | | Brocade
Communications
Systems,
Inc.
is
a
provider
of
storage
area
networking
infrastructure
solutions.
The
Brocade
family
of
hardware
and
software
products
provides
the
networking
foundation
for
storage
area
networks
(SANs),
which
bring
a
networking
model
to
storage
environments.
Using
Brocade
Fibre
Channel
fabric
switches
and
software,
customers
can
connect
servers
with
external
storage
devices
through
a
SAN,
creating
a
highly
reliable
and
scalable
environment
for
data-intensive
storage
applications.
Brocade
products
are
sold
through
OEM
partners,
system
integrators
and
resellers. | | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | Brocade
Communications
Systems
is
a
supplier
of
open
Fibre
Channel
Fabric
solutions
that
provide
the
intelligent
backbone
for
Storage
Area
Networks.
For
the
nine
months
ended
7/28/01,
revenues
totaled
$396.5
million,
up
from
$196.9
million.
Net
income
rose
39%
to
$56.5
million.
Revenues
reflect
higher
demand
for
the
SAN
switching
products
and
an
increased
customer
base.
Net
income
was
partially
offset
by
higher
manufacturing
and
development
costs. | | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Gregory Reyes, 38
Chairman,
CEO | $2.0M | $3.0M | Michael Byrd, 40
Pres,
COO | 664K | -- | Tony Canova
CFO, VP-Fin. | -- | -- | Victor Rinkle, 48
VP
of Operations | -- | -- | Charles Smith, 39
VP
of Worldwide Sales | 1.2M | -- | | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Oct-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
|
|
![[one-year price graph]](http://chart.yahoo.com/c/0b/b/brcd.gif)