IBM retaliating against Cisco?

摘要

Brocade has extended an OEM relationship with IBM to include its recently acquired Foundry switches in a deal that appears to be in retaliation to Cisco's recent entry into the blade server market.rnIBM will rebrand and sell Brocade's Foundry switches through its global sales force and authorized business partners. The switches include:rn1. Netlron MLX series, to be rebranded IBM Miseries Ethernet routers.rn2. Netlron CES 2000 series, to be rebranded IBM c-series Ethernet switches.rn3. Fastlron SuperX line, to be rebranded IBM s-series Ethernet switches.rn4. Fastlron GS series, to be rebranded IBM g-series Ethernet switches.rnThe amended OEM agreement, announced this week, extends the existing relationship between Brocade and IBM in the SAN market. That arrangement has been in place for more than 10 years, according to Brocade, and includes the multi-protocol Brocade DCX Backbone along with Fibre Channel directors, stand-alone and embedded switches, and related software.