MICROSENS, a leading optical transport provider for service providers and enterprises, announced that its flagship 10G Platform has been verified by Brocade Communications Systems Inc. as being compatible with Brocade-based Storage Area Networking (SAN) infrastructure, according to the testing requirements of the Brocade Data Center Ready Program. The program is an initiative designed to foster interoperability in multi-vendor Brocade-based data center environments.
Testing was conducted at the Brocade Data Center Ready labs, which are state-of-the-art facilities supporting end-to-end interoperability and performance testing of SAN products in multi-vendor and large fabric environments. The Brocade Data Center Ready Program boasts an impressive group of members joining the program since its launch in 2000.
"Brocade certification is a very important validation of MICROSENS’ approach to storage area networking in data center environment," said Thomas Kwaterski, Founder, Member of the Board for MICROSENS. "To handle the skyrocketing data needs of data centers, customers need the kinds of Fibre Channel solutions we offer. With Brocade certification, they are assured of our products’ compatibility in their data centers."
The Fibre Channel SAN solutions from MICROSENS enabled by the 10G Platform offer a number of advantages over standard SAN solutions. In addition to providing the most commonly used standard SAN Service types and rates (1G, 2G, 4G, and 10G) today, MICROSENS leverages the unique capabilities provided by the 10G Platform to provide differentiating advantages to service providers.
"We are pleased that MICROSENS’ 10G Platform has successfully completed Data Center Ready Program testing with Brocade switches and directors in multi-vendor SAN environments," said Patric Chang, director of Strategic Alliances at Brocade. "Storage area networks are being deployed worldwide at a rapid rate as a scalable, high-performance networking foundation for storage environments. The Brocade Data Center Ready program is an example of our continued commitment to delivering end-to-end interoperability to customers."
About the Brocade Data Center Ready Program
The Brocade Data Center Ready program is a comprehensive testing and configuration initiative designed to foster end-to-end SAN interoperability. As part of the program, testing is conducted in SAN configurations that include a heterogeneous mix of servers, storage systems, Brocade switches, SAN management and enterprise applications, and other SAN technologies. Brocade has created an interoperability lab featuring a heterogeneous SAN fabric, in which the company tests and validates partner equipment in specific configurations. Vendors receive Brocade Data Center Ready qualification after completing tests to confirm that vendors’ products meet interoperability guidelines.
For more information, visit http://www.brocade.com/partnerships/index.page.
About MICROSENS
MICROSENS is a world leader in production of fiber optic data transmission systems. The companies' expertise covers all applications using fiber optics, ranging from local area networks (LAN), via access networks right up to industrial and metro networks (MAN).
Heavy investments into the latest manufacturing equipment together with most advanced technology guarantee leading edge solutions. MICROSENS offers creative solutions using high quality components in order to meet customer requirements at the highest level in an application orientated and cost effective way.
Since its foundation in 1993, MICROSENS, which is based in Hamm, Westphalia (Germany), has concentrated with increasing success on the development and production of active components for data communication networks.
MICROSENS sells its solutions worldwide via the headquarters and the representative sales offices in France, Poland and Singapore. The product range is sold and supported locally by certified Sales Partners. All delivered products meet international regulations and standards, such as Gigabit Ethernet, SONET/SDH, Fibre Channel etc.
In autumn 2006 a further step for the future success was made. Due to the investment of the new main shareholder MICROSENS now belongs to the fast growing and high profitable euromicron group, which has a focus on networking and fiber optic technology with its several investments in the IT industry.
