In my forecast of last night's earnings report from Brocade
On the other hand, pro forma net margin came in above expectations, at 15.1%. That's a clear improvement over last year and a good sign going forward.
Brocade is riding high with a stable of powerful helpers. Hewlett-Packard
Of course, that's hardly an exhaustive partner list. Other luminaries include Sun
So Brocade is happy just to maintain its market position in a seasonally weak quarter. In fact, Klayko took the opportunity to kick a bit of sand in the face of competitors, saying, "Our market share remained flat in the face of our competitors' new product shipments and presumed pent-up demand for those new products." So when Brocade rolls out its own product updates later in the year, we should see fireworks across the sky, right?
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