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McDATA Corporation (Nasdaq:MCDTA)(Nasdaq:MCDT) customers can gain even greater scalability, availability, performance and security of Fibre Channel (FC) and mixed protocol storage networks with the availability of new bandwidth management techniques and advanced routing capabilities for McDATA�s Eclipse SAN Router portfolio. The enhancements to the McDATA Eclipse 2640, Eclipse 1620 and corresponding management software give IT administrators the tools they need to effectively manage and optimize the performance of multi-protocol, multi-site and shared network infrastructures. �This latest release builds on McDATA�s leadership in SAN routing and extension, enabling our customers to realize even easier data access through more scalable and secure distributed storage networks,� said Raj Das, vice president of product marketing, McDATA. �By adding new Quality of Service (QoS) features like our patent-pending Adaptive Rate Limiting, Differentiated Services (DiffServ) and VLAN Tagging, we can ensure high performance of all data flows and maximum utilization of WAN bandwidth in shared network infrastructures, helping customers meet demanding service levels while reducing costs.� McDATA�s Eclipse SAN Routers are designed to meet a broad range of customer needs including SAN island integration, business continuance and disaster recovery planning, storage consolidation, remote tape vaulting, content distribution and iSCSI access to Fibre Channel storage. The line�s broad support of storage vendor applications and industry standards gives customers flexibility to meet changing requirements with complete investment protection. New features in McDATA�s Eclipse SAN Routers include: Increased scalability and availability of FC-routed environments through 2x scalability enhancements and new support for preferred pathing and SAN router fail-over Improved WAN bandwidth utilization with new Adaptive Rate Limiting capabilities, allowing links to dynamically adjust bandwidth rates to leverage all available bandwidth on costly long haul links Additional QoS capabilities, including VLAN tagging and DSCP support for applications extended over IP networks Increased management security with support for SSHv2, RADIUS-based authentication and encryption of sensitive user information These new enhancements will be available through channel partners in January 2007. Existing McDATA Eclipse customers with maintenance contracts will be entitled to a free software upgrade. All new Eclipse orders will automatically include these new features at no additional charge. About McDATA (www.mcdata.com) McDATA (Nasdaq:MCDTA)(Nasdaq:MCDT) is the leading provider of storage networking solutions, helping customers build, globally connect, optimize and centrally manage data infrastructures across SAN, MAN and WAN environments. With nearly 25 years experience developing SAN products, services and solutions, McDATA is the trusted partner in the world's largest data centers, connecting more than two-thirds of all networked data. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains statements about expected future events that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Readers are urged to consider statements that include the terms "believes," "belief," "expects," "plans," "objectives," "estimates," "anticipates," "intends," "targets," or the like to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that could cause actual results to differ and vary materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, McDATA�s relationships with EMC, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems and the level of their orders, aggressive price competition by numerous other SAN and IP switch suppliers, OEM qualification of our new products - such as the Intrepid 10000 Director, integration of CNT�s sales and marketing functions, manufacturing constraints, constraints in obtaining third party product for resale and other risk factors that are disclosed in McDATA�s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These cautionary statements by McDATA should not be construed as exhaustive or as any admission regarding the adequacy of disclosures made by McDATA. All cautionary statements should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements wherever they appear. McDATA does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. McDATA Corporation (Nasdaq:MCDTA)(Nasdaq:MCDT) customers can gain even greater scalability, availability, performance and security of Fibre Channel (FC) and mixed protocol storage networks with the availability of new bandwidth management techniques and advanced routing capabilities for McDATA's Eclipse SAN Router portfolio. The enhancements to the McDATA Eclipse 2640, Eclipse 1620 and corresponding management software give IT administrators the tools they need to effectively manage and optimize the performance of multi-protocol, multi-site and shared network infrastructures. "This latest release builds on McDATA's leadership in SAN routing and extension, enabling our customers to realize even easier data access through more scalable and secure distributed storage networks," said Raj Das, vice president of product marketing, McDATA. "By adding new Quality of Service (QoS) features like our patent-pending Adaptive Rate Limiting, Differentiated Services (DiffServ) and VLAN Tagging, we can ensure high performance of all data flows and maximum utilization of WAN bandwidth in shared network infrastructures, helping customers meet demanding service levels while reducing costs." McDATA's Eclipse SAN Routers are designed to meet a broad range of customer needs including SAN island integration, business continuance and disaster recovery planning, storage consolidation, remote tape vaulting, content distribution and iSCSI access to Fibre Channel storage. The line's broad support of storage vendor applications and industry standards gives customers flexibility to meet changing requirements with complete investment protection. New features in McDATA's Eclipse SAN Routers include: -- Increased scalability and availability of FC-routed environments through 2x scalability enhancements and new support for preferred pathing and SAN router fail-over -- Improved WAN bandwidth utilization with new Adaptive Rate Limiting capabilities, allowing links to dynamically adjust bandwidth rates to leverage all available bandwidth on costly long haul links -- Additional QoS capabilities, including VLAN tagging and DSCP support for applications extended over IP networks -- Increased management security with support for SSHv2, RADIUS-based authentication and encryption of sensitive user information These new enhancements will be available through channel partners in January 2007. Existing McDATA Eclipse customers with maintenance contracts will be entitled to a free software upgrade. All new Eclipse orders will automatically include these new features at no additional charge. About McDATA (www.mcdata.com) McDATA (Nasdaq:MCDTA)(Nasdaq:MCDT) is the leading provider of storage networking solutions, helping customers build, globally connect, optimize and centrally manage data infrastructures across SAN, MAN and WAN environments. With nearly 25 years experience developing SAN products, services and solutions, McDATA is the trusted partner in the world's largest data centers, connecting more than two-thirds of all networked data. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains statements about expected future events that are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Readers are urged to consider statements that include the terms "believes," "belief," "expects," "plans," "objectives," "estimates," "anticipates," "intends," "targets," or the like to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that could cause actual results to differ and vary materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, McDATA's relationships with EMC, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems and the level of their orders, aggressive price competition by numerous other SAN and IP switch suppliers, OEM qualification of our new products - such as the Intrepid 10000 Director, integration of CNT's sales and marketing functions, manufacturing constraints, constraints in obtaining third party product for resale and other risk factors that are disclosed in McDATA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These cautionary statements by McDATA should not be construed as exhaustive or as any admission regarding the adequacy of disclosures made by McDATA. All cautionary statements should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements wherever they appear. McDATA does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.