Foundry Networks http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/933/all xx Foundry shareholders OK merger with Brocade http://www.itworld.com/networking/59420/foundry-shareholders-ok-merger-brocade Foundry Networks shareholders have approved a merger with Brocade Communications, overcoming what appears to be the last major hurdle in a deal that had been questioned as stock and credit markets plunged. http://www.itworld.com/networking/59420/foundry-shareholders-ok-merger-brocade#comments Business Networking Storage News Brocade Foundry Networks Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:22:44 -0500 ITworld staff 59420 at http://www.itworld.com Brocade gets loan to fund Foundry buyout http://www.itworld.com/storage/55809/brocade-gets-loan-fund-foundry-buyout Brocade Communications Systems on Tuesday secured a $1.1 billion loan to fund its acquisition of Foundry Networks despite a tightening of credit markets amid the Wall Street meltdown. http://www.itworld.com/storage/55809/brocade-gets-loan-fund-foundry-buyout#comments Networking Storage News Brocade Foundry Networks SAN tape storage Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:39:10 -0400 ITworld staff 55809 at http://www.itworld.com Brocade gearing up to fight 'Cisco fatigue' http://www.itworld.com/networking/55148/brocade-gearing-fight-cisco-fatigue With its acquisition of Ethernet vendor Foundry Networks expected to close by year's end, Brocade is painting itself as the alternative to Cisco that IT administrators have been looking for. http://www.itworld.com/networking/55148/brocade-gearing-fight-cisco-fatigue#comments Networking Storage News Brocade Cisco Foundry Networks Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:47:42 -0400 ITworld staff 55148 at http://www.itworld.com Brocade deal to help drive data-center transition http://www.itworld.com/storage/53755/brocade-deal-help-drive-data-center-transition Brocade Communications Systems' planned US$3 billion acquisition of Foundry Networks is a major strategic move in a brewing war over the future of data-center connectivity, industry analysts said Tuesday. http://www.itworld.com/storage/53755/brocade-deal-help-drive-data-center-transition#comments Business Networking Storage News Brocade Foundry Networks LAN m&a SAN Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:54:27 -0400 ITworld staff 53755 at http://www.itworld.com Brocade to buy Foundry for $3 billion http://www.itworld.com/business/53719/brocade-buy-foundry-3-billion Storage networking company Brocade Communications Systems has agreed to acquire enterprise LAN vendor Foundry Networks for approximately US$3 billion, the companies announced Monday. http://www.itworld.com/business/53719/brocade-buy-foundry-3-billion#comments Business Networking News Brocade Foundry Networks LAN m&a Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:22:16 -0400 abennett 53719 at http://www.itworld.com