UPDATE: Brocade to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results

Brocade® (NASDAQ GS:BRCD) updated its plans to report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results. Brocade now plans to report its preliminary financial results on Monday, November 23, 2009 at approximately 4:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. ET).

Brocade also plans to post prepared comments, including an updated Fiscal Year 2010 outlook, at www.BRCD.com at the same.

On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 5:00 a.m. PT (8:00 a.m. ET), Brocade will host a webcast conference call primarily devoted to Q&A at www.BRCD.com. Please submit questions regarding Brocade’s preliminary financial results or outlook to ir@brocade.com in advance of the conference call; questions will be reviewed in the order they are received.

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