B'lore: Brocade opens world class R

Bangalore, Aug 1: Networked Storage Solutions leader Brocade today announced the opening of a world class Research and Development Centre here.

Speaking to newspersons here, company Vice-President (Engineering) Zahid Hussain said the centre would ensure expansion of the company's presence in India and accelerate development of enhancements to its Data Centre networking and management solutions for global markets.

He said the centre with its state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment would be a hub for development of advanced technologies for Data Centre networking and data management solutions. The Asia Pacific region represented tremendous opportunity for storage networking growth, with India and Hong Kong leading the charge.

Brocade enjoyed double digit growth in India for the last few years and the company wanted to expand further, he added.

He said the facility would have 50 people to start with and would have the capacity to seat 200 people in the next two years. ''The Bangalore team will drive development of new technology solutions, designed to enable companies to connect and manage data more efficiently and reliably,'' he added.

UNI