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SAN JOSE, CA -- TrueSAN Networks, Inc., a pioneer in storage infrastructure software, today announced that the company has partnered with McDATA Corp. to bring the advanced SAN management capabilities of its Cloudbreak Storage Operating System to storage network infrastructures based on McDATA Fibre Channel Switches and Directors. As a McDATA OpenReady Developer, TrueSAN gains access to McDATA's recently announced Connectors -- McDATA's comprehensive API initiative. "This alliance enables customers with McDATA-based SAN infrastructures to use TrueSAN's Cloudbreak Storage Operating System to simplify information management, reduce cost, and maximize the ROI potential of their storage infrastructure," stated Tom Isakovich, president and CEO of TrueSAN. "Our partnership with McDATA is representative of TrueSAN's commitment to providing an open platform for managing heterogeneous SANs across all types of storage networking environments." TrueSAN's Cloudbreak solution represents the first Storage Operating System: a comprehensive, network-based platform for managing heterogeneous storage networks. Unlike single-purpose utilities, Cloudbreak represents a unique solution: a software suite that combines essential storage management technology (storage virtualization, storage network and device management, storage resource management, business continuance applications, and policy management) in a single, integrated platform. TrueSAN's end-to-end approach to storage management enables customers to more quickly reduce storage management costs and more effectively capitalize on the benefits of storage networking. Cloudbreak's storage network and device management technology will leverage the McDATA Element Connector API to provide seamless monitoring, management, and performance analysis of McDATA Fibre Channel Switches and Directors within the Cloudbreak environment. "Customers are the ultimate beneficiaries of McDATA's Connector API strategy. With the combination of McDATA's Connectors and TrueSAN's Cloudbreak Storage Operating System, customers now have an additional choice that optimizes the management of multi-vendor storage networks," stated Robert Jordan, director of software product marketing, McDATA. "McDATA is committed to simplifying SAN management for customers through automation and by offering the broadest range of choice through our OpenReady Developer partners."