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Brocade Channel Chief, Barbara Spicek, Recognized by Everything Channela?s CRN Magazine as One of the Top Women of the Channel

^{Published on 2010-07-26 06:10:43 - Market Wire}
 

SAN JOSE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Brocade^® (NASDAQ:BRCD) today announced that Barbara Spicek, vice president of Worldwide Channels, has been recognized by Everything Channela™s CRN Magazine as one of the top Women of the Channel. CRN Magazinea™s annual list recognizes female executives across vendorsa™ channel organizations, distributors and solution providers for their accomplishments over the past year and the far-reaching impact they are having on the technology industry going forward. This yeara™s Women of the Channel were chosen by the editors of CRN Magazine based on their achievements as executives and the amount of influence they wield over the technology channel.

"As more IT organizations migrate towards highly virtualized, services-on-demand environments, Brocade is adding new elements to the APN program to help our partners deliver high-performance networking solutions that reduce IT complexity and optimize applications while improving their customersa™ total cost of ownership."

Spicek was appointed vice president of Worldwide Channels at Brocade in February of 2009. Since then, she has led the Brocade channel organization in the development and implementation of a wide range of strategic initiatives to strengthen key channel relationships, most notably the global introduction of the Brocade Alliance Partner Network (APN) in May of 2009. Chartered with the mission of providing continual value to the channel, Spicek has been actively involved in the roll-out of new program elements to the APN, such as the Professional Services Program (PSP) and the addition of Brocade Specialized Partner designations, which enable partners to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace and drive additional revenue opportunities.

aWomen hold many prominent executive positions at vendor organizations, distributors and solution provider organizations, providing critical insight and influence when it comes to technology and the channel. We want to honor and congratulate these women for their contributions to the industry and their respective organizations,a said Kelley Damore, vice president, Editorial Director, Everything Channel.

aThe primary goal of the Brocade channel program is to provide areturn on partnershipa through innovative programs. A compelling partnership needs to be both partner- and customer-centric, embrace fundamental industry changes and drive enablement that makes the business partner the trusted advisor to the customer,a said Barbara Spicek, vice president of Worldwide Channels, at Brocade. aAs more IT organizations migrate towards highly virtualized, services-on-demand environments, Brocade is adding new elements to the APN program to help our partners deliver high-performance networking solutions that reduce IT complexity and optimize applications while improving their customersa™ total cost of ownership.a

A special feature of the Women of the Channel is in the July issue of CRN Magazine and expanded coverage will be featured online at [ www.crn.com ].

More Information

To learn more about the Brocade Alliance Partner Network, visit [ www.brocade.com/apn ].

About Brocade

Brocade(NASDAQ: BRCD) develops extraordinary networking solutions that enable todaya™s complex, data-intensive businesses to optimize information connectivity and maximize the business value of their data. For more information, visit [ www.brocade.com ].

About Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a [ UBM ] company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit [ www.everythingchannel.com ].

About United Business Media Limited ([ www.unitedbusinessmedia.com ])

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBMa™s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communitiesa"from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacistsa"with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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