Storage Area Network Fibre Channel Market Grows 10 Percent in First Quarter 2005 Compared to Prior Year Period

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Dell’Oro Group:The storage area network (SAN) fibre channel market grew 10 percent in the first quarter 2005 over the year ago period. During this same period, port shipments grew 38 percent, further indicating healthy demand from companies to network their storage resources. The annual growth was equally supported by sales in both the SAN switch and host bus adapter segments of the market.

The report also indicates that market shares shifted during first quarter 2005. In the modular switch market segment, Cisco has continued its string of sequential quarterly revenue growth as customers continue to adopt its MDS 9500. During the quarter, some of the other major vendors in this segment were plagued with one-time issues, such as consumers delaying purchasing decisions in light of uncertainty regarding product plans for McDATA, the leading vendor in this segment, and CNT due to their pending merger.

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