Data Storage Companies Deliver with Milestones Achievements, Product Innovations, and Dividends - Research Report on EMC, NetApp, SanDisk, Western Digital, and Brocade

NEW YORK, September 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports highlighting EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK), Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

EMC Corporation Research Report

On September 23, 2013, EMC Corporation (EMC) announced that it has been ranked as the number one storage solution shipped in 2012 for major enterprise applications in IDC's annual Storage User Demand Study. According to EMC, the study found that it was ranked as the number one in storage solutions deployed in Oracle environments for the second consecutive year, and in 2012 shipped nearly twice more terabytes than the next closest storage vendor in Oracle environments. Jeremy Burton, Executive Vice President, of Product Operations and Marketing, EMC, stated, "Enterprise application environments place the highest demands on our customers who continue to call on EMC as their top choice for mission-critical applications. We remain committed to continuing innovation focused on delivering products and solutions needed to manage the most demanding mission-critical application environments." The Full Research Report on EMC Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-09-24/EMC]

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NetApp, Inc. Research Report

On September 23, 2013, NetApp, Inc. (NetApp) announced updates to the NetApp® Solution for Oracle Database, which includes enhancements for Oracle Database 12c and Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c. The Company reported that the NetApp Solution for Oracle Database is a collection of products, technologies, reference architectures, and services that are brought together in a repeatable manner for deployment in Oracle Database customer environments. Brendon Howe, Vice President, Product and Solutions Marketing, NetApp, commented, "NetApp has a vision of enabling customers to achieve maximum business success by leveraging the cloud. With more than a decade of joint product testing and innovation between the two companies, we are rolling out offerings that help customers quickly deploy Oracle application and database environments while storing and managing this business-critical data across multiple cloud resources." The Full Research Report on NetApp, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-09-24/NTAP]

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SanDisk Corp. Research Report

On September 19, 2013, SanDisk Corp. (SanDisk) announced that it has optimized the iNAND Extreme embedded flash drive (EFD) to provide advanced digital storage in tablets powered by the new 22nm Intel Atom system-on-a-chip (SoC) introduced by Intel. According to SanDisk, the new enhancements to the iNAND Extreme make it faster, more responsive and highly compatible with the SoC, which was formally known as "Bay Trail." Drew Henry, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobile and Connected Solutions, SanDisk, said, "We are pleased to offer the tremendous storage performance of SanDisk's iNAND Extreme for use in tablets incorporating Intel's impressive new Intel Atom platform." Henry added, "We have clearly just scratched the surface of the potential for tablets to transform the user experience, and our iNAND Extreme enables developers to introduce the next wave of highly responsive tablets that offer richer entertainment, awe-inspiring graphics, and more productive business applications." The Full Research Report on SanDisk Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-09-24/SNDK]

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Western Digital Corporation Research Report

On September 19, 2013, Western Digital Corporation's (Western Digital) Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ending September 27, 2013. Western Digital reported the cash dividend to be in the amount of $0.25 per common share, payable on October 15, 2013, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2013. The Full Research Report on Western Digital Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-09-24/WDC]

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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Research Report

On September 24, 2013, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade) announced its strategic relationship with Aruba Networks Inc. (Aruba). According to the Company, under this partnership, Aruba will deliver an open-standards based unified campus network to support secure mobility, the proliferation of mobile devices within campus environments, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives and emerging technologies, such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Brocade reported that the Companies will jointly develop and bring to market solutions across multiple industries, including U.S. federal government. Lloyd Carney, CEO, Brocade, stated, "Campus networks are buckling under the proliferation of today's mobile initiatives, which makes this space ripe for disruption and ready for the application of intelligent solutions." Carney continued, "We view the campus network as the on-ramp to the virtualized data center and look forward to collaborating with Aruba to apply our cloud and SDN technologies to create a more unified and simplified solution." The Full Research Report on Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-09-24/BRCD]

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