Juniper also is a potential buyer of Brocade. If the networking company wants to remain independent and continue to slug it out with Cisco, it will need to bulk up. Juniper was interested in buying Brocade before Brocade acquired Foundry, a former competitor, Male says. Now, the former Foundry networking business might create redundancies for Juniper. Because of the storage-networking combination, Brocade's bankers put the company up for sale in the press to stir interest among private-equity concerns. Brocade might fetch more if the company were sold in parts, according to Male.

I believe in their technical capabilities and their ability to execute their vision.

Always drive by their office

growth

Brocade's (BRCD) sneaking up here, and I have always thought that the Cisco (CSCO) competitor would make a nice fit with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ).

"I've been telling people to take profits in [TSM] and cycle into ON Semiconductor (ONNN), Cadence Systems (CDNS), Brocade Communications (BRCD) and Broadcom (BRCM)." "Mad Money Lightning Round," 6-16-09

Partered with HP and IBM in competition with CSCO networking capabilities.

Deal with IBM and fight with Cisco

design industry

According to Cramer, Brocade (BRCD) doesn't need to beat Cisco Systems (CSCO), just take some market share, in order to prosper. He recommended waiting for Cisco to report its earnings Wednesday before a little of the speculative Brocade.

I bought it at 9 as a speculative play. I'll hold and hopefully it turns around again.

Lost me a ton.

I work here, it SUX, don't buy.

ceo and chief financial officer in trouble

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Even though this was a recommendation from Cramer a few months ago, it has done nothing. I didn't lose too much money, but I lost opportunity I could have had some place else (like more aapl!).

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