SAN JOSE, CA -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade®) (Nasdaq: BRCD), a leading provider of infrastructure for Storage Area Networks (SANs), announced today that Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) has expanded its OEM partnership with Brocade. Compaq will offer the Brocade SilkWorm® 12000 Core Fabric Switch to its customers worldwide, offering the industry's most highly available, scalable intelligent platform for networking storage environments.