This IDC study provides a mid year 2003 estimate of the market by country for
fibre channel switches and directors in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan)
region. It discusses key market drivers, vendor activity and end-user trends.
It also considers the emergence of three vendors as contenders for market
leadership.
Graham Penn, Director Storage Research Asia/Pacific observed that, "the market
will experience increased competition in 2004 as Brocade, McDATA and Cisco seek
to build market share, in each of the two key segments, entry-level fabric
switches and director-class chassis switches. The bar is being raised as the
next generation "intelligent switches" make their way into this market."