HIGHLIGHTS

• Enables organizations to make strategic IT investments while conserving capital
• Provides greater flexibility for IT upgrades by minimizing capital outlay
• Protects against equipment and technological obsolescence
• Frees up capital for other areas or projects
• Tailors programs to meet specific financial needs
• Enables organizations to better balance project costs with potential benefits

FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS

As organizations face flat or shrinking budgets, capital purchases such as IT investments are coming under increased scrutiny. To remain competitive and keep their technology current, organizations need a way to invest in critical IT infrastructure and applications while protecting valuable capital.

Brocade Capital Solutions offers a leasing program designed to meet their financial needs as well as their long-term IT requirements. Instead of using existing bank lines of credit or cash, organizations can lease Brocade hardware, software, and services, adding equipment as their requirements change.

Some of the key advantages of the program include:

• Greater preservation of capital during difficult economic times
• 100 percent financing for hardware, software, training, services, and support
• Structured payments that make budgeting easier to structure and manage
• Increased purchasing power to meet their total systems needs and minimize budget constraints

CUSTOMIZED LEASING PROGRAMS

Brocade Capital Solutions enables organizations to acquire the equipment they need today while spreading the payments over several fiscal budgets. In addition, Brocade offers several programs tailored to meet specific requirements, including:

• Fair Market Value
• 100 Percent Financing
• Deferred Payment Programs
• Non-Appropriation Protection
• Subsidized Rate Programs
• Appropriation Match Program

AVAILABILITY

Brocade Capital Solutions is a private-label financing program through which Brocade and a network of qualified business partners and financial services firms provide customized financing options.

Brocade Capital Solutions is now available through Brocade to customers in the United States. Brocade plans to make the program available worldwide and through its authorized channel partners in the future.