McDATA Corporation is a global leader in open storage networking solutions and provides high performance enterprise directors and Storage Area Networks (SANs). The company manufactures and markets high-performance switching equipment. McDATA Corporation's approach provides for storage networks that grow in terms of performance, capacity, and connectivity while significantly lowering the total cost of ownership. McDATA Corporation distributes its products through its OEMs, Elite Solutions Partners, and a network of re-sellers.

McData chose Oracle because of lower total cost of ownership, maturity of applications, and integrated data model.