Three Months Ended

Exhibit 10.3

3030 Cornwallis Road
RTP, NC 27709

January 2, 2007 [sic]

Mr. Michael Harrison
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose, CA 95110

Subject: Amendment 28 to SOW#1 of the IBM/Brocade Goods Agreement ROC-P-68

This letter (the “Amendment”) serves as Amendment Number 28 to SOW#1, including all amendments thereto (“SOW#1”) of the Goods Agreement ROC-P-68 (the “Agreement”), which the parties hereto do mutually agree to amend as follows

1. The third sentence in the first paragraph of the Goods Agreement, and Section 1. of Amendment #24, is modified as follows:

     “The Term of this SOW #1 shall be extended from 12/31/06 to 12/31/07.

The effective date of this Amendment shall be the date on the top of this Amendment (the “Effective Date”).

The parties acknowledge that they have read this Amendment, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Goods Agreement or the SOW #1. All other terms and conditions of the Goods Agreement and SOW#1 that are unaffected by the revisions set forth in this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect. Further, the parties agree that this Amendment and the Goods Agreement and SOW#1 are the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties, superseding all proposals or other prior agreement, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties relating to this subject.

Accepted and Agreed To: International Business Machines Corporation						Accepted and Agreed To: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
By:		/s/Patrick T. Gaynor		01/04/07		By:	/s/ Jill Cameron	01/19/07
Authorized Signature				Date		Authorized Signature		Date
Patrick T. Gaynor						Jill Cameron
Type or Print Name						Type or Print Name
Manager, Storage Procurement						Director, WW Sales Operations
Title & Organization						Title & Organization