Brocade made a similar announcement back in August
Brocade made a similar announcement back in August
It's not just Qlogic battling Emulex for the CNA adapter market anymore, Brocade also announced CNA design wins back in August with IBM, NetApp and EMC.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0718.html
I guess they see FCoE as a potential market disruption for host adapters and want a piece of the cake.