Exhibit 10.155

 

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3039 E CORNWALLIS RD

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709-2195

October 13, 2009

Mr. Mike Harrison

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

1745 Technology Drive

San Jose, CA 95110

Subject: Amendment 2 to SOW#8 of the IBM/Brocade Goods Agreement ROC-P-68

This letter (the “Amendment”) serves as Amendment Number 2 to SOW#8, including
all amendments thereto (“SOW#8”) of the Goods Agreement ROC-P-68 (the
“Agreement”), which the parties hereto do mutually agree to amend as follows

1. Add Attachment E (including Schedule 1 thereto), Product Unique Attachment
for IBM System x Integrated Solutions. The purpose of this attachment is to
define unique terms and conditions that apply to sales of Brocade products to
the IBM System x Integrated Solutions only.

2. Add a new Section 1.1.1 to SOW#8:

“1.1.1 Additional Products. In addition to the Products set forth in Section 1.1
above, the Products set forth in Schedule 1 to Attachment E to this SOW#8 are
available to Buyer under the terms of this SOW#8, as such terms are modified in
Attachment E for purposes of the Products set forth in Schedule 1 to Attachment
E”

3. 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 #8.
All other terms and conditions of the Goods Agreement and SOW#8 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#8 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:      Accepted and Agreed To: International Business
Machines Corporation      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. By:  

/s/ Michelle B. Wright

  

10/14/09

     By:   

/s/ Charles Leeming

  

10/14/09

  Authorized Signature    Date         Authorized Signature    Date

Michelle B. Wright

       

Charles Leeming

   Type or Print Name         Type or Print Name   

GCM – Storage OEM Procurement

       

VP, OEM Sales

   Title & Organization         Title & Organization    Address:        
Address:    1745 Technology Drive               San Jose, CA 95110   

 

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Accepted and Agreed To: Brocade Communications Switzerland, SarL By:  

/s/ U. Plechschmidt

    Authorized Signature   Date 16-October-2009

Ulrich Plechschmidt

Type or Print Name  

Vice President EMEA

Title & Organization  

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Attachment E

Product Unique Attachment

Special Terms

Buyer may purchase Products listed in Schedule 1 to this Attachment E. The terms
and conditions of this SOW #8, as amended, will apply to such purchases, with
the exception of the following changes. In case of a conflict between the terms
of SOW #8, as amended, and this Attachment E, the terms of this Attachment E
shall prevail for purchases of Products set forth in Schedule 1 to this
Attachment E.

The following changes are made to SOW #8 for purposes of Products set forth in
Schedule 1.

 

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Section 2.1, Pricing: The fourth paragraph is removed. Quarterly [**] do not
apply to purchases by Buyer of Product under Schedule 1 to this Attachment E.

 

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Section 2.7, Warranty period. For purposes of Product listed in Schedule 1, the
first instance of the text “[**]” is replaced with “[**]”. The second instance
of the text “[**]” remains unchanged.

 

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Section 3.1, Configure to Order (CTO): This section is deemed deleted.

 

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Section 3.2, Fulfillment Logistics – General: Section 3.2 shall be amended to
read in its entirety as follows:.

“Buyer’s sites in [**] will place direct WAs in the form of Purchase Orders to
the Supplier and indicate the ship to address on such orders. Direct orders will
be shipped ex-works Supplier’s manufacturing site/merge center (Incoterms 2000)
via Buyer’s designated carriers.”

 

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Section 3.3, Forecast: This section is deemed deleted. Buyer will not provide
Forecasts for purposes of Products set forth in Schedule 1 to this Attachment.

 

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Section 4.2, Standard Order Lead Time, End of Quarter, and End of Month Lead
Time: Section 4.2 shall be amended to read in its entirety as follow:

“As Buyer is not providing a Forecast, Supplier will use commercially reasonable
efforts to ship Products in a timely period.”

 

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Section 4.4, Modified/Cancelled Order: Section 4.4 is amended in its entirety to
read as follows:

“Buyer may cancel or modify a WA [**] hours prior to the scheduled ship date.
Supplier or Supplier’s subcontractor(s) will use commercially reasonable efforts
to manage all requests.

 

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Section 4.5, Upside Flexibility: This section is deemed deleted.

 

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Section 4.6, Resolution of Customer Shipment Conflicts: This section is deemed
deleted.

 

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Section 4.8, Shipped and Uninstalled (S&U) Process: This section is deemed
deleted.

 

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Section 4.9, Rework Orders: This section is deemed deleted.

 

 

[**] Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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Section 4.10, HVEC Hub Replenishment: This section is deemed deleted.

 

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Section 9.2 Product Repair – Field Failures: This section is deemed deleted.

 

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Section 9.4.6, Product Training: Section 9.4.6 is amended to read in its
entirety as follows:

“[**] Support Training session for Buyer will be scheduled to be held at the IBM
[**] Training Center per launch. If other training for Buyer on similar products
is being delivered in a similar scheduled timeframe, then that training will be
leveraged to deliver on this requirement. Supplier Education Services can make
available agreed to training materials/content to Buyer via Web-based Training
or PDF. The IBM Commodity Manager responsible for this SOW will coordinate and
request all training covered by this SOW.”

 

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Section 9.4.8, Software Maintenance and Support Program: Section 9.4.8 is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“Products purchased under Attachment E to this SOW may be subject to an annual
Software Maintenance and Support program. If applicable, annual Software
Maintenance and Support will be listed on the Schedule 1 to Attachment E. Under
the terms of this support program, an initial [**] period of Software
Maintenance and Support commencing from the date of shipment of such unit of
Product is included in the purchase price for each unit of Product. After this
initial [**] period, each unit of Product shall be eligible for up to [**]
periods of Software Maintenance and Support, unless and until Buyer terminates
the Software Maintenance and Support program for all Products. For purposes of
this Section, “Eligible Products” means the number of Products eligible for
Software Maintenance and Support during the relevant time period. The annual
Software Maintenance and Support program shall be automatically renewed for all
units of Product which remain eligible under the preceding sentence, unless
cancelled by Buyer effective as of the end of a calendar quarter with [**] prior
written notice to Supplier. If the Maintenance and Support Program is cancelled
by Buyer, Supplier is no longer obligated to provide Software Maintenance and
Support to Buyer. The fees for each year of this annual Software Maintenance and
Support program for a unit of Product shall be listed as the Annual Software
Maintenance and Support Fee per Unit in Schedule 1 to Attachment E.

“For the convenience of the Buyer, [**] of annual Software Maintenance and
Support shall be billed to Buyer with each unit of Product purchased, and [**].

“For purposes of clarification, [**]. If Buyer elects not to renew the annual
Software Maintenance and Support program for all Products, any funds remaining
in the [**] which have not been earned by Supplier shall either be refunded to
Buyer or (if the parties mutually agree) may be used as an adjustment to other
amounts due to Supplier. If in any month, the amount remaining in the [**], or
adjust other amounts due to Supplier based on mutual agreement between the
parties.

In addition, Buyer may, at Buyer’s sole discretion renew Software Maintenance
and Support beyond the [**] year period at the Annual Software Maintenance and
Support Fee per Unit in Schedule 1 to Attachment E. Supplier will invoice Buyer
for these subsequent renewals.

“When initiating a technical support request with Supplier, Buyer may provide
only if it is reasonably available to Buyer either the serial number or
worldwide name of the Product. Supplier shall have the right to assign support
obligations to the appropriate local Supplier subsidiary.”

 

 

[**] Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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Section 10.2 Communications Coordinators: The Executive Sponsors listed in
Section 10.2 are replaced with the following:

 

For Supplier Name:      [**] Address      1745 Technology Drive      San Jose,
CA 95110 Phone:      [**] Email      [**]

For Buyer:

[**]

3039 E.Cornwallis Road

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

[**]

The Business Coordinator and Technical Coordinator listed in Section 10.2 for
Buyer are replaced with the following:

Business Coordinator:

[**]

3039 E.Cornwallis Road

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

[**]

Technical Coordinator:

[**]

3039 E.Cornwallis Road

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

[**]

 

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Attachment C, Initial Business Terms for Ethernet Networking Products: This
attachment is deemed deleted.

 

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Attachment D, Sales Assistance and Support: This attachment is deemed deleted.

 

 

[**] Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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Schedule 1

to

Attachment E

[**] Pages 5-9 have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to
the omitted portions.

 

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