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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

	(Mark One)
	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
	OR
	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the transition period from      to

Commission File Number 000-31257

McDATA CORPORATION

380 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, Colorado 80021
(Address of principal executive offices)(zip code)
(303) 460-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes     No  

At July 31, 2002, 81,000,000 shares of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock were outstanding and 32,407,980 shares of the registrant’s Class B Common Stock were outstanding.

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McDATA CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     Some of the information presented in this Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Although McDATA Corporation (“McDATA” or the “Company”, which may also be referred to as “we,” “us” or “our”) believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its businesses and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include:

•		changes in our relationship with EMC Corporation, or EMC, and International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, and the level of their orders;
•		our ability to successfully ramp sales of SANavigator software;
•		the impact of the continued general economic slowdown on purchasing decisions by customers and capital spending;
•		our ability to complete the manufacturing review plan and the successful implementation of an “outsourcing-focused” manufacturing model;
•		additional manufacturing and component costs and production delays that we may continue to experience as we continue the transition to new products and multiple product lines;
•		a loss of any of our key customers (and our OEMs’ key customers), distributors, resellers or our manufacturers;
•		our ability to expand our product offerings and any transition to new products (including a 2 gigabit product line and higher port density products);
•		the impact and uncertainty of typically having most of our sales volume occur in the last month, and a significant amount in the last two weeks and even days, of each fiscal quarter;
•		any change in business conditions, our sales strategy or product development plans;
•		competition in the storage area network and director, software and switch markets (including competitive pricing pressures by current competitors and possible new entrants from the IP and multi-protocol switch industry);
•		our ability to attract and retain highly skilled individuals;
•		continued market acceptance of our products, name recognition of our products and changes in customer buying patterns;
•		delays and changes in the development of new products and new technology and component quality and availability;
•		any industry or technology changes that cause obsolescence of our products or components of those products; and
•		one-time events and other important risks and factors disclosed previously and from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors discussed in this Quarterly Report.

     You should not construe these cautionary statements as an exhaustive list or as any admission by us regarding the adequacy of the disclosures made by us. We cannot always predict or determine after the fact what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by our forward-looking statements or other statements. In addition, you are urged to consider statements that include the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “plans,” “objectives,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or the like to be uncertain and forward-looking. All cautionary statements should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements wherever they appear. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

McDATA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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McDATA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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McDATA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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McDATA CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 1 —Background and Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements of McDATA and its subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. For further information, please refer to and read these interim consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001.

     The interim consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire fiscal year or future periods.

     Certain amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2001 have been reclassified in order to conform to the current presentation.

Note 2 — Accounting Changes

     The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Standard No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS No. 142) for the year ending December 31, 2002. SFAS No. 142 primarily addresses the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets are not subject to amortization, but are subject to an impairment test upon adoption and at least annually thereafter. The Company completed its evaluation of the carrying value of its goodwill in the second quarter. The results of this evaluation indicated that there was no impairment of goodwill upon adoption of SFAS 142.

     Net income and earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 adjusted to exclude amortization of goodwill (net of taxes) would not have been materially different than reported. There were no changes to or acquisitions of goodwill during the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. As of June 30, 2002, goodwill totaled $11.8 million.

     All of the Company’s identifiable acquired intangible assets are subject to amortization. There were no material acquisitions of intangible assets during the three or six months ended June 30, 2002. At June 30, 2002, the Company has an identifiable intangible asset with a definite life of five years related to acquired developed technology with a gross carrying amount of $10.5 million and accumulated amortization of $1.6 million. Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 was $1.1 million and $0, respectively. Amortization expense for the net carrying amount of intangible assets at June 30, 2002 is estimated to be $1.0 million for the remainder of fiscal 2002, $2.1 million per year through 2006, and $1.5 million for fiscal year 2006.

Note 3 — Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (SFAS No. 143). SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS No. 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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McDATA CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(unaudited)

Note 4 — Net Income (Loss) per Share

     Calculation of net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share information):

Note 5 — Restricted Investments

     On February 9, 2001 (and amended on May 18, 2001, November 9, 2001 and January 24, 2002), the Company entered into a lease for an approximately 167,000 square foot multi-story office and engineering building to be constructed on a 106 acre parcel of land located in Broomfield, Colorado (see Note 8). As part of the lease, the Company agreed to restrict a portion of its investment securities as collateral for specified obligations under the lease. During the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the Company completed its termination of the lease agreement initiated in the first quarter of 2002. Restricted investments of $41 million were used to pay down the outstanding obligation and to acquire the property and equipment related to the new office and engineering building. See Note 8 for more information regarding the termination of the lease and liquidation of these restricted assets at June 30, 2002.

Note 6 — Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     Comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following (in thousands):

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McDATA CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(unaudited)

Note 7 — Inventories

     The components of inventory were as follows (in thousands):

     During the quarter ended March 31, 2002, the Company recorded inventory-related charges of $14.0 million, primarily for excess 1 gigabit (Gb) components used in the Company’s Director-class products. The excess inventory resulted primarily from the unanticipated reduction in 1 Gb Director-class product orders late in March 2002. During the quarter ended June 30, 2002, $1.1 million of reserves were reversed as the Company experienced higher-than-expected sales of discontinued 1 Gb products and, therefore, realized 100% margins for these product sales.

Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies

     From time to time, the Company is subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, no such matter, individually or in the aggregate, exists which is expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Collateralized Lease

     On February 9, 2001 (and amended on May 18, 2001, November 9, 2001 and January 24, 2002), the Company entered into an operating lease and associated agreements with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) for the lease of an approximately 167,000 square foot multi-story office and engineering building to be constructed on a 106 acre parcel of land located in Broomfield, Colorado. Construction of the building commenced in the first half of 2001 and was scheduled for completion in mid-2002, at which time lease payments were scheduled to commence. As part of the transaction, the Company guaranteed a residual value of the facility to Deutsche Bank of approximately 89% during the construction period and 85% thereafter of the $60 million total original cost. The Company agreed to restrict up to $63 million of its investment securities as collateral for specified obligations under the lease. During the first quarter of 2002, the Company elected to terminate the lease under the provisions of the agreements. On May 9, 2002, the Company entered into a Termination Agreement with Deutsche Bank and recorded approximately $39 million in construction costs as property and equipment. Additionally, $41 million in restricted assets were used to pay down the balance of the lease obligation and construction costs. A loss of $1.25 million was recorded during the first quarter of 2002 to reflect the write-off of certain lease costs that could not be capitalized. As of June 30, 2002, construction of the new building was substantially complete and occupation of the building by our engineering departments began in July 2002.

Manufacturing and Purchase Commitments

     The Company has contracted with SCI Systems, Inc. (“SCI”) for the manufacture of printed circuit boards and box build assembly for specific Fibre Channel directors and switches. The agreement with SCI requires the Company to submit purchasing forecasts, place orders and reschedule orders for products as necessary. At June 30, 2002, SCI had on hand materials purchased on behalf of McDATA valued at approximately $45.5 million. In addition, SCI has purchase commitments outstanding related to materials that it had also ordered on McDATA’s behalf. The Company may be liable for materials that SCI purchases on McDATA’s behalf if the Company’s actual requirements do not meet or exceed its forecasts and those materials cannot be redirected to other uses by SCI. At June 30, 2002, the Company had recorded obligations of approximately $13.6 million primarily related to materials purchased by SCI for certain end-of-life and obsolete material used to manufacture the Company’s 1 Gb products. These charges

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(unaudited)

Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

were incurred primarily as a result of the significant shortfall of actual first quarter 2002 revenue in comparison to forecast and the expected transition to 2 Gb technology in the second quarter of 2002, which resulted in excess ordered and on hand material at SCI. Management does not expect the remaining commitments under this agreement to have a continued material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

     The Company has various commitments for sales, purchases and employee benefit plans in the ordinary course of business. In the aggregate, such commitments do not differ significantly from current market prices or anticipated usage requirements.

Litigation

     The Company, two current officers, and a former officer have been named as defendants in purported securities class-action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. The first of these lawsuits, filed on July 20, 2001, is captioned Gutner v. McDATA Corporation, Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., FleetBoston Robertson Stephens et al., No. 01 CIV. 6627. Three other similar suits have been filed against the Company. The complaints are substantially identical to numerous other complaints filed against other companies that went public over the last several years. These lawsuits generally allege, among other things, that the registration statements and prospectus filed with the SEC by such companies were materially false and misleading because they failed to disclose (a) that certain underwriters had solicited and received excessive and undisclosed commissions from certain investors in exchange for which the underwriters allocated to those investors material portions of shares in connection with the initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and (b) that certain of the underwriters had entered into agreements with customers whereby the underwriters agreed to allocate IPO shares in exchange for which the customers agreed to purchase additional company shares in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices. The complaints relating to the Company allege claims against the Company, two of the Company’s current officers, a former officer of the Company and Credit Suisse First Boston, the lead underwriter of the Company’s August 9, 2000 initial public offering, under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The complaints also allege claims solely against Credit Suisse First Boston and the other underwriter defendants under Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and claims against the individual defendants under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company believes that the lawsuits are without legal merit and intends to defend them vigorously.

     On February 14, 2002, the Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (“Brocade”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Case No. 02-K-0303) alleging that Brocade’s Frame Filtering feature in their switch products infringed the Company’s U.S. Patent No. 6,233,235 “Method and apparatus for measuring traffic within a switch.” On March 5, 2002, the Company filed for a preliminary injunction against Brocade to immediately stop infringing the patent after they announced another product containing their Frame Filtering feature. On April 8, 2002, Brocade filed an answer to the motion for preliminary injunction generally alleging that Brocade has not infringed and is not infringing the patent. Brocade alleged various counterclaims in its answer including a claim that the patent is invalid and unenforceable, and that the Company misappropriated trade secret information from them under prior agreements and that a 1999 OEM agreement contained a covenant not to sue. Management strongly believes that Brocade’s counterclaims are factually incorrect and without any merit. The Company intends to vigorously defend against such counterclaims and to pursue the preliminary injunction and patent infringement lawsuit against Brocade. The hearing for the preliminary injunction occurred during the week of July 15, 2002, however, the court has not yet rendered a decision.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2002.

Results of Operations

     The following table sets forth certain financial data for the periods indicated as a percentage of total revenues.

Three Months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

     Revenues

     Total revenue decreased by approximately 5% to $77.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $81.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. The primary driver of the revenue decline was the net decline in product revenue, which decreased to $67.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $72.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. The decline in product sales reflected reduced host bus adapter (HBA) sales resulting from our sale of this product line in the second quarter of 2002 to an independent data storage hardware reseller. In the second quarter of 2002, we successfully launched our 2 Gb products and experienced higher than expected demand for these new products. The recent economic environment, however, and its slow-down effect on IT storage and infrastructure spending, resulted in smaller than expected growth in our other product sales. Software and professional services revenue increased 35% to $6.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $4.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. Other revenues for the quarter, including the ESCON service fee, decreased 15% to $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $4.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. We anticipate that service revenue from EMC under the ESCON service agreement will continue to decrease in future years as end users migrate from ESCON to FICON.

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     For the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, approximately 50% and 68% of our revenues respectively, came from sales to EMC, excluding ESCON service revenues. Additionally, approximately 29% and 16% of our revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively came from sales to IBM. Although we anticipate the percentage of EMC-related revenue to decrease as we increase our revenue from other sources, we expect a majority of our revenues in the foreseeable future to be derived from EMC and IBM.

     Gross Profit

     Gross profit increased approximately 3% to $35.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $34.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. The gross profit percentage increased to 45.4% at June 30, 2002 from 41.9% at June 30, 2001. The increase in our gross margin percentage in 2002 from 2001 was primarily the result of significant cost increases experienced in the second quarter of 2001, including the introduction and initial production of our new products, increased costs of expediting delivery of components and higher than expected costs related to our former die-cast chassis supplier. As anticipated, this high cost inventory, which was purchased during 2001, was fully depleted by the end of the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Additionally, during the three months ended June 30, 2002, approximately $1.1 million of previous inventory reserves and inventory-related obligations were reversed as sales of discontinued 1 Gb products were higher than we had previously estimated resulting in 100% margins for these product sales.

     Operating Expenses

     Research and Development. Research and development expenses were $14.6 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2002 compared with $11.4 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2001. The $3.2 million or 29% increase in expenses was primarily attributable to increased staffing levels, and to expenditures for prototype materials, design consulting services, system integration lab (SIL) testing and other materials and services related to the testing of new technology and new products, including our 2 Gb products, and enhancements to our existing products. We capitalized approximately $2.6 million of eligible software development costs in the second quarter of 2002. There were no such costs capitalized during the second quarter of 2001.

     Selling and Marketing Expenses. Selling and marketing expenses increased by approximately 21% to $18.7 million for the second quarter of 2002 from $15.5 million for the second quarter of 2001. This increase was attributable to increased sales force staffing, as the number of our sales force employees increased to 223 at June 30, 2002 from 183 at June 30, 2001, as well as increased spending for our 2Gb product marketing launch in May 2002.

     General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately 86% to $7.3 million for the second quarter of 2002 from $3.9 million for the second quarter of 2001. This increase was due primarily to increased staffing levels as well as some increased legal fees due to the patent infringement lawsuit.

     Amortization of Deferred Compensation. In prior periods, we recorded deferred compensation in connection with certain stock option and restricted stock grants. We are amortizing these amounts on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the applicable options, resulting in amortization expense of $2.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and $2.2 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2001 (of which approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million was included in cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001, respectively).

     Interest and Other Income, net. Interest and other income consisted primarily of interest earnings on our cash, cash equivalents and various investment holdings. Interest income decreased to $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. The decrease in net interest income was due primarily to a decrease in our investment balances between the periods and to declining interest rates realized during 2001 and 2002. The average return on investment during the period ended June 30, 2002 was 2.1% versus 3.9% in the period ended June 30, 2001. If interest rates or overall investment balances continue to decrease, interest income may decrease in future periods. Other income included approximately $270,000 of income related to the sale of our HBA business to a data storage hardware reseller during the quarter.

     Provision for Income Taxes. The effective tax rates for the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, were 33.0% and 37.0%, respectively. For the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, the effective tax rate and tax benefit resulting from the operating loss decreased primarily due to a lower percentage of our investments held in tax-exempt

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instruments. If we continue to liquidate our tax-exempt investments, we may pay more taxes on our investment earnings.

Six Months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

     Revenues

     Total revenue decreased by approximately 14% to $141.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $164.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The primary drivers of the revenue decline include the recent economic environment and its slow-down effect on IT storage and infrastructure spending, in particular in the high-end Director market. Additionally, the transition from 1 Gb to 2 Gb products and aggressive marketing activities of our competitors, such as the free placement of products and the increased use of evaluation units, negatively impacted first quarter revenue. In the second quarter of 2002, we successfully launched our 2 Gb products and experienced higher than expected demand. We are encouraged by the IT infrastructure spending levels we experienced in the second quarter of 2002, as well as the early indications for the remainder of the 2002 fiscal year. Finally, the sale of our HBA product line in the second quarter of 2002 significantly reduced our revenue related to these products. These primary drivers are reflected in the net decrease in product revenue, which decreased to $122 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $147 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. Software and professional services revenue increased 46% to $12.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. Other revenues for the six month period, including the ESCON service fee, decreased 16% to $7.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. We anticipate that service revenue from EMC under the ESCON service agreement will continue to decrease in future years.

     Gross Profit

     Gross profit decreased approximately 32% to $49.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $71.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The gross profit percentage decreased to 35% at June 30, 2002 from 44% at June 30, 2001. The decrease in our gross margin percentage in 2002 from 2001 was primarily the result of increased manufacturing and component costs experienced primarily in the last half of 2001 through June 30, 2002. These costs related to the introduction and initial production of our new products, increased costs of expediting delivery of components and higher than expected costs related to our former die-cast chassis supplier. As of June 30, 2002, this high cost inventory was fully depleted. In addition, the gross margin decline reflects a $14.0 million inventory-related charge in the quarter ended March 31, 2002. We incurred this charge as the result of an unanticipated reduction in Director-class product orders late in March 2002 related to our 1 Gb Director. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, we introduced our 2 Gb products and we do not anticipate further 1 Gb inventory-related charges. Offsetting these decreases, approximately $1.1 million of previous inventory reserves and inventory-related obligations were reversed during the three months ended June 30, 2002, as sales of discontinued 1 Gb products were higher than we had previously estimated resulting in 100% margins for these product sales.

     Operating Expenses

     Research and Development. Research and development expenses were $27.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared with $21.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2001. The $6.3 million or 30% increase in expenses was primarily attributable to increased staffing levels, and to expenditures for prototype materials, design consulting services, SIL testing and other materials and services related to the design and development of new technology and new products, including our 2 Gb products, and enhancements to our existing products. We capitalized approximately $4.6 million of eligible software development costs during the six months ended June 30, 2002. There were no such costs capitalized during the six months ended June 30, 2001.

     Selling and Marketing Expenses. Selling and marketing expenses increased by approximately 25% to $36.7 million for the first six months of 2002 from $29.3 million for the first six months of 2001. This increase was primarily attributable to increased sales force staffing, as the number of our sales force employees increased to 223 at June 30, 2002 from 183 at June 30, 2001, as well as increased spending for our 2Gb/s marketing launch in May 2002.

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     General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately 81% to $15.3 million for the first six months of 2002 from $8.5 million for the first six months of 2001. This increase was due primarily to increased staffing levels, a $1.25 million charge related to the termination of the collateralized lease, and increased legal fees due to the patent infringement lawsuit.

     Amortization of Deferred Compensation. In prior periods, we recorded deferred compensation in connection with certain stock option and restricted stock grants. We are amortizing these amounts on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the applicable options, resulting in amortization expense of $4.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2002 and $4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2001 (of which approximately $0.3 million and $1.0 million was included in cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001, respectively).

     Interest and Other Income, net. Interest and other income consisted primarily of interest earnings on our cash, cash equivalents and various investment holdings. Interest income decreased to $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $8.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The decrease in net interest income was due primarily to a decrease in our investment balances between the periods and to declining interest rates realized during 2001 and 2002. The average return on investment during the six months ended June 30, 2002 was 2.2% versus 4.5% in the period ended June 30, 2001. If interest rates or overall investment balances continue to decrease, interest income may decrease in future periods.

     Provision for Income Taxes. The effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, were 33.0% and 37.0%, respectively. For the first six months ended June 30, 2002, the effective tax rate and tax benefit resulting from the operating loss decreased primarily due to a lower percentage of our investments held in tax-exempt instruments. If we continue to liquidate our tax-exempt investments, we may pay more taxes on our investment earnings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     For the six months ended June 30, 2002, we generated approximately $1.7 million in net cash from operating activities, primarily from cash inflows including, net income before non-cash charges and increases in accounts payable and deferred revenues. Offsetting these cash inflows were increases in accounts receivable, purchases of inventory, other assets including the capitalization of software development and decreases in accrued liabilities. Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $20.0 million, primarily related to purchases of property and equipment, including the approximate $45 million of assets recorded for the new multi-story office and engineering building acquired with the termination of the collateralized operating lease discussed below. These purchases were partially offset by net sales and maturities of investments, including the disposition of our restricted assets held as collateral under the collateralized operating lease. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2002 totaled approximately $400,000, reflecting proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options, partially offset by repayment of capital lease obligations.

     At June 30, 2002, we have deferred tax assets of $33 million, which we believe, after considering relevant positive and negative evidence, will, more likely than not, be realized through future profitable operations. However, it is possible that if additional operating losses are incurred, we may need to provide a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance, we must include an expense within the tax provision in the income statements which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

     Our principal sources of liquidity at June 30, 2002 consisted of our cash and short-term investment securities on hand, which totaled approximately $178 million, long-term investment securities of $112.2 million, and our equipment financing arrangements, which totaled approximately $4.4 million. Borrowings under our equipment financing arrangements are secured by the related capital equipment and are payable through 2006.

     Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the timing and extent of spending to support development of new products and expansion of sales and marketing, the timing of new product introductions and enhancements to existing products, and market acceptance of our products. We believe our existing cash and short-term investment balances will be sufficient to meet our capital and operating

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requirements at least through the next twelve months, although we could be required, or could elect, to seek additional funding prior to that time.

     Inventories decreased 29% from December 31, 2001 to June 30, 2002. Inventory turns, excluding the net inventory-related charges during the first six months of 2002 were 9.0 at June 30, 2002 compared to a 4.1 inventory turn for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The inventory levels and inventory turns reflect our efforts to better manage our inventory levels in the current economic environment. In addition, we have announced our plan to implement an “outsourcing focused” manufacturing model including the transition of our manufacturing operations in 2002 through 2003 to a contract manufacturer. Inventory management remains an area of focus as we balance the need to maintain strategic inventory levels to ensure competitive lead times versus the risk of inventory obsolescence because of rapidly changing technology and customer requirements. There can be no assurance that we will not incur additional inventory write-downs in the future or that any such write-downs would not have a material adverse affect on our future operating results.

Commitments

     We have contracted with SCI Systems, Inc. (“SCI”) for the manufacture of printed circuit boards and box build assembly for specific Fibre Channel directors and switches. The agreement with SCI requires us to submit purchasing forecasts, place orders and reschedule orders for products as necessary. At June 30, 2002, SCI had on hand materials purchased on behalf of McDATA valued at approximately $45.5 million. In addition, SCI has purchase commitments outstanding related to materials that it had also ordered on our behalf. We may be liable for materials that SCI purchases on our behalf if our actual requirements do not meet or exceed our forecasts and those materials cannot be redirected to other uses by SCI. At June 30, 2002, we had recorded obligations of approximately $13.6 million primarily related to materials purchased by SCI for certain end-of-life and obsolete material used to manufacture our 1 Gb products. These charges were incurred primarily as a result of the significant shortfall of actual first quarter 2002 revenue in comparison to forecast and the expected transition to 2 Gb technology in the second quarter of 2002, which resulted in excess ordered material at SCI. Management does not expect this commitment to have a continued material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

     On February 9, 2001 (and amended on May 18, 2001, November 9, 2001 and January 24, 2002), we entered into an operating lease and associated agreements with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) for the lease of an approximately 167,000 square foot multi-story office and engineering building to be constructed on a 106 acre parcel of land located in Broomfield, Colorado. Construction of the building commenced in the first half of 2001 and was scheduled for completion in mid-2002, at which time lease payments were scheduled to commence. As part of the transaction, we guaranteed a residual value of the facility to Deutsche Bank of approximately 89% during the construction period and 85% thereafter of the $60 million total original cost. We agreed to restrict up to $63 million of its investment securities as collateral for specified obligations under the lease. During the first quarter of 2002, we elected to terminate the lease under the provisions of the agreements. On May 9, 2002, we entered into a Termination Agreement with Deutsche Bank and recorded approximately $37 million in construction costs as property and equipment. Additionally, $41 million in restricted assets were used to pay down the balance of the lease obligation and construction costs. A loss of $1.25 million was recorded during the first quarter of 2002 to reflect the write-off of certain lease costs that could not be capitalized. As of June 30, 2002, construction of the new building was substantially complete and occupation of the building by our engineering departments began in July 2002.

Risk Factors

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

Recent risks related to the economy and international political instability

     The general economic slowdown and increased international political instability, as demonstrated by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, disruption in air transportation and enhanced security measures as a result of the terrorist attacks, the conflict in Afghanistan and increasing tension in the Middle East, may hinder our ability to do business and may increase our costs. The general economic slowdown has had an impact on purchasing decisions by customers. Additionally, this increased instability may, for example, negatively impact the reliability and cost of

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transportation, negatively impact the desire of our employees and customers to travel, adversely affect our ability to obtain adequate insurance at reasonable rates or require us to take extra security precautions for our operations. In addition, to the extent that air transportation is delayed or disrupted, the operations of our contract manufacturers and suppliers may be disrupted, particularly if shipments of components and raw materials are delayed. If the economic slowdown or this international political instability continues or increases, our business and results of operations could be harmed.

We have recently experienced increased inventory costs and delays and have incurred inventory-related write-downs.

     We completed an operations review during the third quarter of fiscal 2001, including an analysis of inventory transferred from our discontinued suppliers, a review of obsolescence, end-of-life inventories, on-going inventory commitments and a year-end physical inventory analysis. Based on this review, we recorded an inventory-related charge of approximately $14.7 million and $6.3 million in the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2001, respectively. Additionally, in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2001, we incurred a charge related to obsolescence of certain demonstration and test equipment of approximately $4.1 million. In the first quarter of 2002, we incurred an additional $14.0 million inventory-related charge related to our 1 Gb product inventory. There can be no assurance that we will not incur additional inventory write-downs in the future or that any such write-downs would not have a material adverse affect on our future operating results.

     During 2001, we experienced increased manufacturing and component costs related to a transition to multiple product lines and quality problems on component parts. Specifically, we incurred increased costs and delays related to some mechanical features of our low-end and mid-range switch products. Also, we incurred additional costs related to our die-cast chassis for these products. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, we completed the use of this high cost inventory, which negatively affected our gross margins.

We incurred a substantial loss for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and may not sustain profitability in the future.

     We incurred a substantial loss for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. Our future operating results will depend on many factors, including the growth of the Fibre Channel market, market acceptance of new products we introduce, demand for our products, levels of product and price competition and our reaching and maintaining targeted costs for our products. In addition, we expect to incur continued significant product development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses. We also anticipate expenses related to the implementation of an “outsourcing focused” manufacturing model during 2002 and 2003. We cannot assure you that we will generate sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability.

SANavigator Acquisition

     In late September 2001, we acquired the assets of SANavigator, which was in the early stages of selling its SAN management software product. Factors that may affect the success of this acquisition include our ability to quickly ramp sales of SANavigator’s software, our ability to retain managerial, technical and sales talent and our ability to successfully integrate SANavigator’s software with our current product mix. We cannot assure you that we will achieve the anticipated benefits of this acquisition. Our failure to do so could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

We depend on two key distribution relationships for most of our revenue and the loss of either of them could significantly reduce our revenues.

     We depend on EMC for a significant portion of our total revenue. Sales and services to EMC, which is an original equipment manufacturer customer, represented approximately 50% and 51% of our revenue, excluding ESCON service revenue, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. In addition, IBM represented approximately 29% and 27% of our total revenue for the same periods. We anticipate that our future operating results will continue to depend heavily on sales to EMC and IBM. Therefore, the loss of either EMC or IBM as a customer, or a significant reduction in sales to either EMC or IBM in any fiscal period, could significantly reduce our revenue.

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A large percentage of our quarterly sales occur at the end of the quarter, contributing to possible quarterly fluctuations in revenue that could adversely affect our operating results.

     Our quarterly results have historically reflected an uneven pattern in which a disproportionate percentage of a quarter’s total sales occurs in the last month, weeks or even days of each quarter. This pattern makes the prediction of revenue, earnings and working capital for each financial period especially difficult and increases the risk of unanticipated variations from anticipated quarterly results and financial condition. Additional factors that affect us and which could cause our revenue and operating results to vary in future periods include:

	•		the size, timing, terms and fluctuations of customer orders, particularly large orders from our significant OEM (e.g. EMC) or reseller customers (e.g. IBM);
	•		our ability to attain and maintain market acceptance of our products;
	•		seasonal fluctuations in customer buying patterns;
	•		the timing of the introduction or enhancement of products by us, our significant OEM or reseller customers or our competitors (e.g., transition to 2 Gb transmission speeds and higher port density);
	•		our ability to obtain sufficient supplies of single- or limited-source components of our products; and
	•		increased operating expenses, particularly in connection with our strategies to increase brand awareness or to invest in research and development.

     Our uneven sales pattern makes it difficult for our management to predict near-term demand and adjust manufacturing capacity accordingly. If orders for our products vary substantially from the predicted demand, our ability to assemble, test and ship orders received in the last weeks and days of each quarter may be limited, which could seriously harm quarterly revenue or earnings. Moreover, an unexpected decline in revenue without a corresponding and timely reduction in expenses could intensify the impact of these factors on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We currently have limited product offerings and must successfully introduce new and enhanced products that respond to rapid technological changes and evolving industry standards.

     During the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, we derived approximately 71% of our revenue from sales of our Director-class products. We expect that revenue from our Director-class products will continue to account for a substantial portion of our revenue for the foreseeable future. Therefore, continued market acceptance of this product and its successor products is critical to our future success. Factors such as performance, market positioning, the availability and price of competing products, the introduction of new technologies and the success of our OEMs, reseller and systems integrator customers will affect the market acceptance of our products.

     In addition, our future success depends upon our ability to address the changing needs of customers and to transition to new technologies and industry standards. The introduction of competing products embodying new technologies or the emergence of new industry standards could render our products non-competitive, obsolete or unmarketable and seriously harm our market share, revenue and gross margin. Risks inherent in this transition include the inability to expand production capacity to meet demand for new products, the impact of customer demand for new products or products being replaced, and delays in the initial shipment of new products. There can be no assurance that we will successfully manage these transitions.

     We are currently developing next generation products that contain untested devices and subassemblies. As with any development, there are inherent risks should such devices or subassemblies require redesign or rework. In particular, in conjunction with our transition of our products from 1 to 2 Gb transmission speed technology and higher port density, we have begun introducing products with new features and functionality. We face risks relating to this product transition, including risks relating to forecasting of demand for 2 Gb and higher port density products and related transition issues, as discussed in the previous paragraph, as well as possible product and software defects and a potentially different sales and support environment due to the complexity of these new systems. If we fail to

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timely introduce new 2 Gb and higher port density products with enhanced features, or if there is no demand for these products, our business could be seriously harmed.

If we fail to expand our distribution channels and manage our distribution relationships, our revenue or operating results could be significantly reduced.

     Our success will depend on our continuing ability to develop and manage relationships with significant OEMs, resellers and systems integrators, as well as on the sales efforts and success of these customers. We cannot assure you that we will be able to expand our distribution channels or manage our distribution relationships successfully or that our customers will market our products effectively. Our failure to expand our distribution channels or manage successfully our distribution relationships or the failure of our OEM and reseller customers to sell our products could reduce our revenue and operating results.

We are dependent on a single or limited number of suppliers for certain key components of our products, and the failure of any of those suppliers to meet our production needs could seriously harm our ability to manufacture our products, result in delays in the delivery of our products and harm our revenue.

     We currently purchase several key components from single or limited sources. We purchase application specific integrated circuits, or ASICs, printed circuit boards and power supplies from single sources, and gigabit interface converters and 1x9 transceivers from limited sources. Additional sole- or limited-sourced components may be incorporated into our products in the future. Delays in the delivery of components for our products could result in decreased revenue. We do not have any long-term supply contracts to ensure sources of supply of components. In addition, our suppliers may enter into exclusive arrangements with our competitors, stop selling their products or components to us at commercially reasonable prices or refuse to sell their products or components to us at any price, which could harm our operating results. If our suppliers are unable to provide, or we are unable otherwise to obtain these components for our products on the schedule and in the quantities we require, we will be unable to manufacture our products. We have experienced and may continue to experience production delays and quality control problems with certain of our suppliers, which, if not effectively managed, could prevent us from satisfying our production requirements. If we fail to effectively manage our relationships with these key suppliers, or if our suppliers experience delays, disruptions, capacity constraints or quality control problems in their manufacturing operations, our ability to manufacture and ship products to our customers could be delayed, and our competitive position, reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations could be seriously harmed.

The loss of our contract manufacturer, or the failure to forecast demand accurately for our products or to manage our relationship with our contract manufacturer successfully, would negatively impact our ability to manufacture and sell our products.

     We rely on SCI to manufacture substantially all of our circuit boards and to perform extensive testing and assembly of our products. In December of 2001, we entered into a new supply contract with SCI, which has a one year term that renews automatically unless cancelled and is cancellable by either party without cause on advance notice. SCI is not obligated to supply products to us for any specific period, or in any specific quantity, except as may be provided in a particular purchase order. We generally place orders for circuit boards with SCI approximately four to five months prior to the anticipated delivery date, with order volumes based on forecasts of demand for our products. If we fail to forecast demand for our products accurately, we may be unable to obtain adequate manufacturing capacity from SCI to meet our customers’ delivery requirements, or we may accumulate excess inventories. We may be unable to respond adequately to unexpected increases in customer purchase orders, and therefore be unable to benefit from this incremental demand. SCI does not guarantee that adequate capacity will be available to us within the time required to meet additional demand for our products. As discussed earlier, we are in the process of implementing an “outsourcing-focused” manufacturing model. In May 2002, we outsourced to SCI the integration of our Directors into cabinets.

     In addition, we coordinate our efforts with those of our component suppliers and SCI in order to rapidly achieve volume production. We have experienced and may continue to experience production delays and quality control problems with certain of our suppliers and with SCI, which, if not effectively managed, could prevent us from satisfying our production requirements. If we should fail to manage effectively our relationships with our component suppliers or SCI, or if any of our suppliers or our manufacturer experience delays, disruptions, capacity constraints

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or quality control problems in their manufacturing operations, our ability to ship products to our customers could be delayed, and our competitive position and reputation could be harmed. Qualifying a new contract manufacturer and commencing volume production can be expensive and time consuming. If we are required to change or choose to change contract manufacturers, we may lose revenue and damage our customer relationships.

If we fail to successfully develop the McDATA brand, our revenue may not grow.

     Our name is not widely recognized as a brand in the marketplace. We have operated substantially as a separate company from EMC only since October 1997. EMC, which currently accounts for a significant portion of our revenue, markets our products under its own brand name. As a result, we have not fully established our brand name. We believe that establishing and maintaining the McDATA brand is a critical component in maintaining and developing strategic original equipment manufacturer, reseller and systems integrator relationships, and the importance of brand recognition will increase as the number of vendors of competitive products increases. Our failure to successfully develop our brand may prevent us from expanding our business and growing our revenue. Similarly, if we incur excessive expenses in an attempt to promote and maintain the McDATA brand, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be seriously harmed.

The storage area network market in which we compete is still developing, and if this market does not continue to develop and expand as we anticipate, our business will suffer.

     The market for SANs and related products has only recently begun to develop and continues to evolve. Because this market is relatively new, it is difficult to predict its potential size or future growth rate. Our Director-class products, from which we derived approximately 71% of our total revenues in the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, are used extensively in SANs. Accordingly, continued widespread adoption of SANs as an integral part of data-intensive enterprise computing environments is critical to our future success. Potential end-user customers who have invested substantial resources in their existing data storage and management systems may be reluctant or slow to adopt a new approach, like SANs. Our success in generating net revenue in this developing market will depend on, among other things, our ability to:

	•		educate potential OEMs, reseller and systems integrator customers and end users about the benefits of SANs and the use of our products in the SAN environment; and
	•		predict, develop and base our products on standards that ultimately become industry standards.

The sales cycle for our products is long, and we may incur substantial non-recoverable expenses and devote significant resources to sales that do not occur when anticipated or at all.

     Our OEMs, reseller and systems integrator customers typically conduct significant evaluation, testing, implementation and acceptance procedures before they begin to market and sell new solutions that include our products. This evaluation process is lengthy and may extend up to one year or more. This process is complex and may require significant sales, marketing and management efforts on our part. This process becomes more complex as we simultaneously qualify our products with multiple customers. As a result, we may expend significant resources to develop customer relationships before we recognize revenue, if any, from these relationships.

Undetected software or hardware defects in our products could result in loss of or delay in market acceptance of our products and could increase our costs or reduce our revenue.

     Our products may contain undetected software or hardware errors when first introduced or when new versions are released. Our products are complex, and we have from time to time detected errors in existing products, and we may from time to time find errors in our existing, new or enhanced products. In addition, our products are combined with products from other vendors. As a result, should problems occur, it might be difficult to identify the source of the problem. These errors could result in a loss of or delay in market acceptance of our products and would increase our costs, reduce our revenue and cause significant customer relations problems.

If we lose key personnel or are unable to hire additional qualified personnel, we may not be successful.

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     Our success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of our key management, technical, sales and marketing, finance and operations personnel, many of whom would be difficult to replace. In particular, we believe that our future success is highly dependent on our senior executive team, half of which were hired in late 2000 and 2001. In addition, our engineering and product development teams are critical in developing our products and have developed important relationships with customers and their technical staffs. The loss of any of these key personnel could harm our operations and customer relationships. We do not have key person life insurance on any of our key personnel.

     We believe our future success will also depend in large part upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, engineering, sales and marketing, and finance and operations personnel. As we increase our production and sales levels, we will need to attract and retain additional qualified skilled workers for our operations. In recent years there has been great demand among companies in the technology industry for these personnel. In particular, competition for these personnel remains intense in the San Jose, California metropolitan area, where we have a software engineering group. We cannot assure you that we will continue to be able to attract and retain qualified personnel, or that delays in hiring required personnel, particularly engineers, will not delay the development or introduction of products or negatively impact our ability to sell our products.

If we cannot compete successfully in the future against existing or potential competitors, our operating results will suffer.

     The market for our Fibre Channel switching products is competitive, and is likely to become even more so. Our primary competitor in the Fibre Channel switch market is Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Other companies are also providing Fibre Channel switches and other products to the SAN market, including Qlogic Corporation, Gadzoox Networks, Inc., Vixel Corporation and INRANGE Technologies Corporation. In the future, we may also compete with networking companies that may develop SAN products or other companies in related or other industries for which future direct participation in the market for switching devices may become strategic.

     EMC has agreed not to develop or manufacture products that compete with our then existing products for two years beginning in August 2000. Upon the expiration of the two-year period, we have no agreement that would restrict EMC from competing with us in the development or manufacture of these products. In addition, EMC has recently agreed to resell certain products offered by two of our competitors. Moreover, under a cross license agreement between us and EMC, we have granted EMC a license under our patents to make, use and sell any products that EMC was selling or distributing up to August 9, 2000, including products that compete with ours.

     Continued or increased competition could result in pricing pressures, reduced sales, reduced margins, reduced profits, reduced market share or the failure of our products to achieve or maintain market acceptance. Some of our competitors and potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, access to larger customer bases, more established distribution channels or substantially greater resources than we have. Notably, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. recently introduced a 2 Gb transmission speed 16-port and 120-port switch to the market place.

Failure to manage expansion effectively could seriously harm our business, financial condition and prospects.

     Our ability to successfully implement our business plan, develop and offer products, and manage expansion in a rapidly evolving market requires a comprehensive and effective planning and management process. We continue to increase the scope of our operations domestically and internationally, and have increased headcount substantially. In addition, we plan to continue to hire employees in the foreseeable future. Our growth in business, headcount, and relationships with customers and other third parties has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain on management systems and resources. Our failure to continue to improve upon our operational, managerial, and financial controls, reporting systems, and procedures, and/or our failure to continue to expand, train, and manage our work force worldwide, could seriously harm our business and financial results.

We may engage in future acquisitions that dilute our stockholders and cause us to use cash, incur debt or assume contingent liabilities.

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     As part of our strategy, we expect to review opportunities to buy other businesses or technologies that would complement our current products, expand the breadth of our markets or enhance our technical capabilities, or that may otherwise offer growth opportunities. We may buy businesses, products or technologies in the future. In the event of any future purchases, we could:

	•		issue stock that would dilute our current stockholders’ percentage ownership;
	•		use cash, which may result in a reduction of our liquidity;
	•		incur debt; or
	•		assume liabilities.

These purchases also involve numerous risks, including:

	•		problems combining the purchased operations, technologies, personnel or products;
	•		unanticipated costs;
	•		diversion of management’s attention from our core business;
	•		adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;
	•		risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience; and
	•		potential loss of key employees of acquired organizations.

     We may not be able to successfully integrate any businesses, products, technologies or personnel that we might acquire in the future.

Our products must comply with evolving industry standards and government regulations.

     Industry standards for SAN products are continuing to emerge, evolve, and achieve acceptance. To remain competitive, we must continue to introduce new products and product enhancements that meet these industry standards. All components of the SAN must utilize the same standards in order to operate together. Our products comprise only a part of the entire SAN and we depend on the companies that provide other components of the SAN, many of whom are significantly larger than us, to support the industry standards as they evolve. The failure of these providers to support these industry standards could adversely affect the market acceptance of our products.

     In addition, in the United States, our products comply with various regulations and standards defined by the Federal Communications Commission and Underwriters Laboratories. Internationally, products that we develop will be required to comply with standards established by authorities in various countries. Failure to comply with existing or evolving industry standards or to obtain timely domestic or foreign regulatory approvals or certificates could materially harm our business.

We do not have significant experience in international markets and may have unexpected costs and difficulties in developing international revenue.

     We have expanded and intend to continue to expand the marketing and sales of our products internationally. We have limited experience in marketing, distributing and supporting our products internationally and may not be able to maintain or increase international market demand for our products. In addition, our international operations are generally subject to inherent risks and challenges that could harm our operating results, including:

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	•		multiple, conflicting and changing governmental laws and regulations;
	•		tariffs, quotas and other import restrictions on computer peripheral equipment;
	•		longer sales cycles for our products;
	•		reduced or limited protections of intellectual property rights;
	•		compliance with international standards that differ from domestic standards; and
	•		political and economic instability.

     Any negative effects on our international business could harm our business, operating results and financial condition as a whole. To date, none of our international revenue or costs have been denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies could make our products more expensive and thus less competitive in foreign markets. A portion of our international revenue may be denominated in foreign currencies in the future, which will subject us to risks associated with fluctuations in those foreign currencies.

If we are unable to adequately protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to compete effectively.

     We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property rights. We also enter into confidentiality and/or license agreements with our employees, consultants and corporate partners. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may copy or otherwise obtain and use our products or technology. Monitoring unauthorized use of our products is difficult and the steps we have taken, and those we may take in the future, may not prevent unauthorized use of our technology, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. Please see “Part II-Item 1, Legal Proceedings” in this Form 10-Q for a recent patent infringement lawsuit we are pursuing.

     We may be a party to intellectual property litigation in the future, either to protect our intellectual property or as a result of alleged infringements of others’ intellectual property. These claims and any resulting litigation, if successful, could subject us to significant liability for damages or could cause our proprietary rights to be invalidated. Litigation, regardless of the merits of the claim or outcome, would likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert management time and attention. Any potential intellectual property litigation could also force us to do one or more of the following:

	•		stop using the challenged intellectual property or selling our products or services that incorporate it;
	•		obtain a license to use the challenged intellectual property or to sell products or services that incorporate it, which license may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all; and
	•		redesign those products or services that are based on or incorporate the challenged intellectual property.

     If we are forced to take any of these actions, we may be unable to manufacture and sell our products, and our revenue would be reduced.

     In March 1999, we, as an EMC subsidiary, granted IBM a license to all of our patents under a cross license agreement between IBM and EMC. Under the terms of that agreement, effective upon EMC’s February 7, 2001 distribution of our Class A common stock indirectly held by it to its stockholders, the sublicense we previously held to those IBM patents terminated. We believe that the termination of the sublicense does not materially affect our business. We are not aware of any issued or pending IBM patents that are infringed by our products, but if IBM were to allege any such infringement, we may have difficulty negotiating a settlement. If we were unable to negotiate a settlement with IBM, our ability to produce an infringing product could be affected, which could materially and adversely affect our business.

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If we become subject to unfair hiring claims, we could incur substantial costs in defending ourselves.

     Companies in our industry whose employees accept positions with competitors frequently claim that their competitors have engaged in unfair hiring practices or that employees have misappropriated confidential information or trade secrets. We may receive claims of this kind or other claims relating to our employees in the future as we seek to hire qualified personnel. We could incur substantial costs in defending ourselves or our employees against such claims, regardless of their merits. In addition, defending ourselves or our employees from such claims could divert the attention of our management away from our operations.

Provisions in our charter documents, our rights agreement and Delaware law could prevent or delay a change in control of McDATA and may reduce the market price of our common stock.

     Provisions of our certificate of incorporation, by-laws and rights agreement may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other business combination that a stockholder may consider favorable. These provisions include:

	•		authorizing the issuance of preferred stock without stockholder approval;
	•		providing for a classified board of directors with staggered three year terms;
	•		limiting the persons who may call special meetings of stockholders;
	•		requiring super-majority voting for stockholder action by written consent;
	•		establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for election to the board of directors and for proposing other matters that can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings;
	•		prohibiting cumulative voting for the election of directors;
	•		requiring super-majority voting to effect certain amendments to our certificate of incorporation and by-laws; and
	•		requiring parties to request board approval prior to acquiring 15% or more of the voting power of the common stock to avoid economic and voting dilution of their stock holdings.

     We are incorporated in Delaware and certain provisions of Delaware law may also discourage, delay, or prevent someone from acquiring or merging with us, which may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

Risks Relating to Deferred Tax Assets.

     At June 30, 2002, we have deferred tax assets of $33 million, which we believe, after considering relevant positive and negative evidence, will, more likely than not, be realized through future profitable operations. However, it is possible that if additional operating losses are incurred, we may need to provide a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance, we must include an expense within the tax provision in the income statements which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

Risks Relating to the Securities Markets

Our stock price is volatile.

     Since the initial public offering of our Class B common stock in August 2000 and the distribution of our Class A common stock by EMC in February 2001, the market price of our common stock has been volatile. Because we are a technology company, the market price of our stock is usually subject to the same volatility and fluctuations that have recently characterized the stock prices of other technology companies. This volatility is often unrelated or

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disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies and, as a result, the price of our stock could fall regardless of our performance.

Defending Lawsuits

     Several securities class action lawsuits have been filed against us. For more information about this litigation, please see “Part II, Item 1 — Legal Proceedings” in this Form 10-Q.

     We may become subject to additional class action litigation following a period of volatility in the market price of our common stock. Securities class action litigation could result in substantial costs and divert the attention of management and our resources and seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Risks Related To Our Relationship With EMC

We have entered into agreements with EMC that, due to our prior parent-subsidiary relationship, may contain terms less beneficial to us than if they had been negotiated with unaffiliated third parties.

     In October 1997, in connection with the reorganization of our business, we entered into certain agreements with EMC relating to our business relationship with EMC after the 1997 reorganization. In addition, we have entered into agreements with EMC relating to our relationship with EMC after the completion of our initial public offering in August 2000 and the distribution by EMC of our Class A common stock in February 2001. We have also entered into an OEM Purchase and License Agreement with EMC that governs EMC’s purchases of our products and grants EMC rights to use, support and distribute software for use in connection with these products. The agreement does not provide for the purchase of a guaranteed minimum amount of product. These agreements were negotiated and made in the context of our prior parent-subsidiary relationship. As a result, some of these agreements may have terms and conditions, in the case of the OEM agreement, including the terms of pricing, that are less beneficial to us than agreements negotiated with unaffiliated third parties. Sales and services revenue from EMC represented approximately 50% of our revenue, excluding ESCON service revenue, for the three months ended June 30, 2002. In addition, in some instances, our ability to terminate these agreements is limited, which may prevent us from being able to negotiate more favorable terms with EMC or from entering into similar agreements with third parties.

We depend heavily on EMC as our key OEM customer. If our relationship with EMC adversely changes, our revenue will be significantly reduced.

     For the three months ended June 30, 2002, our revenues from EMC represented approximately 50% of our total revenue, excluding ESCON service revenue. In addition, during the same period, revenue under our service agreement with EMC, pursuant to which we manufacture and supply ESCON switching devices for IBM, represented approximately 2% of our total revenue. EMC has recently agreed to resell products offered by two of our competitors, and nothing restricts EMC from expanding those relationships in a manner that could be adverse to us.

     If our business relationship with EMC ends or significantly changes, resulting in reduced sales to EMC, our revenue will be significantly reduced.

Provisions of our agreements with EMC relating to our relationship with EMC after the distribution by EMC of our Class A common stock to EMC’s stockholders may affect the operation of our business, limit our ability to finance our operations or prevent a change in control of our company.

     Under the terms of the Tax Sharing Agreement between EMC and us, until 27 months after the February 2001 distribution by EMC of our Class A common stock to EMC’s stockholders, we may not, without the consent of EMC or the receipt by EMC of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that the tax treatment of the distribution will not be adversely affected;

	•		enter into any transaction that would result in any person acquiring a 50% or greater interest in us;
	•		take or fail to take any other action which would cause the distribution to be taxable to EMC stockholders;

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	•		issue stock or other equity interests in us, or redeem or repurchase any of our capital stock which would involve the acquisition by one or more persons of more than 35% of our stock; or
	•		undertake any transaction which would be treated as a liquidation or reorganization for tax purposes.

     These restrictions may prevent us from being acquired, either in a negotiated transaction or otherwise, from using shares of our common stock as payment in the acquisition by us of other companies or from financing our operations through sales of securities.

     Under the terms of the Master Confidential Disclosure and License Agreement between EMC and us, EMC has granted us a license under then existing EMC patents. If we are acquired, our acquirer will retain this license as long as our acquirer grants to EMC a license under all of the acquirer’s patents for all products licensed under the agreement under the same terms as the license we have granted to EMC under the agreement. The potential loss of the license from EMC after an acquisition of us by a third party may make an acquisition of us by a third party unlikely.

We may be obligated to indemnify EMC if the distribution is not tax free.

     The Tax Sharing Agreement that we have entered into with EMC obligates us to indemnify EMC for taxes relating to the failure of EMC’s distribution to EMC’s stockholders of our Class A common stock that it indirectly held to be tax free if that failure results from, among other things:

	•		any act or omission by us that would cause the distribution to fail to qualify as a tax-free distribution under the Internal Revenue Code;
	•		any act or omission by us that is inconsistent with any representation made to the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the request for a private letter ruling regarding the tax-free nature of the distribution by EMC of our Class A common stock indirectly held by it to its stockholders;
	•		any acquisition by a third party of our stock or assets; or
	•		any issuance by us of stock or any change in ownership of our stock.

     As a result, we may be liable to EMC under the Tax Sharing Agreement upon the occurrence of events that are beyond our control. If the distribution of our Class A common stock fails to qualify as a tax-free distribution, EMC would incur tax liability as if our Class A common stock that was distributed by EMC had been sold by EMC for its fair market value in a taxable transaction. In the event that we are required to indemnify EMC because the distribution of our Class A common stock fails to qualify as a tax-free distribution, our liability could exceed 35% of the value of the Class A common stock distributed by EMC as determined on the date of the distribution.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

     We are exposed to market risk, primarily from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and credit risks.

Interest Rate Risk

     We earn interest income on both our cash and cash equivalents and our investment portfolio. Our investment portfolio consists of readily marketable investment-grade debt securities of various issuers and maturities ranging from overnight to three years. All investments are denominated in U.S. dollars and are classified as “available for sale.” These instruments are not leveraged, and are not held for trading purposes. As interest rates change, the amount of realized and unrealized gain or loss on these securities will change. The quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are discussed in Item 7 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk, contained in our Form 10-K.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

     We operate sales and support offices in several countries. Substantially all of our sales contracts have been denominated in U.S. dollars, therefore our transactions in foreign currencies are limited to operating expense transactions. Due to the limited nature and amount of these transactions, we do not believe we have had or will have material exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.

Credit Risk

     Financial instruments, which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of temporary cash investments, investments and trade receivables. We place our temporary cash investments and investment securities in investment grade instruments and limit the amount of investment with any one financial institution. We evaluate the credit risk associated with each of our customers but generally do not require collateral. We depend on two customers for most of our total revenue who comprise a significant portion of our trade receivables and, therefore, expose us to a concentration of credit risk.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

     From time to time, we become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in a matter that may arise from time to time may harm our business, financial condition or results of operation. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of any of the claims will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

Class Action Laddering Lawsuits

     The Company, two current officers, and a former officer have been named as defendants in purported securities class-action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. The first of these lawsuits, filed on July 20, 2001, is captioned Gutner v. McDATA Corporation, Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., FleetBoston Robertson Stephens et al., No. 01 CIV. 6627. Three other similar suits have been filed against the Company. The complaints are substantially identical to numerous other complaints filed against other companies that went public over the last several years. These lawsuits generally allege, among other things, that the registration statements and prospectus filed with the SEC by such companies were materially false and misleading because they failed to disclose (a) that certain underwriters had solicited and received excessive and undisclosed commissions from certain investors in exchange for which the underwriters allocated to those investors material portions of shares in connection with the initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and (b) that certain of the underwriters had entered into agreements with customers whereby the underwriters agreed to allocate IPO shares in exchange for which the customers agreed to purchase additional company shares in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices. The complaints relating to the Company allege claims against the Company, two of the Company’s current officers, a former officer of the Company and Credit Suisse First Boston, the lead underwriter of the Company’s August 9, 2000 initial public offering, under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The complaints also allege claims solely against Credit Suisse First Boston and the other underwriter defendants under Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and claims against the individual defendants under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We believe that the lawsuits are without legal merit and intend to defend them vigorously.

Patent Infringement Lawsuit

     On February 14, 2002, we filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (“Brocade”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Case No. 02-K-0303) alleging that Brocade’s Frame Filtering feature in their switch products infringed our U.S. Patent No. 6,233,235 “Method and apparatus for measuring traffic within a switch.” On March 5, 2002, we filed for a preliminary injunction against Brocade to immediately stop infringing the patent after they announced another product containing their Frame Filtering feature.

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     On April 8, 2002, Brocade filed an answer to the motion for preliminary injunction generally alleging that Brocade has not infringed and is not infringing the patent. Brocade alleged various counterclaims in its answer including a claim that the patent is invalid and unenforceable, and that the Company misappropriated trade secret information from them under prior agreements and that a 1999 OEM agreement contained a covenant not to sue. We strongly believe that Brocade’s counterclaims are factually incorrect and without any merit. We intend to vigorously defend against such counterclaims and to pursue the preliminary injunction and patent infringement lawsuit against Brocade. The hearing for the preliminary injunction occurred during the week of July 15, 2002, however, the court has not yet rendered a decision.

ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

     None

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     None

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders

     The annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders was held on August 1, 2002. At that meeting, three proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Proposal 1 was a proposal to elect two directors, D. Van Skilling and Thomas M. Uhlman, to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proposal 2 was a proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002. Proposal 3 was a proposal to approve an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. For further information regarding the annual meeting, please see the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on June 10, 2002.

     Consequently, all proposals were passed by stockholders.

ITEM 5. Other Information

     None

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

Exhibits filed for the Company through the filing of this Form 10-Q.

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( ) Exhibits previously filed in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, SEC File No. 333-38106, declared effective on August 8, 2000 or filed in the Company’s periodic filings as specifically noted.

+ Portions of these Exhibits have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to an order for confidential treatment.

*Executive compensation plans and arrangements.

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K filed during the second quarter of 2002 and through the filing of this Form 10-Q:

	(1) We filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 13, 2002 to report that John A. Kelley, Jr., McDATA’s president and COO, entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Stock Purchase Plan with Deutsche Bank Alex Brown to purchase a total of $100,000 of McDATA Class B Common Stock.
	(2) We filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 11, 2002 to report the election of John A. Kelley, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer with John McDonnell remaining as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective as of August 1, 2002.
	(3) We filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 19, 2002 to report that John McDonnell and his wife, Patricia McDonnell had entered into Rule 10b5-1 Stock Selling Plans with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. to each sell a total of 230,000 shares of McDATA Class B Common Stock through January 2003. These sales are subject to a $10 limit price. Mr. and Mrs. McDonnell also intend to gift 10,000 shares of Class B Common Stock each per month to the McDonnell Family Foundation.