Brocade reportedly up for sale

In the rising data center turf wars, it wouldn't be surprising that Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD) has put itself up for sale. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said the San Jose, Calif., data storage and networking company quietly put itself up for sale and that buyers could include Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) and Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL).