Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2013

Schedule Of Financial Information By Reportable Segment

Summarized financial information by reportable segment for the three and six months ended April 27, 2013, and April 28, 2012, based on the internal management reporting system, is as follows (in thousands):



	SAN Products		IP Networking Products		Global Services		Total
Three months ended April 27, 2013
Net revenues	$	319,088	$	132,658	$	87,038	$	538,784
Cost of revenues	87,897		76,702		40,073		204,672
Gross margin	$	231,191	$	55,956	$	46,965	$	334,112
Three months ended April 28, 2012
Net revenues	$	342,922	$	113,182	$	87,335	$	543,439
Cost of revenues	90,357		73,820		42,180		206,357
Gross margin	$	252,565	$	39,362	$	45,155	$	337,082
Six months ended April 27, 2013
Net revenues	$	680,822	$	273,171	$	173,520	$	1,127,513
Cost of revenues	184,850		154,124		80,502		419,476
Gross margin	$	495,972	$	119,047	$	93,018	$	708,037
Six months ended April 28, 2012
Net revenues	$	695,794	$	236,612	$	171,675	$	1,104,081
Cost of revenues	186,195		153,389		82,646		422,230
Gross margin	$	509,599	$	83,223	$	89,029	$	681,851

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