SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. and COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/
-- Seagate Software (NYSE:SEG), a leading provider of storage management
solutions for Microsoft Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstation operating
systems, and QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC), a creator of high-performance
semiconductor and board-level I/O products, today announced that two QLogic
products have been certified with Seagate Backup Exec Shared Storage Option
for Windows NT. Seagate Software's certification of QLogic's QLA2100 and
QLA2100F carries both Companies to a stronger level within the Fibre Channel
storage area network (SAN) market.
"Seagate Backup Exec Shared Storage Option is gaining influence with
enterprise customers with large-scale storage environments who are considering
adoption in the emerging Fibre Channel technology," said Michael Colemere,
vice president of product management and business alliances, Seagate Software,
Network and Storage Management Group. "By certifying two popular host bus
adapters from QLogic, we are able to support current hardware investments for
the emerging Fibre Channel networking within the SAN market."
"QLogic provides Fibre Channel adapters to eight of the world's top-ten
server manufacturers and is a key technology enabler of the SAN marketplace,"
said Larry Fortmuller, vice president and general manager, QLogic Computer
Systems Group. "By supporting Seagate Backup Exec Shared Storage Option, we
are providing our joint customers access to a robust, high-performance storage
management solution."
QLogic QLA2100 and QLA2100F 64-Bit PCI-to-Fibre Channel Adapters
QLogic QLA2100 and QLA2100F are industry-leading PCI-to-Fibre Channel
adapter boards, which uniquely combine extremely high performance with a
highly integrated, cost-effective design. The QLA2100F enables fibre optic
technology to address price points similar to copper-based solutions. The
Fibre Channel adapters support 100 MB per second sustained data transfer rates
and software drivers for all major operating systems, including Windows NT.
Both adapters are based on the leading-edge QLogic ISP2100 PCI-to-Fibre
Channel processor.
Seagate Backup Exec Shared Storage Option
Seagate Backup Exec Shared Storage Option leverages the benefits of a
Fibre Channel SAN, including increased backup performance, centralized
management, reduced impact on network users, consolidation of storage devices,
superior efficiency, scalability and lower total cost of ownership. Within a
SAN, backup traffic no longer needs to pass over the main network, but is
off-loaded to a separate, confined SAN. A dedicated Fibre
Channel - Arbitrated Loop within a SAN provides the flexibility to run backup
operations more frequently, instead of restricting backups to off-peak network
times. As a result, business productivity increases as network users no longer
need to compete with the backup data traffic for network bandwidth.
Seagate Backup Exec Shared Storage Option is immediately available
starting at a U.S. suggested retail price of $1095 per backup server through
Seagate Software's global network of TeamExec VARs. Seagate Backup Exec
Shared Storage Option works with Seagate Backup Exec for Windows NT (v7.2 or
greater). For a complete list of certified hardware, visit
seagatesoftware.com. For more information about Seagate
Software, network and storage management solutions, contact the Orlando-area
office at: 400 International Parkway, Heathrow, FL 32746; 800-327-2232;
407-531-7501 or FAX: 407-531-7730.
About QLogic Corporation
QLogic Corporation is a leading designer and supplier of semiconductor and
board-level I/O and enclosure management products. The company's products
provide high-performance interface connections for computer systems and their
attached data storage peripherals, such as hard disk and tape drives, CD-ROM
drives and RAID subsystems. In addition, QLogic provides enclosure management
products that monitor and communicate management information related to
components that are critical to computer system and storage subsystem
reliability and availability. QLogic's highly integrated, fully featured
solutions are targeted at the computer system, storage device and storage
subsystem marketplaces.
The company is utilizing its expertise to develop products for emerging
standards such as Fibre Channel and Ultra3, as well as SAF-TE, SES, IPMI
enclosure management solutions.
For more information about QLogic and its product lines, contact QLogic
Corp., 3545 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; telephone: 800-662-4471
(sales); 714-438-2200 (corporate); fax: 714-668-5008; home page
qlc.com.
About Seagate Software
Seagate Software, a subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc. develops tools
and applications for Enterprise Information Management (EIM); the solution for
the growing need of corporations for superior information delivery, analysis
and availability. Seagate Software's diverse technology and breadth of leading
products -- including the award-winning Seagate Backup Exec, Seagate Crystal
Reports, Seagate Desktop Management Suite, Seagate Holos, Seagate Info,
Seagate Manage Exec and Seagate WinINSTALL -- make it uniquely qualified to
deliver EIM with an integrated infrastructure. Seagate Software has
established strategic relationships with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM,
Informix, Microsoft, Netscape, Novell, Oracle, PeopleSoft and other industry
leaders, and markets its products worldwide, through distributors, value-added
resellers, systems integrators, retailers, and OEMs. Seagate Software's home
page address on the World Wide Web is seagatesoftware.com.
Seagate Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of technology and products
enabling people to store, access, and manage information. The Company is
committed to providing best-in-class products to help people get information
when, where and how they want it. Seagate is the world's largest manufacturer
of disc drives, magnetic discs and read-write heads, an innovator in tape
drives, and a leading developer of Enterprise Information Management software.
Seagate can be found around the globe and on the World Wide Web at
seagate.com. For automated news, stock and financial information by
phone, dial toll-free 877-SEG-NYSE. Outside the U.S. and Canada, dial
760-704-4368.
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Crystal Reports, Seagate Desktop Management Suite, Seagate Holos, Seagate
Info, Seagate Manage Exec and Seagate WinINSTALL are either a registered
trademark or trademark of Seagate Software, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries.
Seagate is a registered trademark of both Seagate Technology and Seagate
Software. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of
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SOURCE Seagate Software, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Jan Jahosky, 407-531-7908, or jan.jahosky@seagatesoftware.com,
or Stacey Ruscette, 407-531-7360, or stacey.ruscette@seagatesoftware.com, both
of Seagate Software, Inc.; or Irene Santoyo of QLogic Corporation,
714-668-5359, or i_santoyo@qlc.com/
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