To: steve harmon - analyst who wrote (2410 ) 8/10/1999 9:23:00 PM From: Mr. Miller Respond to of 4337
Steve: Please address the following: Fiber Channel. First, what is fiber channel?performancecomputing.com What do you think of it, and what's your opinion of its leader, QLGC? QLGC's homepage: qlc.com Brief information: QLogic Corporation is the leading innovator in Fibre Channel, SCSI and enclosure management products for computer systems, storage subsystems and data storage peripherals. QLogic is helping to drive the growth of the Fibre Channel market and has captured over 89 Fibre Channel design wins to date. With their well-established track record of engineering excellence, QLogic now provides Fibre Channel, SCSI or manufacturers in the world. These customers include industry-leading companies such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Dell Computer, Hitachi Limited and Quantum Corporation. In 1996, the company demonstrated its engineering excellence by creating a Fibre Channel controller that incorporated 1Gbit transceivers into an award-winning ISP2100 design. This created, and remains today, the first and only true single-chip Fibre Channel I/O solution. Among the company's SCSI achievements are the development of the industry's first standard SCSI processor, the first Fast SCSI, Fast Wide SCSI and Ultra SCSI implementations. Through the acquisition of Silicon Design Resources, Inc., QLogic was able to add the delivery of a single-chip enclosure management solution to its list of industry firsts. This technology provides the logic needed to monitor and control the environmental characteristics of storage and server enclosures. Founded in 1985, QLogic (QLGC) began trading publicly on NASDAQ in 1994. Since that time, the company has established a consistent record of strong earnings growth and in 1997 was the second fastest-appreciating stock in Orange County, California. Some company fundamentals: Message 10895728 Chart: tscn.com TIA Miller