Monday July 10, 8:13 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
QLogic Bolsters Resellers with Active Response System and Reseller Connection Program for Fibre Channel Products
Programs Arm Resellers with Best-in-Class Sales Tools and Industry-Leading Service and Support
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUISNESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000-- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC - news), the company that sells more Fibre Channel adapters than anyone else in the world, today launched two programs designed to provide resellers with best-in-class sales tools, and industry-leading service and support for QLogic Fibre Channel host adapters.
The QLogic Reseller Connection gives resellers up-to-the-minute information on Fibre Channel products and promotions, and access to sales tools and training modules. The QLogic Active Response System backs the company's Fibre Channel products with an industry-leading three-year warranty, a 24-hour replacement program in North America and numerous additional support features.
``We created Reseller Connection and Active Response to provide resellers with the edge they need to successfully sell and support Fibre Channel products,'' said Darrin Chen, manager of channel development. ``These comprehensive programs strongly complement QLogic's reputation for high-quality, high-performance products by arming our reseller partners with peace of mind and a competitive sales advantage.''
RESELLER CONNECTION
By registering at reseller.qlogic.com, resellers can reap numerous benefits of QLogic's Reseller Connection program at no charge, including:
Product information tools such as white papers, marketing
bulletins, product specifications, data sheets, documentation,
hardware and software compatibility listings, product status,
technology directions, interactive configuration tools and
evaluation seed unit programs
Interactive training and development modules for productive
sales as well as education on product installation and
configuration
Sales tools including a VAR Starter Kit, quick reference
guides, sales and product presentations, free marketing
collateral, information on current and future promotions,
QLogic product reviews, technology white papers, case studies,
and a marketing resource kit with product descriptions, photos
and logos
Updates on QLogic activities with partners and industry
organizations, participation at trade shows, seminars and
other events
ACTIVE RESPONSE SYSTEM
The QLogic Active Response System, effective immediately in the U.S., Canada and Europe, is designed for customers who purchase QLogic host bus adapters from an authorized distributor or computer reseller. The Active Response System consists of six primary components including:
Industry-leading three-year product warranty on all QLogic
Fibre Channel host bus adapters
Unrivaled 24-hour replacement service in North America in the
unlikely event of a QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapter
warranted failure
Pre-sales support hotline for computer resellers who require
information on QLogic Fibre Channel products
Priority technical support hotline staffed by QLogic engineers
with intimate knowledge of Fibre Channel technology
Onsite field application engineer (FAE) support for large
volume customers
Dedicated web support including detailed answers to frequently
asked questions, downloadable drivers and utilities, and email
support
QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters control the flow of data between storage systems, tape libraries and network servers. QLogic's QLA2100 Series and QLA2200 Series controllers are leading solutions for Fibre Channel, the crucial technology that makes large data centers possible. By moving data at rates of up to a gigabit per second to hundreds of storage devices across distances up to 20 kilometers, Fibre Channel unleashes the power of SANs.
QLogic products are sold directly to OEMs and through QLogic authorized distributors such as Bell Micro, ACAL (UK), Amitel (Finland), Akro/Zeta (Germany), Dakel (Spain), EDN (Sweden), Hammer (UK), and Maxcom (Netherlands), Maxtec/Enterprise (South Africa), SM Data (Spain), Storgate/SMART (South Africa) TIM (Germany). For additional information on Reseller Connection, Active Response and QLogic, resellers may call 877-9QLOGIC or visit the company web site at www.qlogic.com.
About QLogic
A member of the Nasdaq-100® Index, QLogic Corp. sold more Fibre Channel host bus adapters in 1999 than any other manufacturer in the world according to Dataquest and IDC. The company is also a leading designer and supplier of semiconductor and board-level I/O and enclosure management products targeted at the computer system, storage device and storage subsystem marketplaces. QLogic high-performance controllers are implemented in products from technology leaders such as AMI, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Iwill, Quantum, Raidtec, Siemens, Sun and Unisys.
The company's high-performance Fibre Channel and SCSI solutions play a key role in enabling enterprise-level storage area networks (SANs) and the company's enclosure management products monitor and communicate component information that is critical to computer system and storage subsystem reliability and availability. For more information about QLogic and its products, contact QLogic Corp., 26600 Laguna Hills Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; telephone: 800/662-4471 (sales); 949/389-6000 (corporate); fax: 949/389-6126; home page qlogic.com.
Disclaimer -- Forward Looking Statements
With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The company wishes to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include new and changing technologies and customer acceptance of those technologies; a change in semiconductor foundry capacity or conditions; fluctuations in the growth of I/O markets; fluctuations or cancellations in orders from OEM customers; the company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; cancellation of OEM products associated with design wins; and reductions in the need for space and increased costs of operations due to facility relocation. Carrying additional expansion space may increase costs and adversely impact future earnings.
These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are also discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Form S-3, Form 10-K, and Form 10-Q.
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Contact:
QLogic Corp.
Steve Sturgeon,(editors), 949/389-6268, Fax: 949/389-6126
or
Tom Anderson,(investors), 949/389-6213, Fax: 949/389-6114 |
