QLogic SANbox2 16 Port Switches Deliver 2 Gigabit Performance at 1 Gigabit Prices; Now Available to OEMs, SANbox2 Offers Full Compatibility with 1 Gigabit-Based SANs
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2001--QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC), the only end-to-end SAN infrastructure provider, today announced it is now shipping its SANbox2(TM) 16 port Fibre Channel switches to OEM customers. Operating at 2 Gigabits per second, QLogic SANbox2 switches offer double the throughput speed and twice as many ports in the same form factor and at the same price as existing 1 Gigabit switch products. With auto-sensing and self-configuring ports, SANbox2 products protect customers' existing technology investments and simplify installation by operating with both 1 Gigabit and 2 Gigabit devices.
The SANbox2 family of switches is the foundation for the world's highest performing SANs, providing fabric connections to servers, storage devices, directors and other switches. With QLogic's sixth-generation, highly integrated 16 port ASIC, customers will double throughput, and quadruple transaction speeds - when they configure SANs based on the SANbox2 and QLogic SANblade(TM) QLA2300 Series 2 Gigabit host bus adapters.
"The SAN market is clearly moving to a new level of performance with the availability of 2 Gigabit products," said Dave Hubbard, vice president and general manager of QLogic's Switch Products Group. "The QLogic SANbox2 delivers 2 Gigabit performance now at 1 Gigabit prices, and it protects customers' investments in 1 Gigabit technology by delivering optimal performance with both 1 Gigabit and 2 Gigabit devices. With the only complete infrastructure of 2 Gigabit switches, chips and host bus adapters, QLogic knows SANs from end-to-end, offering superior compatibility with all other leading SAN solutions."
"By bringing 2 Gigabit switches to market at 1 Gigabit prices, while maintaining compatibility with legacy and competitive products, QLogic makes it easy for customers to migrate SAN solutions to superior performance levels," said John H. Maybury, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eurologic Systems. "The SANbox2 is a perfect complement to QLogic's line of 2 Gigabit end-to-end chip and board products as well as Eurologic's SANbloc Series, the industry's first 2 Gigbit Fibre Channel-ready network storage system."
The SANbox2 is the only 2 Gigabit switch solution with true address translation, which fully protects the extensive installed base of loop devices. In addition, the switch complies with all interoperability standards and works with all components of multi- vendor SANs, including competitive switch products, simplifying SAN solutions for IT managers.
QLogic's 2 Gigabit switches have the capability of networking storage at distances in excess of 100 km and offer extended multi- stage fabric capabilities, scalable to over seven million nodes. The SANbox2 family includes dual power supplies for built-in high availability and easy-to-use In-Band and Out-of-Band management utilities.
"The battle lines for Fibre Channel switches will shift to 2 Gigabit products very rapidly," said Arun Taneja, analyst with The Enterprise Storage Group, Inc. "With the complete suite of products and sales and marketing muscle of QLogic, this product can gain significant market share for the company relative to the 1 Gigabit products."
QLogic 2 Gigabit End-to-End
The SANbox2 is part of QLogic's complete suite of end-to-end infrastructure products for scaleable, interoperable 2 Gigabit SAN solutions. QLogic's 2 Gigabit infrastructure consists of highly scaleable products ranging from single-chip PCI-Fibre Channel controllers and host bus adapter boards for server and storage end nodes, to cost-effective edge switches for work groups, and high port count director class switches for enterprise-class data centers.
Aimed at solving the SAN market's biggest challenges, interoperability and management, QLogic's suite of 2 Gigabit building blocks are pre-tested for interoperability and administered by a complementary SAN management software platform. This broad range of high-performance 2 Gigabit products, all available from a single vendor, allows OEMs, VARs storage service providers (SSPs) and end-users to build cost-effective, plug-and-play SANs that are centrally managed and highly available.
About QLogic
QLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QLGC - news) is changing the way the world views Storage Area Networks (SANs), serving OEMs, VARs and system integrators with the only end-to-end SAN infrastructure in the industry. With over 15 years of enterprise storage experience, the company delivers a full range of Fibre Channel switches, PCI host bus adapters, controller silicon and management chips for systems and peripherals, as well as the QLogic Management Suite of SAN management software solutions. A member of the S&P 500 Index, QLogic was ranked fourth on Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies and number 22 on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies. QLogic is integrated in over 200 OEM solutions, including: AMI, Compaq, Computer Associates, DataCore, Dell, EMC, FalconStor, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, INRANGE, Iwill, MTI Technology Corp., Quantum, Raidtec, Siemens, Sony, Sun, Unisys, VERITAS and XIOtech. 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.
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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.
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