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To: w2j2 who wrote (29014)	8/5/2002 12:42:08 PM
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QLogic PCI-X HBAs Qualified by EMC as E-Lab Tested; EMC is First Storage Provider to Qualify the QLogic SANblade 2340 Series PCI-X HBAs BusinessWire, Monday, August 05, 2002 at 08:09 ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002--QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the company that powers storage area networks (SANs), today announced that EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) has qualified the new QLogic SANblade 2340 Series PCI-X host bus adapters (HBAs) with Symmetrix(R) and CLARiiON(R) Enterprise Storage systems as E-Lab Tested(TM). "E-Lab Tested means that QLogic HBAs are fully interoperable with EMC information storage systems, enabling customers to deploy heterogeneous storage networks, quickly, reliably and cost- effectively," said Chuck Hollis, EMC's vice president of markets and products. "EMC has qualified the same HBAs in our E-Labs for both Symmetrix and CLARiiON Enterprise Storage systems, making storage infrastructure simpler and more manageable for our customers." The SANblade QLA2340 was qualified as EMC E-Lab Tested with Symmetrix and CLARiiON Enterprise Storage systems in Novell Netware, Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments. In addition, the SANblade QLA2342 dual-port HBA is E-Lab Tested with Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems in Solaris environments as well as with Symmetrix and CLARiiON Enterprise Storage systems in Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments. "QLogic customers include a number of Global 2000 corporations that have standardized on EMC information storage," said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corp. "E-Lab Tested qualification of QLogic PCI-X adapters enables SAN administrators to standardize on one HBA across the major operating system platforms." EMC conducts the most comprehensive testing in its E-Lab, assuring customers the highest levels of interoperability. EMC's E-Lab Tested qualification process is a series of exhaustive functionality and reliability tests to ensure the interoperability of all components that make up a multi-vendor information storage network. In EMC's E-Labs, engineers replicate customer environments using 2,600 terabytes of storage across nearly five acres of floor space. About QLogic SANblade QLA2340 Series The SANblade QLA2340 Series is the company's flagship line with an extensive checklist of features and benefits that is unmatched in the industry including: -- Highest-performance -- up to 80,000 Input/Output operations per second and more than 700 Mbytes of throughput -- Native support in all major operating systems including Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) and Windows 2000, Novell(R) NetWare, and Sun Solaris -- Single-chip ISP2312 architecture for increased reliability and more compact, versatile design -- Single and dual channel versions to maximize performance and the use of precious PCI-X slots -- Support for new 133MHz PCI-X designs and unique legacy support for PCI servers -- Common driver interface for PCI-X, PCI, cPCI and SBus versions -- Support for 2Gb/second and 1Gb/second speeds -- Unique "bridgeless" dual channel HBA eliminates the severe performance overhead of PCI-X bridges used in competitive HBAs About QLogic (www.qlogic.com) QLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QLGC) simplifies the process of networking storage for OEMs, resellers and system integrators with the only end-to-end infrastructure in the industry, consisting of award-winning controller chips, host bus adapters, network switches and management software to move data from the storage device through the fabric to the server. QLogic designs and produces solutions based on all storage network technologies including SCSI, iSCSI, InfiniBand and Fibre Channel. A member of the S&P 500 Index, QLogic was recently ranked number 25 on Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies and number 20 on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies. Note: All QLogic-issued press releases appear on the company's web site (www.qlogic.com). Any announcement that does not appear on the QLogic web site has not been issued by QLogic. 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. Note to Editors: EMC, Symmetrix and CLARiiON are registered trademarks and E-Lab tested is a trademark of EMC Corporation. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of the companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: QLogic Corp., Aliso Viejo Steve Sturgeon (editorial), 949/389-6268 steve.sturgeon@qlogic.com or Frank Calderoni (investors), 949/389-6120 frank.calderoni@qlogic.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE NETWORKING PRODUCT SOURCE: QLogic Corp. Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Copyright 2002, Business Wire