NEWS: Siemens Nixdorf Selects QLogic to Provide the Fibre Channel Interconnect for Its New Family of Intel-based Primergy Server Products
COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1998--
The High Bandwidth and Throughput Requirements for These
Industry-leading Server Systems Demand an Interface Architecture
that Supports the Greatest Level of Efficiency While Maintaining
Superior Performance.
QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC), an industry leader in I/O technology and a leading designer of Fibre Channel interconnect solutions, Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement to provide its products to Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme AG, a leading global manufacturer of computing and communications products/solutions and IT services.
Siemens Nixdorf's Entry-Level Server Division, which manufactures and markets the Intel(R)-based Primergy server line of products, will employ QLogic's Fibre Channel adapters with its Primergy servers, addressing the complete needs of their users stretching from low-end to enterprise customers.
Fibre Channel is particularly well-suited to those environments where Primergy servers are mainly targeted. These environments include applications such as SAP/R3, Baan, MS BackOffice(TM) or Oracle(R) that require the performance, connectivity and reliability which Fibre Channel solutions can provide.
Dieter Herzog, vice president and general manager of Siemens Nixdorf Entry Server Division said, "QLogic was among several vendors that went through an extensive evaluation. QLogic was ultimately selected due to the superior performance and reliability demonstrated in all aspects of testing."
"Together, QLogic's Fibre Channel adapter and Siemens Nixdorf's highly scalable and compatible Intel-based Primergy servers and server clusters line, address the market demands for a reliable and extensible server family," Mr. Herzog added.
"This agreement with Siemens Nixdorf demonstrates the leading position QLogic has taken in the delivery of Fibre Channel for enterprise-level server solutions," said H.K. Desai, president and chief executive officer of QLogic. "Our commitment to strong customer support combined with an architecture that delivers high performance and ease of implementation were key decision points for Siemens Nixdorf and the primary reasons that QLogic is a recognized leader in Fibre Channel solutions."
About The Market
The enterprise server market is one which is expected to expand. The demands of the data center, whether the application is financial, retail, warehousing, etc., are being increasingly met with Intel Pentium(R)-based designs. Fibre Channel is finding acceptance in this market as end users demand high performance, flexibility and reliability at increasingly lower price points. The Siemens Nixdorf Primergy family of computers meets these market demands with a range of Intel-based systems at competitive prices.
When combined with high-availability storage, such as Siemens Nixdorf's Primergy 502/702 or EMC's Symmetrix products and the high performance QLogic Fibre Channel adapter; capabilities that were previously found only within mainframe environments can be achieved at a reduced cost.
About Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme AG
Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme AG, Paderborn, Germany, is a systems partner with universal expertise in the field of information technology. Siemens AG is the largest European information technology firm and ranks among the world's leading suppliers. In the latest fiscal year (Oct. 1,1996-Sept. 30, 1997), Siemens Nixdorf had approximately $65 billion in combined revenues and 386,000 employees in more than 190 countries.
Visit Siemens Nixdorf on the World Wide Web at siemensnixdorf.com.
About QLogic
QLogic is a leading designer and supplier of semiconductor and board-level I/O 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. QLogic provides I/O technology solutions by designing and marketing single-chip controller and adapter board products for both sides of the computer/peripheral device interlink, or "bus."
Historically, the company has targeted the high-performance sector of the I/O market, focusing primarily on the SCSI standard. The trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of the companies with which they are associated.
The company is utilizing its I/O expertise to develop products for emerging I/O standards such as Fibre Channel, which is experiencing early industry acceptance as a higher performance solution that maintains signal integrity while allowing for increased connectivity between a computer system and its data storage peripherals.
Forward-looking statements contained in this document may involve risks and uncertainties. The company wishes to advise readers that a number of important risk factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include new and changing technologies; a change in semiconductor foundry conditions; fluctuations or cancellations in orders from customers; and the company's ability to compete effectively with other companies.
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.
For more information about QLogic and its product lines, contact QLogic Corp., 3545 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, Calif. 92626; telephone: 800/662-4471 (sales); 714/438-2200 (corporate); fax: 714/668-5008; home page qlc.com.
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