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To: w2j2 who wrote (18738)	10/21/1998 5:49:00 PM
From: trendmastr	Respond to of 29386

Groupe Bull Migrates to Emulex LP7000E Fibre Channel PCI Host Adapter COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--Emulex Corp. (Nasdaq:EMLX), a leader in fibre channel products and technology, and Groupe Bull, Louveciennes, France, Wednesday announced that Bull has selected and qualified the Emulex LightPulse(TM) LP7000E PCI host adapter as the fibre channel solution Bull will offer with their Escala servers. The LP7000E adapter is designed for optimizing full duplex throughput, distance and reliability for those large and diverse enterprise applications requiring gigabit connectivity. Today, Bull is a leading provider of fibre channel technology on AIX-based systems for commercial customers running mission critical UNIX applications across the network. Bull's high-performance disaster recovery, OLTP and data mining solutions address the need for physical security of high-availability enterprise applications. Available for immediate delivery, Bull's recently announced Escala AIX-based Servers product line (EPC1200, EPC400 and T series) integrates Emulex's LightPulse LP7000E PCI host adapters for high-availability, full duplex gigabit fibre channel connectivity. This provides access to Disk Array Systems with terabyte (Tbyte) capacity at a distance of up to 10 kilometers and at very high performance levels of 100 Mbytes/sec. "We have validated very large customer configurations using fibre channel in our laboratories. Using the enhanced Emulex LP7000E PCI host adapters, real 10-kilometer full duplex connections between Escala AIX-based systems and leading storage vendors' disk subsystems have been verified. Significant improvement in terms of I/O performance and distance over standard SCSI-based connections are evident with these fibre channel solutions," stated Christian Guerin, R&D director, XS Business Unit for Bull. "Bull is an industry leader in AIX and systems integration and we are pleased that Bull has again selected the Emulex LightPulse PCI host adapters for their Escala SMP systems," said Mike Kane, director of marketing for Emulex. "As the demand for fibre channel products accelerates in Europe over the next several quarters, Bull will play a key role in the integration of fibre channel solutions," added Alan Wallman, managing director for Emulex in Europe. About Groupe Bull Bull is an international IT group based in Europe with 21,000 people and operations in more than 100 countries. In 1997, Bull earned revenues of $4.2 billion including over 65 percent outside of France, its country of origin. Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and IT services through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners and its own integration expertise. In its industry, Bull is recognized for innovative products including the Escala family of open servers, smart cards and software such as OpenMaster for secure management of systems and networks. In IT services, Bull is ranked in Europe as the third largest systems integrator and fifth in maintenance and support services. Information on Bull is available at: bull.com. About Emulex Emulex is a leading designer of high-performance network connectivity products including fibre channel, printer server and network access products. The company's hardware and software-based networking solutions improve communication in computer networks and enhance data flow between computers and peripherals. Fibre channel is a high-performance ANSI standard interface that is supported by the 120+ worldwide member Fibre Channel Association which includes Sun, Hewlett-Packard and Seagate. As a leading developer and supplier of fibre channel technology, Emulex's fibre channel devices support all implementations of the fibre channel standard, including arbitrated loop, switched fabric and point-to-point topologies. The company markets to OEMs and end users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as two-tier distribution partners. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa. News releases and other information about Emulex are available via Emulex's World Wide Web address at emulex.com. ...I/O Emulex(TM) This news release refers to various products and companies by their trade names. In most, if not all, cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies. --30--RMS/np* JP/np CONTACT: Emulex Corp., Costa Mesa Mike Lantow, 714/513-8155 E-mail: marketing@emulex.com or Bardia International Carol Bardia, 949/661-4183 E-mail: bardintl@earthlink.net or Emulex Europe Alan Wallman, 44-117-977-8503 E-mail: alan.wallman@emulex.com or Bull S.A. Michel Nouveau, 33 1 30 80 6775 E-mail: M.Nouveau@bull.fr

To: w2j2 who wrote (18738)	10/21/1998 5:52:00 PM
From: Neil S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Fibre Channel Association to Present Storage Area Networking Solutions at Networld Interop Heterogeneous SAN Demonstrations to Advance Fibre Channel Solutions NETWORLD+INTEROP, ATLANTA, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- When the doors open today at Networld+Interop, savvy show attendees will beeline to the Fibre Cafe for a cappuccino and a presentation on Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks, the application delivering high speed access to stored data. The Fibre Cafe is sponsored by Fibre Channel Association members Ancor Communications, ATTO Technology, Emulex, Intelliguard, QLogic and Vixel. Following the presentation, attendees will receive a passport directing them to each of the 17 FCA member companies exhibiting at the show, where they can see the promise of Fibre Channel coming to fruition in heterogeneous SANs. One member company, Ancor Communications, is unveiling new product. Ancor Communications will introduce its GigWorks MKII 8-port Fibre Channel switch as part of an NT SAN. At $1,250 per port, the MKII-8 brings new affordability to SAN switches. Ancor also is demonstrating management features via an easy-to-use GUI and self-configuring ports. LSI Logic Storage Systems is featuring its MetaStor S-Class storage systems. With Fibre Channel performance, the new storage management features in its SYMplicity Storage Manager software offer current solutions to customers in the process of implementing SANs. In addition, LSI Logic's new Multi-Pathing Architecture doubles performance over earlier Fibre Channel implementations. All of these features are built upon a modular family of enterprise storage systems that provide scalable performance, capacity, and availability. Visitors to the 17 FCA passport destinations will learn about the breadth of Fibre Channel products available and how Fibre Channel vendors are advancing interoperability among products in order to meet the requirements of end users. About the Fibre Channel Association The FCA is an international organization that fosters the development of Fibre Channel interconnect technology and promotes the broadest possible application of FC products, solutions, and services. The association has open membership, and its broad member base includes representatives from systems and communications manufacturers and system integrators. Members manufacture and market cutting-edge Fibre Channel products, ranging from storage, servers and switches to hubs, adapters, test equipment and software. The FCA was formed to provide a forum for companies to jointly develop the broadest possible application of FC products and services, and serves as contact and communicator between providers, users and sellers of Fibre Channel Technology. Through market development, education, standards monitoring and fostering interoperability among members' products, the FCA is working to accelerate the availability of Fibre Channel in the marketplace. For information on Fibre Channel or to become an FCA member, contact the Fibre Channel Association at 650-949-6730 or via email at fca@fibrechannel.com or visit the web site at fibrechannel.com. SOURCE Fibre Channel Association CO: Fibre Channel Association ST: California, Georgia IN: CPR SU: 10/21/98 17:34 EDT prnewswire.com