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To: Joe Wagner who wrote (1221)	5/4/1999 10:33:00 AM
From: Neil S	Respond to of 4808

QLogic Ships Powerful, Full-fabric Solution for SAN Data Delivery COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1999-- Added features and higher performance make the ISP/QLA2200 the most cost-effective, high-end Fibre Channel solution on the market Editor's Notes: -- Full-fabric support plus QLogic SAN Smart features enable high-performance SAN and clustering applications -- Robust, field-proven architecture ensures seamless customer migration -- Superior performance with enhanced, embedded RISC processor QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), an industry leader in I/O technology and a leading designer of Storage Area Network (SAN) data delivery products, today announced production shipments of its full-featured ISP/QLA2200 PCI-to-Fibre Channel chip and host bus adapter. The ISP/QLA2200 provides the enabling technology that QLogic's customers need to build highly reliable, high-performance storage area networks (SANs), and clustering applications. "QLogic's award-winning ISP2100 has become a de-facto standard for Fibre Channel connectivity," stated Larry Fortmuller, vice president and general manager of QLogic's Computer Systems Group. "The ISP/QLA2200 is a direct descendent of the ISP/QLA2100 and adds new features and performance to a winning, field-proven design. With support for leading-edge SAN features like FC-Tape and an enhanced embedded RISC processor, the ISP/QLA2200 is truly best-of-class." Full Fabric and SAN Support QLogic's ISP/QLA2200 is targeted at the increasing need for SAN and clustering applications, and provides the full-fabric support needed to deliver powerful, complete solutions. Following closely on QLogic's first-to-market announcement for FC-Tape, the ISP/QLA2200 supports the following QLogic SAN Smart features: -- F-Port and FL-Port fabric connection -- Public and Private loops -- Point-to-point and switched fabric topologies -- Full-duplex communication -- Concurrent SCSI and IP protocols -- Class 2 and Class 3 operation -- FC-Tape connectivity -- Interoperability with SAN infrastructure peripherals, including disks, RAIDs, bridges, HUBs and switches -- Comprehensive range of OS software support Other New Features -- Multiple SCSI ID's for host-independent fail-over -- Initiator and target modes to accommodate PCI slot adapters or embedded environments Robust, Field-Proven Architecture Based on the award-winning ISP2100 Fibre Channel controller design, the ISP/QLA2200 applies new advances in technology to a solid, industry-proven solution. As with all QLogic solutions, a great deal of effort goes into ensuring effortless migration to new technology. The ISP/QLA2200 is pin and host software compatible with its predecessors, the ISP/QLA2100/2100A, allowing customers to utilize the same software and hardware infra-structure while migrating to the next generation of features and performance. Superior Performance for High-end Applications QLogic's ISP/QLA2200 provides exceptional performance with enhancements to the embedded RISC processor, allowing customers to benefit from both the increased feature set and outstanding performance achievements. The ISP/QLA2200 is designed to provide the highest I/O efficiency available on the market. The advanced design offloads I/O processing from the host system and allows systems OEMs to apply more processing power towards achieving higher application performance results. Availability The ISP2200 and the host adapter based on the chip -- the QLA2200 -- are in production and shipping. About QLogic QLogic Corporation is a leading designer and supplier of semiconductor and board-level I/O and enclosure management products. The company's products provide high-performance interface connections for computer systems and their attached data storage peripherals, such as hard disk drives, tape drives and RAID subsystems. In addition, QLogic provides enclosure management products that monitor and communicate management information related to components that are critical to computer system and storage subsystem reliability and availability. QLogic's highly integrated, fully featured solutions are targeted at the computer system, storage device and storage subsystem marketplaces. The company is utilizing its expertise to develop products for emerging standards such as Fibre Channel and Ultra3, as well as, SAF-TE, SES, and IPMI enclosure management solutions. For more information about QLogic and its product lines, contact QLogic Corp., 3545 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; telephone: 800/662-4471 (sales); 714/438-2200 (corporate); fax: 714/668-5008; home page http:/www.qlc.com. 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. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of the companies with which they are associated. --30--KM/np* JV/np CONTACT: QLogic Corporation Irene Santoyo, 714/668-5359 isantoyo@qlc.com