American Megatrends Incorporates QLogic Fibre Channel Processors In New MegaRAID-R- Explorer 500 RAID Controller.COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999-- QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :QLGC), an industry leading designer of advanced, high-performance I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output controllers for direct connect and storage network interfaces, today announced its ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. 2100 Fibre Channel interface chips are implemented in the newest generation MegaRAID(R) Explorer 500 Fibre-to-LVD external RAID controller from American Megatrends Inc. (AMI). Powered by the Intel(R) 64-bit i960(R)RN processor with embedded RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. running at 100 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and surrounded completely by true 64-bit bus architecture, the Explorer 500 is aimed at the performance marketplace. The 3.5" form factor Explorer 500 features two QLogic ISP2100 Fibre Channel controllers, which power two FC-AL (Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop) See Fibre Channel. FC-AL - Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop. (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop) channels for host connection, in addition to two Ultra2 LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. channels to the drives. By utilizing Fibre Channel and Ultra2 SCSI technologies together, AMI's external RAID controller is a solid solution for OEMs and integrators to develop flexible, cost-effective SAN solutions. "The Explorer 500 has been engineered for maximum performance and flexibility, with a sustained data transfer rate of greater than 110 MB/sec.," said Sanjay Sehgal, AMI's director of RAID Sales. "The two on-board ISP2100 Fibre Channel controllers from QLogic provide the advanced connectivity that will allow the Explorer 500 to serve as a foundation in providing SAN-ready solutions to the storage industry." "We're pleased AMI selected QLogic to provide the Fibre Channel connectivity for its new Explorer 500 external RAID controller," said Rick Franz, director of product marketing for QLogic's Computer Systems Group. "With over 500,000 MegaRAID controllers in the field today, AMI is clearly a leader in the RAID marketplace. The integration of dual-ISP2100's from QLogic will provide the performance and interoperability necessary to enable AMI's SAN strategy." QLogic ISP Intelligent Storage Processors QLogic ISP controller chips are highly integrated, single-chip controllers for SCSI and Fibre Channel initiator and target applications. The award-winning ISP2100 Fibre Channel controller has a dedicated on-board RISC processor, which results in impressive performance and superior efficiency in real world applications. In addition, QLogic's direct access frame buffer design results in an unobstructed data path allowing the highest throughput with the lowest system overhead available in the marketplace today. This capability is especially critical in high-performance, mission critical applications where the Explorer 500 product is aimed. QLogic offers the widest array of Fibre Channel interface products in the marketplace today. QLogic Fibre Channel controllers can be found in products from industry leading manufacturers of hard disk drives, tape drives, RAID controllers, tape libraries to UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and NT systems and workstations. About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. This privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , best known for its Basic Input/Output Systems or BIOS, also supplies its state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and RAID controllers to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including London, Madras, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For more information on AMI, its products, services or reseller opportunities call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit our website at www.ami.com. 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 SAF-TE SCSI Access Fault-Tolerant Enclosure , SES, and IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware enclosure management solutions. QLogic offers the widest array of Fibre Channel interface products in the marketplace today. QLogic Fibre Channel controllers can be found in products from industry leading manufacturers of hard disk drives, tape drives, RAID controllers, tape libraries to UNIX and NT systems and workstations. 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; web 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 (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and 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 Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . 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