QLogic Unveils First End-to-End 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel Infrastructure.Business Editors/High Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 Booth No. L3215 ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2000 Switches, Host Adapters, Chips and SAN Management Software Suite are Crucial Components for Scaleable, Interoperable 2 Gigabit SAN Solutions 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), today unveiled the industry's first and only end-to-end 2 Gigabit storage area network (SAN) infrastructure, consisting of highly scaleable products ranging from single-chip PCI-Fibre Channel controllers and host adapter boards for server and storage end nodes, to cost-effective edge switches for work groups, and high port count director class switches for enterprise-class data centers. QLogic 2 Gigabit switches and host adapters will be demonstrated in the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA FCIA See: Foreign Credit Insurance Association ) booth L3215 at Fall Comdex in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , November 13-17, 2000. Aimed at solving the SAN market's biggest challenges, interoperability and management, QLogic delivers a suite of 2 Gigabit building blocks that are pre-tested for interoperability and administered by a complementary SAN management software platform. This broad range of high-performance 2 Gigabit products, all available from a single vendor, allows OEMs, VARs storage service providers (SSPs) and end-users to build cost-effective, plug-and-play SANs that are centrally managed and highly available. "Time-to-market is key for 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 market success. It helps enormously when you can start with components that are pre-qualified with each other and available together," said Robert Gray, a research director with IDC. "QLogic's 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel strategy has two key strengths -- early out of the box, and a coordinated host adapter and switch release. It is a demonstration of QLogic's leadership strategy within the storage interconnect market." "IT professionals can be challenged by the complexity and cost required to manage SANs consisting of multiple point products at the host, switch, storage and application layers," said Jan Jentz, director of strategic SAN solutions marketing and programs, VERITAS Software Veritas Software Corp. was an international software company that was founded in 1983 as Tolerant Systems, renamed Veritas Software Corp. in 1989, and merged with Symantec in 2005. It was headquartered in Mountain View, California. . "QLogic's 2 Gigabit technology combined with VERITAS SAN solutions address these customer issues by delivering a new generation of interoperable, centrally managed SAN solutions." SANbox2 Switches -- Scaleable Fabrics The SANbox2 family includes 16 and 32 port edge switches for fabric connections to servers, storage devices, directors and other switches on the SAN. SANbox2 products offer double the throughput speed and twice as many ports in the same form factor as existing 1 Gigabit switch products. QLogic's 2 Gigabit switches have the capability of networking storage at distances in excess of 100 km and offer extended multi-stage fabric capabilities, scalable to over seven million nodes. The SANbox2 family includes dual power supplies for built-in high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and easy-to-use In-Band and Out-of-Band management Out-of-band management (sometimes called Lights-out management or LOM) is the use of a dedicated management channel for device maintenance. It allows a system administrator to monitor and manage servers and other network equipment by remote control regardless of utilities. The core technology in the SANbox2 edge switches will be available to the marketplace as embedded chip See embedded processor. and board level products, providing more choices for customer implementation. "Fibre Channel SAN technology must move to 2 Gigabits per second to keep pace with the explosive increase in data accessed from storage devices with ever increasing speed and capacity," said James Opfer, Dataquest analyst. "In today's SANs, dominated by switch interconnections, a 2 Gigabit switch is an essential enabler for deployment of 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel technology." Designed for the heart of enterprise data centers in Fortune 1000 companies, QLogic SANbox2 directors complement the currently available 1 Gigabit QLogic SANbox 64 port Director. SANbox2 directors are engineered with integrated reliability, availability and serviceability Reliability, Availability and Serviceability is a computer hardware engineering term. It originated from IBM to advertise the robustness of their mainframe computers. The concept is often known by the acronym RAS. (RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. ) features, delivering true 99.999 percent availability to enterprise data centers. Made up of 8- and 16-port field-replaceable units (FRUs), SANbox2 directors offer up to 256 ports, managed as a single image with zero degradation in performance in the event of a failure, setting them significantly apart from competitive solutions. 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. 2300 2 Gigabit Controller Chips Serve the Industry with High Performance and Interoperability Incorporated in hundreds of OEM-installed solutions, QLogic's ISP Fibre Channel chip architecture is installed in a multitude of SANs industry-wide. QLogic's ISP2300 single-chip processor, the first to balance 2 Gigabit throughput with support for the PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. specification and multiple protocols, is also among the fastest, demonstrating 40,000 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 operations (IOPs) per second. It is designed for integration directly into system boards, RAID controllers and host adapters, including QLogic's QLA QLA Qala (postal locality, Malta) QLA Lasham Airfield (Lasham, England, UK) QLA Quadrifilar Loop Antenna QLA Quark License Agreement QLA Q-Logic Adapter 2300 Series host adapters. QLogic's ISP architecture embeds a highly sophisticated layer of exclusively developed firmware based on years of development and field experience. Combined with wide industry acceptance, this unique architecture gives QLogic unmatched expertise in developing SAN products that are interoperable with a broad range of server, storage, switch, software and component products. QLA2300 Series 2 Gigabit Host Bus Adapters Scale from Single to Quad Port The QLogic QLA2300 Series of 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and PCI-X host bus adapters are based on QLogic's own ISP2300 Fibre Channel single-chip controller and carry all the same performance benefits. The QLA2300 Series is available in single port, dual port and quad port models. With multiple ports, the QLogic QLA2300 Series host adapter optimizes PCI slot utilization, making it a compact and highly cost effective 2 Gigabit connectivity solution for SAN servers and storage subsystems. "With speeds of up to 1 Gigabyte per second and 133MHz (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. , PCI-X technology will greatly enhance bandwidth and data flow in SANs," said David Pulling, ServerWorks. "QLogic was an early adopter of PCI-X and has worked with us closely, offering their expertise in deployment of this critical technology." FTEC and FibreFAS Series Bring 2 Gigabit Performance to Hard Drives and Tape Drives Embedded into Fibre Channel disk drives, tape drives and a wide variety of other peripherals, QLogic's FTEC and FibreFAS series of single-chip Fibre Channel controllers combine broad functionality with the extremely high performance demanded by enterprise class hard disk and tape drive manufacturers. QLogic's architecture supports on-chip dual-port 2 Gigabit per second transceivers, fast disk data rates and highly automated interface logic, enabling high throughput with low drive microprocessor overhead and thereby maximizing overall drive performance. Built-in programmable flexibility gives drive designers a wide range of choices and ensures maximum control. VERITAS SANPoint Control(TM) for QLogic Manages Heterogeneous SANs Bundled with QLogic host adapters and switches, VERITAS SANPoint Control for QLogic is designed to manage Storage Area Networks with heterogeneous devices. VERITAS SANPoint Control for QLogic includes the ability to centrally discover and visualize SAN components, including QLogic switches and servers using QLogic host bus adapters, as well as zone devices, all from a central console. Together, the products from VERITAS Software and QLogic answer the call from Global 2000 IT for end-to-end SAN infrastructure solutions consisting of end nodes, switched fabrics and software to manage them. QLogic Management Suite Eases SAN Installation and Ensures Availability Designed for heterogeneous SANs, QLogic's Management Suite (QMS (1) (Minolta-QMS, Inc., Mobile, AL) A manufacturer of laser printers founded in 1977 by Jim Busby. Initially involved with controllers for printing bar codes and labels, it entered the laser printer business in the mid-1980s and set numerous records. ) comprises an arsenal of advanced SAN management utilities that deliver ease of installation, seamless integration and the ability to manage data availability throughout a complex SAN environment. QLogic's HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. High Availability Package is an enhanced software module that minimizes network downtime for server clusters and complex SANs. The software automatically re-routes data to an alternate HBA in the event of a device failure to ensure users have uninterrupted access to information on the system or SAN configuration. 2 Gigabit Product Availability QLA2300 Series host adapters and ISP2300 controller chips are now sampling with select OEMs. SANbox2 edge switches are expected to begin shipping next quarter and SANbox2 directors are projected to ship in mid-2001. FTEC and FibreFAS controllers will ship to drive manufacturers this quarter. About QLogic QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC) is changing the way the world views Storage Area Networks (SANs), serving OEMs, VARs and system integrators with the broadest line of SAN infrastructure components in the industry. With over 15 years of enterprise storage experience, the company delivers a full range of Fibre Channel switches Major manufacturers of Fibre Channel switches are: Brocade, Cisco, McData and Qlogic.
A member of the Nasdaq-100(R) Index, QLogic recently emerged on the Forbes 500 and Business Week 200 lists. QLogic is integrated in over 200 OEM solutions, including: AMI, Compaq, Dell, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , INRANGE, Iwill, MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) Technology Corp., Quantum, Raidtec, Siemens, Sun and Unisys. For more information about QLogic and its products, contact QLogic Corp., 26600 Laguna Hills Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; telephone: 800/662-4471 (sales); 949/389-6000 (corporate); fax: 949/389-6126; home page http://www.qlogic.com. 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 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. . VERITAS, VERITAS Software and all VERITAS product names are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of the companies with which they are associated. |
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