QLogic and BMC Software Deliver Application-Centric Storage Management Solutions; QLogic Joins Application-Centric Storage Management Consortium as Charter Member.

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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2001

QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC), the only end-to-end storage area network (SAN) infrastructure provider, today announced it signed a letter of intent with BMC Software Inc., the leading provider of e-business systems management, to deliver enhanced storage resource management solutions for QLogic's end-to-end SAN infrastructure products. QLogic also announced it is now a charter member of BMC Software's Application-Centric Storage Management(TM) (ACSM) Consortium, a strategic alliance of industry storage leaders committed to delivering ACSM solutions to customers.

ACSM directly relates storage management to business processes by focusing on the application itself to direct storage policies and procedures. Because ACSM provides customers with a visual representation of QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters and switches within their storage environment, customers are able to display (or map), manage and optimize all of their storage resources to improve their end-user's experience.

"As a result of QLogic's relationship with BMC Software, customers will be able to use BMC Software's management solutions to monitor, manage, and optimize multi-vendor SANs based on QLogic's end-to-end SAN infrastructure products such as the company's 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and SANbox switches," said Chris Gahagan, vice president and general manager, Recovery and Storage Management, BMC Software. "With ACSM solutions, customers can manage SANs with optimal application performance, recoverability and availability."

QLogic and BMC Software will simplify SAN solutions by working closely to develop and certify products that are complementary and interoperable. Products such as BMC Software's ACSM software and QLogic's Fibre Channel host bus adapters and SANbox switches will undergo extensive certification testing so customers know their SAN hardware and software are ready to implement right out of the box.

In addition, QLogic will work with BMC Software to develop a PATROL(R) storage Knowledge Module (KM)(TM) to interface with QLogic's end-to-end SAN infrastructure products. BMC Software KMs provide the foundation of ACSM and allow for storage management in heterogeneous environments. They discover, capture, store and report physical attribute and event information for storage systems and storage network interconnect devices including disks, bridges, hubs, routers and HBAs. This information, combined with the application intelligence available through BMC Software's PATROL solutions, allows customers to associate storage events with business processes.

BMC Software is the first and only company to deliver an entire storage management solution that directly links applications and storage. With the support of leading storage vendors and BMC Software's knowledge of resources impacting applications, ACSM ensures data reliability and availability across multi-vendor SAN environments. ACSM has received industry-wide support from analysts, partner and end-users.

"Demand for comprehensive storage management and shared storage technologies continues to grow rapidly while IT professionals strive to keep applications available 24 hours a day," said Frank Berry, vice president of product marketing, QLogic Computer Systems Group. "The ACSM initiative allows QLogic and BMC Software to simplify SAN solutions in these environments by enabling both companies to develop interoperable hardware and software optimized for multivendor SANs at the application level."

QLogic simplifies SAN implementations by providing OEMs, system integrators and resellers with a single point of contact for end-to-end SAN hardware and software. Customers value QLogic's technology, support and ability to provide best-of-breed products with short time-to-sales. QLogic saves customers time and resources by providing a portfolio of hardware, software and service components. With these tools, OEMs and resellers can develop and deploy SAN connectivity solutions faster, more cost effectively and with less risk.

About BMC Software

One of the world's largest independent software vendors, BMC Software delivers the most comprehensive e-business systems management software with the fastest guaranteed implementation. This Service Assurance(TM) strategy enhances the availability, performance and recoverability of companies' business-critical applications. Companies can use this management methodology to demonstrate their ability to deliver optimal service to their customers and partners by joining BMC Software OnSite(TM), a certification program which includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software Professional Services.

BMC Software is a Forbes 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2000 revenues exceeding $1.7 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices worldwide. For more information please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com, or call 800-841-2031 or 713-918-8800.

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 only end-to-end SAN infrastructure in the industry. With over 15 years of enterprise storage experience, the company delivers a full range of Fibre Channel switches, PCI host bus adapters, controller silicon and management chips for systems and peripherals, as well as the QLogic Management Suite of SAN management software solutions. A member of the S&P 500 Index, QLogic was ranked fourth on Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies and number 22 on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies. QLogic is integrated in over 200 OEM solutions, including: AMI, Compaq, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, INRANGE, Iwill, MTI Technology Corp., Quantum, Raidtec, Siemens, Sony, Sun, Unisys and XIOtech. For more information about QLogic and its products, contact QLogic Corp., 26600 Laguna Hills Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; telephone: [phone] (sales); 949/389-6000 (corporate); fax: [phone]; home page http://www.qlogic.com.

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