Emulex expands certification efforts with Quantum to include next generation PCI-X host bus adapters
Announcement posted by XSI Data Solutions 08 Mar 2003
LightPulse Family of HBAs Provides Flexibility, Interoperability and Intelligent Capabilities For Complex SAN Environments
Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX), the world's leading supplier of storage networking host bus adapters (HBAs), today announced that Quantum Corp. has qualified Emulex's LightPulse PCI-X and 2Gb/s family of Fibre Channel HBAs for use with its ATL P-Series, ATL M-Series, and Quantum DX30 in Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Solaris operating system environments. New certifications are comprised of Emulex's award-winning LP9802, LP982 and LP9402DC PCI-X HBAs, as well as the LP9002L, dual channel LP9002DC and SBus LP9002S.
"Emulex's robust suite of storage networking connectivity solutions provide a terrific platform for the Quantum enhanced data protection and tape library families to provide customers with a highly reliable and scalable SAN environment," said Dean Morash, manager of business alliances for Quantum's Storage Solutions Group. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with Emulex and are confident that our two companies' industry-leading products will deliver the robust features and functionality that our joint customers demand."
Emulex's LightPulse family of Fibre Channel HBAs is ideal for SANs utilizing Quantum ATL P-Series and ATL M-Series tape libraries, and the Quantum DX30 disk-based enhanced backup solution, providing support for 2Gb/s Fibre Channel data rates, while delivering industry-leading performance. The Emulex family of HBAs offers firmware-based architecture and operating system driver compatibility across Emulex's entire HBA product line, which provides customers with a simplified upgrade path, reduced management complexities and also ensures a lower total cost of ownership. Emulex HBAs, including the LP9802 PCI-X and 2Gb/s family, are fully compatible with drivers that support the company's new centralized HBA management suite, HBAnyware, which incorporates driver-based technology to enable complete management of Emulex HBAs and the ability to upgrade firmware anywhere in a SAN from a single console.
"Quantum's qualification of our Fibre Channel HBAs reinforces that Emulex delivers the industry's leading SAN connectivity solutions that enterprises require for high performance data storage environments," said Mike Smith, Emulex Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "Emulex is fully committed to ongoing collaboration with Quantum to ensure not only the highest levels of interoperability, but the broad and successful deployment of industry-leading SAN solutions."
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is a leading supplier and developer of storage networking host bus adapters based on both Fibre Channel and IP networking technologies. The Emulex product families are based on internally developed ASIC, firmware and software technologies, and offer customers high performance, scalability, flexibility and reduced total cost of ownership. The company's products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu Siemens, Groupe Bull, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance and Unisys. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, INRANGE, Intel, Legato, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners.
Emulex markets to OEMs and end users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as its two-tier distribution partners, including ACAL, Avnet, Bell Microproducts, Info-X, Netmarks, Tech Data, TidalWire and Tokyo Electron. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at www.emulex.com http://www.emulex.com/> .
EMULEX * We network storage
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; fluctuations or delays in customer orders; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex's products; Emulex's ability to gain market acceptance for its products; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company's reliance on third-party suppliers. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are also discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q.
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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.
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"Emulex's robust suite of storage networking connectivity solutions provide a terrific platform for the Quantum enhanced data protection and tape library families to provide customers with a highly reliable and scalable SAN environment," said Dean Morash, manager of business alliances for Quantum's Storage Solutions Group. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with Emulex and are confident that our two companies' industry-leading products will deliver the robust features and functionality that our joint customers demand."
Emulex's LightPulse family of Fibre Channel HBAs is ideal for SANs utilizing Quantum ATL P-Series and ATL M-Series tape libraries, and the Quantum DX30 disk-based enhanced backup solution, providing support for 2Gb/s Fibre Channel data rates, while delivering industry-leading performance. The Emulex family of HBAs offers firmware-based architecture and operating system driver compatibility across Emulex's entire HBA product line, which provides customers with a simplified upgrade path, reduced management complexities and also ensures a lower total cost of ownership. Emulex HBAs, including the LP9802 PCI-X and 2Gb/s family, are fully compatible with drivers that support the company's new centralized HBA management suite, HBAnyware, which incorporates driver-based technology to enable complete management of Emulex HBAs and the ability to upgrade firmware anywhere in a SAN from a single console.
"Quantum's qualification of our Fibre Channel HBAs reinforces that Emulex delivers the industry's leading SAN connectivity solutions that enterprises require for high performance data storage environments," said Mike Smith, Emulex Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "Emulex is fully committed to ongoing collaboration with Quantum to ensure not only the highest levels of interoperability, but the broad and successful deployment of industry-leading SAN solutions."
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is a leading supplier and developer of storage networking host bus adapters based on both Fibre Channel and IP networking technologies. The Emulex product families are based on internally developed ASIC, firmware and software technologies, and offer customers high performance, scalability, flexibility and reduced total cost of ownership. The company's products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu Siemens, Groupe Bull, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance and Unisys. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, INRANGE, Intel, Legato, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners.
Emulex markets to OEMs and end users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as its two-tier distribution partners, including ACAL, Avnet, Bell Microproducts, Info-X, Netmarks, Tech Data, TidalWire and Tokyo Electron. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at www.emulex.com http://www.emulex.com/> .
EMULEX * We network storage
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; fluctuations or delays in customer orders; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex's products; Emulex's ability to gain market acceptance for its products; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company's reliance on third-party suppliers. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are also discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q.
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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.
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