QLogic Announces Pervasive Industry Certification of 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters and Switches

QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Products Build On Generations of Fibre Channel Certifications Over the Last Decade

• Press Release
• Source: QLogic Corp.
• On 8:00 am EST, Monday December 1, 2008

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (NasdaqGS:QLGC - News), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced that its 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters and switches have now been certified with products from more than 35 leading server, network, storage and application vendors. This latest milestone builds on the company's 1Gb, 2Gb, and 4Gb Fibre Channel certified products over the past decade. Achieving these certifications reinforces the ubiquity of QLogic(r) 8Gb Fibre Channel offerings throughout the entire ecosystem of servers, storage, routers and storage management applications. Regardless of what hardware, OS or application, IT professionals are currently using, they can purchase and deploy QLogic 8Gb products, backed by a decade of industry-wide certifications, with complete confidence that their 8Gb Fibre Channel networks will be fully interoperable.

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``When customers purchase certified 8Gb Fibre Channel products from QLogic, they're really buying a decade of certified interoperability,'' said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corp. ``We've run rigorous tests with industry-leading server, storage, network and application vendors over the past 10 years certifying 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb Fibre Channel products, improving quality and ease-of-use with every generation. With the industry transition from 4Gb to 8Gb Fibre Channel now in full swing, QLogic gives customers the peace of mind that they need to implement high performance Fibre Channel networks with complete confidence.''

QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters have been certified with products from: AC&NC, CA, Citrix, Cloverleaf, CommVault, DataCore, Dell, EMC, FalconStor, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Infortrend, iQstor, LSI Corporation, Microsoft, NetApp, Newtech, Nexsan, Oracle, Overland Storage, Promise Technology, Quantum, Sanbolic, Sun, Symantec, Texas Memory Systems, Virtual Iron, VMware, Xiotech and Xyratex.

QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel switches are certified with solutions from CA, Citrix, Cloverleaf, CommVault, DataCore, EMC, FalconStor, HP, Infortrend, LSI Corporation, Nexsan, Oracle, Overland Storage, Promise Technology, Quantum, Sanbolic, SmartOptics, Sun, Symantec, Texas Memory Systems, Virtual Iron, Xiotech and Xyratex.

QLogic 2500 Series Adapters -- Transforming Server Connectivity into Competitive Advantage

The QLogic 2500 Series is a family of 8Gb Fibre Channel-to-PCIe Gen2 adapters that are designed for next generation virtualized data centers with powerful multi-processor, multi-core servers. QLogic 2500 Series adapters are optimized for virtualization, power, RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability), security and management to transform server connectivity into competitive advantage. The 2500 Series provides complete investment protection by maintaining backward compatibility with previous Fibre Channel network and PCIe host bus speeds, and are set apart from all other 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters thanks to two breakthrough innovations under the QLogic Star Power(tm) Green Initiative -- Dynamic Power Management and Cool HBA(tm) technologies. Dynamic power management is the unique ability of the QLogic 2500 to sense the type of PCI Express bus that is present and consume only the amount of power necessary to run at full speed. QLogic Cool HBA technology is the ability of QLogic products like 2500 Fibre Channel adapters to operate without any air flow, unlike competitive products which require fans to be cool.

SANbox 8Gb Fibre Channel Switches -- For Superior Scalability

The SANbox 5800 Series is a family of 8Gb Fibre Channel switches designed to provide the most cost-efficient way to scale a storage network. In addition to blazing 8Gb performance, SANbox 5800 Series switches help eliminate the cost and complexity of trunking inter-switch links (ISLs) with QLogic stackable switch technology that's turbo-charged by the industry's first implementation of 20Gb Fibre Channel.

With stackable switch technology, SAN architects can scale a fabric with no wasted ports for ISLs, fees for trunking, or disruption to the fabric, and with 20Gb Fibre Channel stack interconnects, the SANbox 5800 is the only 8Gb Fibre Channel switch with the ability to handle more than 8Gb of inter-switch traffic without the cost and complexity of trunking.

About QLogic

QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, which include the controller chips, host adapters and fabric switches that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes Fibre Channel adapters, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI adapters and iSCSI routers. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging high performance computing market. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies such as Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, NetApp and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.

Disclaimer - Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain beliefs and projections regarding business trends) that are ``forward-looking statements'' as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. The company advises readers that these potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: potential fluctuations in operating results; gross margins that may vary over time; revenues may be affected by changes in IT spending levels; the stock price of the company may be volatile; the company's dependence on the storage area network market; potential adverse effects of server virtualization technology on the company's business; potential adverse effects of increased market acceptance of blade servers; the ability to maintain and gain market or industry acceptance of the company's products; the company's dependence on a limited number of customers; seasonal fluctuations and uneven sales patterns in orders from customers; the company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; declining average unit sales prices of comparable products; a reduction in sales efforts by current distributors; dependence on sole source and limited source suppliers; the company's dependence on relationships with certain silicon chip suppliers; declines in the market value of the company's marketable securities; the complexity of the company's products; sales fluctuations arising from customer transitions to new products; environmental compliance costs; international economic, regulatory, political and other risks; uncertain benefits from strategic business combinations; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; difficulties in transitioning to smaller geometry process technologies; the ability to protect proprietary rights; the ability to satisfactorily resolve any infringement claims; reliance on third party technology; the use of ``open source'' software in the company's products; changes in the company's tax provisions or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of its income tax returns; computer viruses and other tampering with the company's computer systems; and facilities of the company and its suppliers and customers are located in areas subject to natural disasters.

More detailed information on these and additional factors which could affect the company's operating and financial results are described in the company's Forms 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed, or to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company urges all interested parties to read these reports to gain a better understanding of the business and other risks that the company faces. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and the company does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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