COSTA MESA and SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., July 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the world's leading supplier of storage networking host bus adapters (HBAs), and InterSAN, Inc., the leading provider of storage area management (SAM) automation software, today announced that InterSAN(r) PATHLINE software will integrate support for Emulex's HBAnyware(tm) management suite. The addition of Emulex's HBAnyware solution will provide the PATHLINE(r) application with the added value of automated discovery, monitoring and management of Emulex HBAs across multiple operating systems.
Emulex's HBAnyware technology is a centralized HBA management suite that provides full visibility of the SAN, and enables discovery of port attributes and link status, as well as the ability to upgrade firmware anywhere in the SAN from a single console. HBAnyware is driver-based and uses in-band, industry-standard protocols enabling full support for heterogeneous SANs without the need for remote software.
InterSAN's PATHLINE application is designed to automate and manage all aspects of the storage services life cycle from planning, implementation, and provisioning to monitoring. The software's advanced policy-based automation and storage resource management capabilities significantly improve IT efficiencies, optimize resource utilization, and reduce the cost of storage management. Using InterSAN PATHLINE 2.5, Global 2000 companies can gain control of their complex, geographically distributed, multi-vendor storage resources and provide quality service in an affordable, manageable, and secure environment.
"HBAnyware's functionality further strengthens PATHLINE's capabilities as a single solution to automate and manage all aspects of the storage network, enabling enterprises to efficiently meet both current and future storage demands," said Troy Pladson, vice president of business development for InterSAN. "Our continued partnership with Emulex, a leader in the HBA market, ensures future development of innovative solutions that equip our mutual customers with leading SAN optimizing tools."
"InterSAN's adoption of HBAnyware provides IT managers with an enhanced product offering with broad operating system support and increased management capabilities," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Emulex. "The increased integration of HBAnyware and its backwards compatibility with Emulex's large installed base, positions the Company as a leading supplier of innovative solutions designed to help simplify the management of storage area networks."
About HBAnyware
Emulex's HBAnyware is a centralized HBA management suite that dramatically simplifies SAN management and lowers total cost of ownership. HBAnyware incorporates driver-based technology to enable complete management of Emulex HBAs, including the ability to upgrade firmware anywhere in a Fibre Channel or iSCSI SAN from a single console. Emulex's HBAnyware complements third-party management applications and enables cost-effective and scalable management that is critical to the efficient operation of enterprise-class SANs. Additionally, HBAnyware leverages Emulex's unique architectural capabilities, including firmware upgradeability and driver compatibility across product generations to further reduce planned downtime and improve IT management productivity.
About InterSAN PATHLINE
InterSAN, Inc. is the leading provider of storage area management (SAM) automation software that delivers storage services excellence, enabling customers to better manage growth and provide quality services in an affordable, manageable, and secure environment. InterSAN's flagship product, PATHLINE, is the industry's first software to deliver unified management and reporting for multi-vendor storage environments that automates storage service processes from planning to implementation to provisioning to monitoring. Using patented Virtual Private DataPath technology to provide end-to-end path management, the InterSAN PATHLINE software provides top-down management of storage networks from an application perspective, to improve application availability and service-level management. By centralizing and automating the management of storage networking infrastructure, PATHLINE improves operational efficiency, and business agility and scalability.
About InterSAN
InterSAN, Inc. is the leading provider of storage area management (SAM) automation software that delivers storage services excellence, enabling customers to better manage growth and provide quality services in an affordable, manageable, and secure environment. InterSAN's flagship product, PATHLINE, is the industry's first software to deliver unified management and reporting for multi-vendor storage environments that automates storage service processes from planning to implementation to provisioning to monitoring. Using patented Virtual Private DataPath technology to provide end-to-end path management, the InterSAN PATHLINE software provides top-down management of storage networks from an application perspective, to improve application availability and service-level management. By centralizing and automating the management of storage networking infrastructure, PATHLINE improves operational efficiency, and business agility and scalability. PATHLINE was honored as Network Magazine's storage management 2002 Product of the Year. For more information about InterSAN, call 831-430-0692 or visit the website at www.intersan.net.
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation, which was named one of Forbes Magazine's 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies in 2002, is the world's largest supplier and developer of storage networking host bus adapters. The American Electronics Association also recently named Emulex "Outstanding Public Company" for 2002.
The Emulex product families are based on internally developed ASIC, firmware and software technologies spanning both Fibre Channel and IP networking protocols, 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, StorageTek and Unisys. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, Intel, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners. Via a joint development agreement, Emulex and Intel are pioneering the industry's first storage processors for Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI and Fibre Channel interfaces within a single architecture.
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.
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