ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 4, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the company that powers storage area networks (SANs), announced today that LEGATO Software, a division of EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) and the leader in open software for Information Management, has qualified the QLogic SANbox 5200 Fibre Channel stackable switch for use with LEGATO NetWorker(r) information protection software. In addition, LEGATO NetWorker has achieved QLogic "10 Gig Ready(tm)" status after passing a comprehensive suite of tests with QLogic SANbox 5200 10Gb inter-switch linking technology.
The SANbox 5200 stackable switch from QLogic is the first stackable Fibre Channel switch and the first to leverage 10Gb Fibre Channel technology. Capitalizing on features that made stackable IP switches the best selling type of IP switch, the SANbox 5200 offers a low cost of entry with an 8-port configuration, breakthrough ease-of-use with wizard-based installation, the ability to scale to 64 ports without losing a single port to inter-switch links, blazing 10Gb performance, and complete stack management from a single application.
LEGATO's performance leading NetWorker simplifies, centralizes, and automates backup and recovery operations across simple work groups to multi-terabyte UNIX, Windows, Linux, OpenVMS(r) and Mac environments.
"The combination of the QLogic SANbox 5200 Fibre Channel stackable switch and LEGATO NetWorker software provides a smart and cost-effective choice for data availability and reliability within storage area networks," said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corporation. "The SANbox 5200 dramatically lowers the cost of building switched SAN fabrics."
"Delivering high performance solutions that are interoperable with multiple platforms and partner offerings continues to be a major focus for LEGATO," said Victoria Grey, vice president, Business Continuance, LEGATO Software. "Through use of QLogic SANbox 5200 stackable switches and LEGATO NetWorker software, users can protect storage assets, minimize system downtime and leverage storage resources, while realizing a low total cost of ownership."
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Since 1993, over 50 million QLogic products have shipped inside servers, workstations, RAID subsystems, tape libraries, disk and tape drives. These products were delivered to small, medium and large enterprises around the world. Powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Network Appliance, Quantum, StorageTek and Sun Microsystems, the broad line of QLogic controller chips, host bus adapters, network switches and management software move data from storage devices through the network fabric to servers. A member of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, QLogic was named to the following during fiscal year 2004: (i) Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies list for the fourth consecutive year; (ii) Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies for the fifth consecutive year; and (iii) Business Week's list of 100 Hot Growth Companies. For more information visit www.qlogic.com.
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