QLogic Named Finalist for Industry ACE Award

Online Voting Now Open


ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the company that powers storage area networks (SANs), today announced it has been selected as a finalist for this year's Industry ACE Awards for the storage industry, presented by Data Storage Connection (www.datastorageconnection.com).

Data Storage Connection is the premier online publication and sourcing site for end users and integrators in the storage industry. According to Chief Editor Brian Sherman, "The Industry ACE Awards recognize vendor commitment to helping users and integrators make informed decisions about deploying storage technologies."

The ten finalists for the Industry ACE designation have demonstrated noteworthy achievement that meets all of the following awards criteria: Appeal, Content, and Education. Appeal refers to the vendor's innovative, feature-rich product line. Content reflects valuable information resources offered on the vendor's Web site and in its marketing collateral (e.g., product brochures, white papers, and case studies). Education refers to outstanding outreach programs and services (e.g., end user training, technical support, consulting services, partner programs, road shows, and user conferences).

Data Storage Connection will recognize the finalists and proclaim three award-winning storage industry ACE vendors on June 7th at the Storage World Conference Awards Banquet in Long Beach, California. Data Storage Connection is a premier media sponsor of Storage World Conference.

Anyone can vote online at http://www.storageworldconference.com/voting_ace/ace_voting through May 13, 2005. (The cumulative total from online voting will count as one vote on the panel of judges.) Joining the online voting public as awards judges are Data Storage Connection's chief editor Brian Sherman; Nancy Hurley, senior analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group; Randy Kerns, senior partner with The Evaluator Group; and Arun Taneja, founder and consulting analyst, The Taneja Group.

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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, NEC, 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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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: the volatility of the Company's stock price; fluctuations in operating results; the dependence on the storage area network market; the ability to maintain and gain market or industry acceptance of the Company's products; the dependence on a limited number of customers; seasonal fluctuations and uneven sales patterns in orders from customers; the ability to compete effectively with other companies; declining average unit sales prices of comparable products; a reduction in sales efforts by current distributors; the dependence on relationships with certain silicon chip suppliers and other subcontractors; the complexity of the Company's products; sales fluctuations arising from customer transitions to new products; terrorist activities and resulting military actions; international, economic, regulatory, political and other risks; changes in semiconductor foundry capacity; uncertain benefits from strategic business combinations; the ability to maintain or expand upon strategic alliances; the strain on resources caused by rapid growth and expansion; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; the ability to protect proprietary rights or to satisfactorily resolve any infringement claims; changes in tax laws or adverse audit results; decreasing effectiveness of equity compensation in employee retention; charter documents and stockholder rights plan that may discourage a business combination; and facilities located in areas subject to earthquakes.

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 many 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 undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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