ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- QLogic(r) Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), today announced a five-year warranty for the most popular models in its SAN Pro(tm) line of SANblade HBAs sold through authorized QLogic channel partners. The extended warranty is based on field-proven reliability that is more than 100 percent better than the primary competitor. Customers benefit from the five-year warranty by activating a free two-year extension to the standard three-year warranty. The five-year warranty will apply to new sales of select 2Gb models and later this year to 4Gb HBAs when they become available from authorized QLogic channel partners.
QLogic SANblade: The Most Reliable Fibre Channel HBAs
SANblade 2300 Series HBAs have achieved an observed Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) of greater than 1,700,000 hours, making them 100 percent more reliable than the 824 thousand hours MTBF for the primary competitor.
"For small, medium and large businesses alike, reliability is the most important feature of a Fibre Channel HBA," said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corp. "We believe our market share leadership is based on a foundation of leading reliability."
Activating the Five-Year Warranty
End user customers of the most popular SANblade 2300 products can conveniently activate their five-year warranty on-line and at no charge at www.qlogic.com/go/5years.
About QLogic
QLogic is the leading supplier of Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), Fibre Channel blade server switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches and peripheral controllers. The company is also a leading supplier of iSCSI HBAs. QLogic products are 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. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ 100 Index. For more information visit www.qlogic.com.
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