ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- QLogic(r) Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), stackable switches and blade server switches, today announced that QLogic SANblade(r) Fibre Channel HBAs, SANbox(r) switches, and SANsurfer(r) software now support Mac OS X and the Xsan file system. Now for the first time, administrators with Xserve G5 servers and Xserve RAID systems can deploy a single SAN infrastructure to provision their storage to rack, tower or blade servers running a variety of popular operating systems including Mac OS, Windows, NetWare, Linux and Solaris. And for the large base of customers standardized on QLogic HBAs, Apple servers now can be seamlessly integrated to their SANs using the corporate standard HBA.
"I really needed the price/performance of Apple Xserve RAID for my G5 servers," said Ramy Katrib, CEO of DigitalFilm Tree. "With support for multiple operating systems, and the diverse post environment we manage, QLogic is helping me extend that price/performance to my Linux and Windows servers."
A Single SAN Infrastructure for Apple Xserve, Xserve RAID and Xsan
SANblade HBAs -- 100 Percent More Reliable, Five-Year warranty
SANblade HBAs are now available for servers running Mac OS X. The most popular QLogic HBAs have a field-proven mean-time-between-failure of 1.7 million hours - 100 percent greater than the primary competitor. Reliable SANblade HBAs are backed by a warranty of up to five years -- the best in the industry. That's why according to Dell'Oro, Gartner and IDC, QLogic ranked number one in market share for Fibre Channel HBA ports shipped and Fibre Channel HBA revenue in 2004.
SANsurfer Software -- Install an Entire SAN in minutes
SANsurfer HBA device drivers, HBA management software and switch management software are now available for Mac OS X. QLogic SANsurfer software has the unique capability to manage HBAs, switches and disk arrays from a single console.
SANbox Switches -- The Leader in FC Blade Server and Stackable Switches
The complete line of SANbox Fibre Channel switches is now available for Mac OS X. Recent winner of Storage Magazine Product of the Year, the SANbox 5200 is the market share leader for Fibre Channel stackable switches. And according to IDC, QLogic was the market share leader for Fibre Channel blade server switches in 2004.
About QLogic
QLogic is the leading supplier of Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), Fibre Channel blade server switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, tape controllers and hard disk 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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