COSTA MESA, Calif., April 4, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity, today announced that Hitachi Data Systems has qualified the Emulex 4Gb/s PCI-X and PCI Express connectivity solutions.
This qualification signifies immediate availability of Emulex 4Gb/s SAN connectivity solutions for deployment with Hitachi storage solutions. The qualified solutions from Emulex include the 4Gb/s single channel LP1150, LP11000, LPe1150 and LPe11000 HBAs and dual channel LP11002 and LPe11002 HBAs. Emulex 4Gb/s HBAs are designed for both native PCI Express and PCI-X 2.0 architectures, and are supported and qualified across Hitachi TagmaStore(tm) family of storage systems. In addition, Hitachi storage systems coupled with the Emulex 4Gb/s connectivity solutions ensure seamless operation for customers.
"Hitachi Data Systems has qualified Emulex 4Gb/s HBAs for its high-performance storage systems, based on unique capabilities, such as the ability to accommodate the most robust, data-intensive storage environments," said Mike Smith, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Market at Emulex Corporation. "This next generation qualification extends our longstanding relationship with Hitachi Data Systems, and ensures delivery of best-in-class storage solutions to both small- to medium-sized customers, along with the most data-intensive enterprise customers."
"Hitachi Data Systems and Emulex continue to work closely together to bring leading-edge, high-performance SAN solutions to market that not only meet today's customer needs, but also provide an easy migration path for scaling beyond current requirements to accommodate future growth and demand," said Jack Domme, Senior Vice President, Global Solutions Strategy and Development, Hitachi Data Systems. "Emulex's 4Gb/s HBAs complement our product lines and add significant value to our customers looking to benefit from high performance, reliable SAN connectivity."
Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs -- Generations Ahead
Emulex LightPulse HBAs leverage seven generations of advanced, field-proven technology, providing customers with the highest quality SAN connectivity solutions that the world's leading enterprises have come to rely upon. With a unique firmware upgradeable architecture, common driver model and centralized management tools for simplified installation and deployment, Emulex HBAs are simply "Generations Ahead" of competing solutions. The Emulex suite of Fibre Channel HBAs offers the following industry-leading features and benefits:
-- Superior Quality and Reliability -- Field-proven, single-chip
design with a combination of parity and other advanced error
checking methods to validate the integrity of data blocks.
-- Most Efficient Installation and Management -- Unique tools
designed to automate installation and provide local and remote
HBA configuration and management. The Emulex architecture allows
complete independence of device drivers from HBA hardware and
firmware, which translates into time and cost savings by
eliminating the need to reboot during most configuration changes
and providing compatibility across HBA generations.
-- Maximum SAN Performance -- Experience superior full-duplex data
throughput and I/O processing, ideal for real-world application
environments. Dynamic Frame Multiplexing is another exclusive
Emulex feature designed to consistently provide superior
performance in mixed workload environments, such as disk and tape
back-up.
-- Fastest Diagnosis and Recovery -- Ensures fast and efficient SAN
troubleshooting with comprehensive diagnostics, detailed event
logging and tracing.
-- Broadest Enterprise Deployments -- With the largest installed
base of HBAs, Emulex SAN connectivity solutions are trusted by
the world's largest, mission-critical enterprises.
About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with the performance, availability and scalability to maximize customers' ROI and minimize their risk. By focusing on the customer's perspective as we apply the best hardware, software, and services from Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely satisfy our customers' business needs. With approximately 2,900 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries and regions. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.hds.com.
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity. The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex award-winning HBAs, embedded storage switching and I/O controller products to build reliable, scalable and high performance storage solutions. Emulex is listed on the NYSE and ranked number 19 in the Deloitte 2005 Technology Fast 50. 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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