ADVISORY, July 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) will be discussing server virtualization and its importance to enabling the next generation data center at this week's IBM System x and BladeCenter Technical Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Emulex is also demonstrating its EZPilot(tm) storage provisioning and Storage Area Network (SAN) management solution which enables simplified SAN installation and deployment for HBAs, switches, and storage arrays, particularly for small-to-mid-sized enterprises. As server virtualization continues to gain market acceptance, users are increasingly combining the benefits of physical consolidation (via blade servers) and logical consolidation (via virtualization) to increase the utilization of their resources. The integration of Emulex Virtual HBA technology with blade servers is becoming a widespread practice in data centers. Emulex 4Gb/s PCI-X and PCI Express Fibre Channel HBAs are being used in IBM System x and BladeCenter servers and offer streamlined installation and management, unrivaled scalability and industry-leading virtualization support that is ideal for any enterprise, even with mixed-OS SAN environments. On Tuesday, July 17 at 4:15 p.m. Emulex is presenting a technical lecture entitled "Server Virtualization - New I/O Management Aspects." Emulex will also be participating in two technical laboratory sessions entitled "Emulex BladeCenter Boot from SAN and Fabric Management" on Wednesday, July 18 at 8:30 a.m. and "Emulex EZPilot SAN Management" on Thursday, July 19 from 8:30am - 9:45 a.m. Emulex's EZPilot storage provisioning and SAN management demonstration is being showcased in Emulex's Booth #34. WHEN: Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20, 2007 WHERE: Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada Emulex Booth #34 CONTACT: Press contact: Robin Austin, Director, Public Relations, 714-885-3462 or robin.austin@emulex.com
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation creates enterprise-class products that intelligently connect storage, servers and networks. The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex award-winning HBAs, intelligent storage platforms and embedded storage products, including switches, bridges, routers and I/O controllers, to build reliable, scalable and high performance storage and server solutions. Emulex is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX) and corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
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