LONDON, Oct. 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Storage Expo -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that Pillar Data Systems has selected Emulex InSpeed(r) Embedded Storage Switches and qualified Emulex's LightPulse(r) 4Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for integration into its Pillar Axiom storage system.
The Pillar Axiom is designed to deliver maximum storage efficiency through better performance and capacity. Emulex InSpeed technology delivers enhanced performance, reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) by bringing switched connectivity inside the storage system. In addition, Emulex's LightPulse 4Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs leverage seven generations of advanced, field-proven technology, providing customers with unparalleled manageability, reliability, performance and ease of deployment.
"Together with Emulex, we reinforce our commitment to providing our customers with the most efficient technologies in storage networking solutions," said Bob Maness, vice president of worldwide marketing, Pillar Data Systems. "No other midrange disk array on the market today can rival the overall efficiency of the Pillar Axiom, and Emulex's InSpeed and LightPulse technologies are key components of our system."
Developed for storage system providers who want to maximize reliability, availability and serviceability in their storage systems, Emulex InSpeed Embedded Storage Switches enable a unique point-to-point switching capability across storage system back-ends. InSpeed delivers the capabilities required by enterprise-class storage systems to make them faster, more reliable and more cost-effective.
"Our customers and end users expect more from enterprise storage systems in terms of flexibility, RAS and performance," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing, Emulex Corporation. "Pillar's integration of Emulex InSpeed embedded switches helps maximize storage system performance, while improving RAS. Emulex is committed to working with Pillar to continue the advancement of Fibre Channel capabilities that enterprise-class storage systems require."
Emulex has an installed base of more than 25 million embedded storage ports and its embedded technologies are used by the world's top 10 storage OEMs. For more information on Emulex's Embedded Storage Products, visit www.emulex.com/solutions/embedded.
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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