ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that it gained share in the 10GbE adapter market for the fifth consecutive quarter according to new data published by market researchers at the Dell'Oro Group in its 2Q10 Network Adapter Report. QLogic is the only vendor to have gained market share for five consecutive quarters (Q2CY09-Q2CY10). With 15.7 percent revenue share in the 10GbE adapter market, QLogic took over the number two position for the first time, second only to Intel for the quarter.
"With the momentum of our leadership position in 10GbE converged network adapters, the latest Dell'Oro Group Network Adapter Report confirms that our 10Gb Ethernet adapter portfolio continues to gain significant sales traction in the marketplace," said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic. "A key reason we have achieved the number two position in this critical market is that the QLogic® Ethernet software stack is qualified and shipping at every major OEM—including Cisco, Dell, EMC, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NetApp and Oracle—powering a broad range of 10GbE-based networking solutions."
Dell'Oro forecasts the 10GbE adapter market to grow from $200 million in 2010 to nearly $800 million by 2014. Converged data center infrastructures and the increasing prevalence of virtual machines—all against the backdrop of a server refresh cycle—are driving this growth.
For additional information about the Dell'Oro 2Q10 Network Adapter Report, visit: www.dellorogroup.com
For additional information on QLogic 10GbE adapters, visit: http://bit.ly/aaiLh7
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About QLogic
QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for their data, storage and server networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ Global Select company and is included in the S&P 500. For more information, visit www.qlogic.com.
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