ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing (HPC), today announced that the QLogic(r) SANbox(r) 6140 intelligent storage router is now available from Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), and authorized Hitachi Data Systems resellers. The SANbox 6140 iSCSI-to-Fibre Channel router, qualified as interoperable with the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) and Workgroup Modular Storage (WMS) storage systems, allows simultaneous storage access from Fibre Channel and Ethernet-based networks. System administrators now have a low-cost solution that supports multi-protocol connections to high performance Fibre Channel storage systems from Hitachi.
"Building on the continued success of our worldwide partnership with QLogic, we are delivering an integrated solution that synergistically combines Hitachi's world-class midrange storage systems and QLogic's sophisticated networking technology," said Steve TenBarge, vice president, Global Product Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. "This provides an ideal platform that addresses some of the most critical pain points of midrange customers, by delivering SAN consolidation benefits designed to greatly improve utilization, lower storage management costs, and improve return on investment."
QLogic SANbox 6140 Intelligent Storage Routers -- Low Cost SAN Connectivity
The QLogic SANbox 6140 provides low cost, SAN connectivity services for the entire enterprise. The SANbox 6140 provides a solution that creates cost-effective SAN connectivity by routing standard Ethernet, via iSCSI, to a Fibre Channel controller on the storage system. The QLogic SANbox 6140 provides three core capabilities that leverage the benefits and investments that businesses have made in SANs. First, the 6140 allows all servers in the enterprise to connect to the SAN via low cost and standard Ethernet. Second, all Fibre Channel storage devices become multi-protocol devices, via iSCSI. Third, it provides simple migration of stand-alone DAS-to-SAN based storage. With performance to support up to 512 servers, and wizard-based configuration, the SANbox 6140 sets the standard for storage router price/performance and ease-of-use.
"IT managers can now avoid bandwidth limitations when connecting high performance Hitachi storage to iSCSI hosts," said Shishir Shah, general manager and vice president of QLogic Storage Solutions Group. "The SANbox 6140 routers can be added in a modular fashion with Hitachi's AMS and WMS midrange storage systems, taking advantage of the total Fibre Channel controller throughput. An entire storage system doesn't have to be completely dedicated to either all Fibre Channel or all iSCSI. The router allows flexibility and adaptation as needs change."
About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance storage networking solutions, which include the controller chips, host adapters and fabric switches that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes Fibre Channel HBAs, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs and iSCSI routers. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging high performance computing market. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.
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