ADVISORY, Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
WHO: QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions. WHAT: On Tuesday, October 13 at 11:45 a.m., Scott Genereux, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, will address Storage Networking World attendees in his keynote address, "Converge the Future."
The data center is becoming a virtual set of networked resources and FCoE is at the center of this convergence, enabling data center managers to combine the lossless features of Fibre Channel with the ubiquitous connectivity of Ethernet. Genereux will shed light on how this important megatrend can lead to lower connectivity costs, centralized network management and more flexible provisioning of data center resources for CIOs and IT managers in the 21st century data center.
More QLogic Technology Experts Speak
Additional QLogic presentations include:
* "FCoE - The Arrival of the New Data Center" -- Rob Davis, vice president of advanced technology, will serve on this FCIA-sponsored panel with other industry experts to discuss the trends and issues in today's data center and how FCoE can address and solve these complexities. The panel discussion kicks off at 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13. * "The Benefits of Virtualization in Enterprise Data Centers," presented by David Clark, director of product marketing, on Monday, October 12 at 1:55 p.m. As forward-looking IT organizations turn inflexible data centers into agile, virtualized environments, Clark will discuss why IT managers must deploy scalable, high-performance architectures to meet the increasing demands of these environments.
QLogic Solutions at SNW
Attendees can speak with QLogic representatives and check out the company's broad portfolio of server, storage and data networking solutions all around SNW including the FCoE Hands-on Lab, the FCIA demonstration as well as exhibits by strategic partners such as Dell, EMC, HP, IBM and NetApp.
WHEN: October 12-15
WHERE: Storage Networking World
QLogic Exhibit Number 1203
JW Marriott Desert Ridge
Phoenix
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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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