DRESDEN, Germany, June 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- International Supercomputing Conference -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading provider of networks for storage and high performance computing, today announced that selected QLogic InfiniBand switches and host channel adapters (HCAs) have been certified as part of the OpenFabrics Alliance Interoperability Logo Program for InfiniBand and iWARP. A charter member of the InterOperability program, QLogic is working with other vendors and the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab to enable the migration of high performance computing (HPC) from technical computing environments to enterprise IT environments.
The OpenFabrics Alliance sponsors multiple interoperability events each year at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab, providing vendors with ongoing opportunities to earn the OFA-UNH-IOL logo for their products. The test scenarios are available to the public, as are the test results for all products that earn the logo.
"HPC customers tell us that they need to be able to choose best-of-breed products and solutions for the data center, but most importantly, they don't have time for glitches in interoperability or sacrifices in performance," said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corp. "The OpenFabrics Alliance Interoperability Logo Program addresses these concerns with a highly comprehensive approach. As part of the comprehensive QLogic Network Platform(tm), QLogic InfiniBand switches and HCAs deliver the performance and interoperability that HPC customers expect from their networking infrastructure solutions."
QLogic InfiniBand 7140 Series HCAs
QLogic InfiniBand 7140 Series InfiniBand adapters deliver industry-leading performance in a cluster interconnect, allowing organizations to gain maximum advantage and return on their investment in clustered systems by driving up the utilization of the computing infrastructure. QLogic InfiniBand adapters yield the lowest latency, the highest message rate and highest effective bandwidth of any cluster interconnect available. As a result, organizations relying on clustered systems for critical computing tasks will experience a significant increase in productivity.
QLogic 9000 Series InfiniBand Switches
The QLogic SilverStorm 9000 family of Multi-Protocol Fabric Directors is the most highly integrated cluster computing interconnect solution available. An ideal solution for High Performance Computing (HPC), database clustering, and grid utility computing applications, the 9000 Fabric Directors are designed to maximize cluster and grid computing interconnect performance while simplifying and reducing the cost of operating a data center.
About OpenFabrics Alliance
Founded in 2004, the charter of the OFA is to develop and evangelize a unified, transport-independent, open-source software stack for RDMA-capable fabrics, including InfiniBand and RDMA-over-Ethernet. The software stack includes RDMA-capable upper-layer protocols that are used in Linux and Windows operating-system environments. In addition, OFA manages interoperability testing of the software stack across different vendor platforms and product types. OFA is comprised of software and hardware technology vendors, system integrators and end-user organizations. For more information about the Alliance, visit www.OpenFabrics.org.
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About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high-performance storage networking solutions, producing 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, iSCSI routers and storage services platforms for enabling advanced storage management applications. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging High Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) 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, NEC, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.
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