AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced that QLogic is to build 40Gb/s quad data rate (QDR) InfiniBand solutions based on the QLogic(r) TrueScale(tm) switch ASIC, which, with HP systems, will establish new standards for cluster performance, scalability and network utilization.
"InfiniBand is an important technology for the future of cluster-based high performance computing," said Earl Joseph, program vice president, High-Performance Computing, IDC. "New technologies like QDR InfiniBand switches will allow emerging and traditional HPC users to build more powerful small clusters and to scale large clusters even larger."
"QLogic QDR InfiniBand switch technology based on our own TrueScale ASIC platform gives HPC customers unprecedented flexibility to design their next-generation clusters," said Jesse Parker, vice president and general manager, QLogic Network Solutions Group. "With ultra-low power usage, a small footprint and industry-leading QDR performance, QLogic QDR InfiniBand switch technology establishes a new paradigm in the InfiniBand switch market by enabling faster time-to-solutions for HPC customers running the industry's most demanding cluster applications."
"HPC customers running increasingly complex applications expect cluster performance that can maximize system productivity and accelerate growth," said Ed Turkel, product marketing manager, Scalable Computing and Infrastructure Organization, HP. "HP systems coupled with the QLogic QDR InfiniBand technology will provide customers with the high bandwidth and scalability required to run compute-intensive applications more efficiently."
InfiniBand Networks powered by QLogic
QLogic offers a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio of InfiniBand networking products for HPC and the necessary software to install, operate, and maintain high performance fabrics. The most comprehensive and flexible HPC cluster interconnect fabric solutions on the market, QLogic InfiniBand switches incorporate the industry's only management tools that enable an administrator to install and boot an InfiniBand fabric in minutes, helping to satisfy the growing demand for high performance computational clusters and grids.
About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure 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 adapters, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI adapters 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 such as Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, NetApp and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.
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