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Emulex Corporation Partners with IBM to Deliver Superior Storage Connectivity Solutions

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Emulex Corporation has announced a partnership with IBM to deliver superior storage connectivity solutions for IBM's BladeCenter H systems. The collaboration will see IBM integrating Emulex's 4 Gb/s LP1105-BC dual channel host bus adapter (HBA) into its BladeCenter H systems, providing customers with high-performance, reliable, and scalable storage area network (SAN) connectivity.

This partnership enables customers to benefit from Emulex's market-leading performance, reliability, and management features, while also allowing them to leverage their existing Emulex infrastructure solutions. The Emulex LP1105-BC HBA is designed to work in a variety of operating environments, including Windows, Linux, and AIX, and offers driver compatibility with previously installed Emulex HBAs.

"The IBM BladeCenter system is designed to focus on lowering costs while simplifying infrastructure system manageability," said Tim Dougherty, Director of IBM BladeCenter and xSeries Product Marketing. "Working with Emulex to provide high performance, reliable SAN connectivity solutions for IBM BladeCenter is critical to our end users, as a large percentage of server blade deployments are attached to SANs."

Key Takeaways:

  • Emulex's partnership with IBM will deliver superior storage connectivity solutions for IBM's BladeCenter H systems.
  • The collaboration will see IBM integrating Emulex's 4 Gb/s LP1105-BC dual channel host bus adapter (HBA) into its BladeCenter H systems.
  • The Emulex LP1105-BC HBA provides high-performance, reliable, and scalable storage area network (SAN) connectivity.
  • Customers will benefit from Emulex's market-leading performance, reliability, and management features.
  • The Emulex LP1105-BC HBA offers driver compatibility with previously installed Emulex HBAs.
  • The partnership will allow customers to leverage their existing Emulex infrastructure solutions.
  • The Emulex LP1105-BC HBA is designed to work in a variety of operating environments, including Windows, Linux, and AIX.

Statistics:

  • 4 Gb/s LP1105-BC HBA transfer rate.
  • 75% of server blade deployments are attached to SANs.
  • 16th ranking of Emulex in the Deloitte 2004 Technology Fast 50.
  • 200 Best Small Companies ranking by Forbes.

Sources:

  • Emulex Corporation press release dated Feb 8, 2006 (PRIMEZONE via COMTEX).
  • "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 by Emulex Corporation.
  • PrimeZone press release dated Feb 8, 2006.
  • Comtex SmarTrend(SM) Alert dated 02-04-2006.
  • Emulex Corporation company logo at http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=174.

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