ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the company that powers storage area networks (SANs), today announced its Fibre Down(tm) technology is now shipping as an option to the RLX ServerBlade 2800i and ServerBlade 3000i, from RLX Technologies, the company that started the blade server revolution and the next generation of modular computing.
RLX ServerBlades are complete modular computing platforms that include processor, memory, storage, network functionality, operating system, and management, all within a single blade. RLX offers the industry's most complete line of blade servers and management solutions from high-density, single-processor blades to their newest high-performance, dual-processor blades.
Starting October 15, RLX will feature QLogic Fibre Down, the integration of single-chip Fibre Channel host adapters, and management controllers, as an option for all its high-performance ServerBlades. Designed for ultra-dense data center environments, Fibre Down technology dramatically increases the storage expansion capabilities of ServerBlades by providing very reliable, high-bandwidth, long-distance connectivity to Fibre Channel SANs.
"By creating ServerBlades, offering the right storage options, and the software required to manage them, RLX has set the standard in modular computing and the server blade market," said Scott Farrand, vice president of systems engineering, RLX Technologies, Inc. "Our partnership with QLogic ensures our customers receive the most powerful and cost-effective modular computing solution and high-performance connectivity to Fibre Channel SANs."
"Fibre Down technology from QLogic offers RLX customers fast, reliable and scalable storage expansion in an ultra-compact form factor," said Roger Klein, vice president of product management for host products, QLogic Network Storage Group. "QLogic is providing powerful capabilities that are revolutionizing computing, by supporting the convergence of networking, storage and server processing."
The Blade Server Revolution
The Internet has changed the server usage model from single servers to higher density server farms. However, system administrators find deployment and operation difficult. Server resilience and complexity are serious problems for large-scale server farms. There are also problems associated with securing and managing large numbers of servers.
Modular computing and blade servers address these issues by stacking independent servers within a single cabinet. Each blade is an independent system with its own memory, processor and network connection. Multiple blade servers can be placed in a single rack or enclosure, and all blades can be managed and virtualized via a single console.
Blade Server Infrastructure Powered by QLogic
QLogic offers a family of single chip products that form a complete I/O infrastructure for dense blade servers. Single chip HBAs, switches and management controllers from QLogic provide fast, reliable and scalable storage expansion in an ultra-compact form-factor.
Powered by QLogic
Since 1993, over 45 million QLogic products have shipped inside servers, workstations, RAID subsystems, tape libraries, disk and tape drives. These products were delivered to small, medium and large enterprises around the world. Powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Network Appliance, Quantum, StorageTek and Sun Microsystems, the broad line of QLogic controller chips, host bus adapters, network switches and management software move data from storage devices through the network fabric to servers. A member of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, QLogic was recently named to Business Week's list of 100 Hot Growth Companies for 2003. In addition, QLogic was named to Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies for the fourth consecutive year and was named to Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies list for the third consecutive year during fiscal year 2003. For more information visit www.qlogic.com.
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