STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD, PHOENIX, April 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the market leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and a leading supplier of intelligent building blocks for next generation storage networking systems, today announced the first public demonstration of its recently announced LightPulse(tm) LP101 Fibre Channel HBA, targeted specifically at the SMB market. The Emulex LP101 HBA demonstration is featured at this week's Storage Networking World Spring 2004 in Phoenix, AZ, booth #P12.
The new Emulex LP101 HBA delivers affordable, easy-to-use Fibre Channel connectivity, making it practical for SMB organizations to deploy low-cost servers and storage arrays in a storage area network (SAN) environment. Installation of a storage area network, utilizing the Emulex LP101 for reliable connectivity, enables small- and medium-sized businesses to centrally manage data, utilize high-speed tape backup, and enjoy reduced storage costs through more efficient, shared utilization of disk storage resources.
To ensure complete ease-of-use, Emulex's LP101 HBA features a new software suite specifically designed for SMB users called "AutoPilot," which offers a unique set of tools for fast and simple HBA installation. The "AutoPilot" suite provides an intuitive graphical user interface that eliminates detailed SAN terminology and the multitude of settings typically associated with larger enterprise storage environments.
"As more end users realize the value of scalable, centrally managed storage, Emulex expects its LP101 HBA to fully meet the needs of SMB users looking to protect and store rapidly-growing amounts of data," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing, Emulex Corp. "Emulex has set a new benchmark in terms of reduced cost and complexity typically associated with the Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure, and we continue to work closely with our OEM customers to ensure product delivery next quarter."
Fibre Channel SANs provide more efficient utilization of disk storage than is possible with direct attached storage (DAS), since the disk capacity can be allocated and re-allocated amongst the various servers and applications in use. Further, SANs enable high-speed tape backup, allowing businesses to protect an ever-growing amount of data on a regular basis. Fibre Channel SANs also eliminate the performance bottlenecks associated with DAS, allowing for maximum usage of the server CPU and storage arrays.
"Microsoft is excited to see that Emulex shares our vision to bring cost-effective SAN solutions to the Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) market," said Claude Lorenson, technical product manager at Microsoft. "This type of simple to use solution, when coupled with the Windows Server 2003 operating system, is ideal for SMBs because Windows Server 2003 combines flexible integration with new storage architectures and the simplicity that Windows users have come to expect."
Using the Emulex LP101 HBA, small- and medium-sized businesses can enjoy the same benefits of SANs that larger enterprise data centers have realized for years. By reducing the cost and complexity associated with traditional solutions, SMB users now have a low-risk entry point to field-proven Fibre Channel SAN technology from an industry leader.
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is the world leader in Fibre Channel HBAs and delivers a broad range of intelligent building blocks for next generation storage networking systems. Emulex was named one of Forbes Magazine's 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies, and ranked number 15 in Deloitte & Touche's 2003 Technology Fast 50.
The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex HBAs, embedded storage switching and I/O controller products to build reliable, scalable and high performance storage solutions. The Emulex award-winning product families, including its LightPulse(tm) HBAs and InSpeed(tm) embedded storage switching products, are based on internally developed ASIC, firmware and software technologies, and offer customers high performance, scalability, flexibility and reduced total cost of ownership. The company's products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu Siemens, Groupe Bull, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance, Quantum Corp., StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, Unisys and Xyratex. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, Intel, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
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