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Fujitsu Picks Emulex I/O Processor

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Emulex
Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that the Emulex IOP 502M has
been selected by Fujitsu Limited for integration into the ETERNUS2000
Storage System to provide a single-chip solution for simultaneous
front-end Fibre Channel SAN connectivity and back-end SAS/SATA disk
connectivity.

The Emulex IOP 502M is a single chip Fibre Channel and SAS I/O
processor delivering the lowest implementation cost on the market and
is compatible with Emulex's Service Level Interface (SLI) for driver
compatibility. The Emulex IOP 502M also offers an Intel(r) XScale(r)
processor to house applications, such as on-board RAID.

"Working with Fujitsu to integrate our multi-protocol I/O processor
into the ETERNUS entry-level storage systems provides customers with a
high performance embedded connectivity solution that also lowers
overall power and cost because of its unique single-chip design," said
Bob Whitson, senior vice president and general manager, Embedded
Storage Products, Emulex Corp. "Fujitsu's selection of the IOP 502M
signifies an expansion of our OEM relationship into Emulex SAS product
offerings. We will continue our ongoing integration of Emulex InSpeed
and FibreSpy Fibre Channel embedded storage switches and next
generation I/O products."

Emulex Corp. (NYSE: ELX)

Fujitsu Ltd.