QLogic Certifies Gear

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- QLogic Corp.(Nasdaq:QLGC), the leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs),iSCSI HBAs, stackable switches and blade server switches todayannounced certification on the newly announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux5, which offers Global 2000 corporations several new features includingenhanced virtualization technologies. All QLogic(r) SANblade(r) FibreChannel and iSCSI HBAs will be fully compatible with the Red HatEnterprise Linux 5 OS and Xen Hypervisor 3.0, an open sourcevirtualization software solution that is offered with Red HatEnterprise Linux 5.

QLogic virtualization qualification support provides Red Hat customerswith a means of deploying and managing reliable storage area networks(SANs) in virtual server environments. Integrated virtualizationenvironments enable users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 to dramaticallyincrease server utilization, improve productivity and scalability, andreduce operating costs by consolidating their workloads onto fewerservers.

"Through our continued collaboration with Red Hat, QLogic deliversstorage networking solutions that enable mission-critical applicationsin enterprise data centers to transition to virtualized environments,"said Amit Vashi, senior director of marketing, QLogic Computer SystemsGroup. "The ability of our SANblade HBAs to scale across a largernumber of virtual machines empowers IT managers in Global 2000corporations to realize lower data center costs through serverconsolidation."

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