On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, Emulex celebrated its 30th anniversary as a company by ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). While at the NYSE, Emulex held a strategic directions press conference where it made four key announcements, including:

Emulex OneConnect™ Universal Converged Network Adapter (UCNA) Platform

A groundbreaking single-chip, high performance connectivity architecture, which is the foundation for Emulex’s next generation of Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs) that enable true network convergence.

Emulex Secure Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Technology

An enterprise-class, host-based security solution that protects data across the enterprise, encrypts data in-flight and at-rest, and provides effective access controls.

Emulex OneCommand™ Management Framework

A secure, automated and centralized enterprise management platform for Emulex’s newly announced OneConnect™ Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs), LightPulse® Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) and LightPulse Fibre Channel HBAs.

Emulex Connect™ Partner Program Ecosystem

An ecosystem built on Emulex’s industry-leading storage, server, networking and software interoperability, which offers partners the ability to collaborate on technology development, field sales engagement, market expansion and solutions marketing.

These technologies and the new partner program are designed to help businesses and their IT departments transform their data centers by improving operational efficiencies, maximizing business responsiveness and creating a competitive advantage.