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Emulex I/O Processor Selected by Fujitsu Limited for SAS/SATA and Fibre Channel Connectivity within the ETERNUS2000 Storage System

Single-Chip RAID Solution Delivers Integrated Design for Lowering
Overall Power and Cost

COSTA MESA, Calif., October 24, 2007 - 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® XScale® 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."

The Emulex storage processor family, including the IOP 502M, offers multi-application, multi-protocol, software compatible solutions, which are the result of a joint development agreement with Intel. The Emulex family of storage processors leverages underlying technology from the Intel IOP34x storage family and its 90 nanometer technology, along with Emulex's best-of-breed protocol engines and a common software interface for simplified migration.

"The new ETERNUS2000 storage systems provide a cost-effective solution for our entry-level customers seeking one of the industry's most integrated designs - which translates into lowering overall power consumption while maintaining high performance," said Mr. Tetsuro Kudo, general manager, Storage Systems Division, Storage Systems Group, Fujitsu Limited. "As Fujitsu continues to integrate support for new protocols and disk drives, it is critical we select the most reliable and flexible embedded storage products, such as the Emulex IOP 502M, to enhance the functionality of our ETERNUS family of storage systems."

Emulex provides a comprehensive multi-protocol product portfolio of industry-leading embedded storage products and technologies including:

  • I/O Processors/Controllers - Emulex offers a full line of I/O processors and controllers that support all three serial storage protocols, including Fibre Channel, SAS and SATA. The Emulex I/O processors and controllers are designed for storage system providers that want to build flexibility into external storage systems.
  • Embedded Switches - Emulex invented embedded storage point-to-point switching and leads this market with its InSpeed and FibreSpy products. Emulex's switching expertise spans the entry through enterprise storage markets and provides the only switches that have deployed an embedded switched fabric supporting greater than 2,700 hard disk drives in a single embedded switched back-end.
  • Multi-Protocol Bridges - Emulex's protocol bridging technology offers a versatile solution for tiered storage through enabling SATA disk drive connectivity in field-proven Fibre Channel-based storage systems and represents the highest volume shipping solution for SATA attachment today.

For more information on Emulex's line of Embedded Storage Products, please visit www.emulex.com/solutions/embedded.

About Emulex

Emulex Corporation creates enterprise-class products that intelligently connect storage, servers and networks. The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex's award-winning HBAs, intelligent storage platforms and embedded storage products, including switches, bridges, routers and I/O controllers, to build reliable, scalable and high-performance storage and server solutions. Emulex is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX) and has corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at www.emulex.com.

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