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Emulex OneConnect UCNAs Named Best Networking Solution for the Network Products Guide Reader Trust Awards
Emulex Continues to be Recognized for Market Dominance in Network Convergence Connectivity
COSTA MESA, Calif., June 21, 2010 - Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that Emulex OneConnect™ Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs) have been named the Best in Networking Solutions for the 2010 Network Products Guide Best Products and Services Reader Trust Awards. This annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of end users worldwide.
"It's an honor to receive this award from the Network Products Guide readers. It is a testament to the widespread end user awareness and acceptance of our OneConnect UCNAs and to their superior functionality and performance," said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of business development, Emulex. "It's truly an exciting time for us as a company, witnessing and helping drive the market evolution towards network convergence in the data center."
Emulex's single-chip, high-performance OneConnect UCNA is the only server adapter with full hardware protocol offload support for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), iSCSI and FCoE; the world's fastest 10Gb/s Ethernet performance, according to IT Brand Pulse; and enables the ability to efficiently consolidate network and storage infrastructures without changing management domains.
"Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services," says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. "Emulex OneConnect UCNAs enable organizations to converge their networking and storage traffic across one pipe, while reducing power and cooling necessities in the data center - a universal requirement today. These awards go to the best technology products every year and we are honored that Emulex has gained the Network Products Guide Reader Trust."
About Network Products Guide Awards
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About Emulex
Emulex is the leader in converged networking solutions for the data center. Our Connectivity Continuum architecture provides intelligent networking services that transition today's infrastructure into tomorrow's unified network ecosystem. Emulex provides a single framework that intelligently connects every server, network and storage device within the data center. Through strategic collaboration and integrated partner solutions, Emulex provides its customers with industry leading business value, operational flexibility and strategic advantage. 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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"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning Emulex's proposed acquisition of ServerEngines, including anticipated timing of close, anticipated benefits expected from the acquisition, expected impact on the Company's results of operations and financial condition, and expected market opportunities; as well as expectations of other future events and future performance. Emulex wishes to caution readers that a number of significant factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include among others, the possibility that the transaction will not close or that the closing may be delayed, the anticipated benefits of the combined companies may not be achieved after closing, the combined operations may not be successfully integrated in a timely manner, if at all, and other risks inherent in acquisitions of businesses, including unanticipated costs and expenditures, potential changes in relationships with strategic partners, potential contractual or intellectual property issues, and potential accounting charges and write-downs; as well as changes in economic and industry conditions and the effects of ongoing global economic uncertainty, changes in end user demand for technology solutions; the effect of any actual or potential unsolicited offers to acquire Emulex; Emulex's dependence on a limited number of customers and the effects of the loss of, or decrease or delays in orders by, any such customers, or the failure of such customers to make payments; the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; the effect of rapid migration of customers towards newer, lower cost product platforms; slower than expected growth of the storage networking market or the failure of our OEM customers to successfully incorporate our products into their systems; delays in product development; the highly competitive nature of the markets for our products; our ability to gain market acceptance for our products; any inadequacy of Emulex's intellectual property protection or the potential for third-party claims of infringement; Emulex's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; and Emulex's reliance on third-party suppliers. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are also discussed in Emulex's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q. Statements in this release are based on current expectations and, except as required by law, Emulex undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
