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Emulex Begins Sampling of Next Generation Integrated Baseboard Management Controllers to Key OEMs
New Emulex Pilot 3 Technology Offers Integrated Lights-out Management Controller with Unique Triple-core Architecture
Costa Mesa, Calif., November 9, 2010 - Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that it has begun sampling the latest release of its Pilot integrated Baseboard Management Controllers (iBMC), Pilot 3 iBMC, to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), with general availability planned for the second half of 2011. The Pilot 3 iBMC is an integrated lights-out management controller with a unique, high-performance, triple-core architecture that delivers embedded platform management while simultaneously providing high-performance remote Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) console operation and high-speed remote storage support.
"Today's data centers can range from hundreds of servers to hundreds of thousands, and include a bevy of components, security devices and power supplies, all of which require server management to reduce operational costs. The Pilot 3 iBMC is a powerful management controller that gives data center administrators everything they need to remotely manage these environments, from their servers, blades, storage and networking systems," said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of business development, Emulex. "As part of the acquisition of ServerEngines earlier this year, Emulex added the Pilot family of iBMCs to its product offerings. The currently shipping Pilot iBMCs are being sold to over 20 OEM customers. Continuing on this success, Pilot 3 iBMC is positioned to be the premier microcontroller embedded in platforms using the next-generation of Intel Xeon processers."
With over four million servers managed by Emulex's Pilot family of iBMC solutions, Pilot has revolutionized the industry by being the first server management controller to integrate the BMC, super I/O, graphics controller and remote KVM and storage functionality into a single ASIC, providing significant cost savings to data center managers. In addition to the ongoing need for consolidation, as storage platforms move to x86-based architectures and scale-out designs, the need for an integrated BMC grows.
The third generation of Pilot iBMC is sampling with key tier-one OEMs and will be used in general purpose and blade servers, as well as networking and storage systems to support data center customers within the cloud computing, Web 2.0, high-performance (HPC) computing, enterprise and small to medium sized business markets. The Pilot 3 iBMC allows administrators to remotely boot physical and virtual servers from a variety of storage devices (CD-ROM, a DVD ROM, an ISO image, a floppy drive or USB flash disk) and remotely reboot a physical or virtual server following firmware, basic input/output system (BIOS) or operating system updates, further enabling operational efficiencies. In addition, the Emulex Pilot 3 iBMC auto-discovers system problems and increases the availability of servers because it monitors all the internal sensors and instrumentation within the server, delivering warnings of problems, whether they are firmware-related or hardware-related.
With the Pilot 3 iBMC, OEMs have the tools needed to accelerate product development and time-to-market. Emulex provides a Pilot3 iBMC hardware design kit and evaluation cards are available. The Pilot 3 iBMC is fully supported by the leading platform management firmware solutions from American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) and Avocent.
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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 matters, statements concerning Emulex’s acquisition of ServerEngines Corporation, including anticipated benefits expected from the acquisition, expected impact on Emulex’s results of operations and financial condition, and expected market opportunities; Emulex’s business outlook, 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 anticipated benefits of the combined companies may not be achieved, 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 emergence of new or stronger competitors as a result of consolidation movements in the market; 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 Emulex’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) customers to successfully incorporate Emulex products into their systems; delays in product development; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex’s products; Emulex’s ability to gain market acceptance for its 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 that 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.
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