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Emulex Announces Support for 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Standard
Next Step in Fibre Channel Improves Performance to Keep Pace with Continued Virtualization and Storage Growth, and Adds Support for New Key Server Technologies
COSTA MESA, Calif., September 28, 2010 - Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced its support for the ANSI T11 16Gb/s Fibre Channel standard, as finalized in the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) announcement today. The 16Gb/s Fibre Channel standard is critical to supporting evolving server workloads and I/O aggregation, due to increased server virtualization, high bandwidth applications, such as databases, data protection and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and new server and storage architectures, including PCI Express 3.0 and solid state disks (SSDs).
As the data center moves to next generation data center models, such as public and private cloud computing there will be increased demand for multiple classes of I/O that will drive network and fabric tiering to provide the right quality of service for each application and 16Gb/s Fibre Channel will deliver the performance needed for the highest tiers of enterprise computing.
"The ratification of the 16Gb/s Fibre Channel standard is the next step in the progression of trusted and proven Fibre Channel technology in the data center. Emulex is working closely with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and our ecosystem partners to bring this technology to market," said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of business development, Emulex. "According to industry analysts, storage continues to grow at approximately 40 percent year-over-year. We believe 16Gb/s Fibre Channel will play a key role in the data center to enable this growth and protect current storage infrastructure investments. Emulex will continue to provide unique integration, management and a common driver stack for whatever combination of Fibre Channel and converged Ethernet solutions best meet customers' needs."
Emulex has been a leader in the Fibre Channel adapter market since its inception and was the first to announce a 16Gb/s FC design win last October with IBM. Emulex is committed to supporting Fibre Channel and providing its customers with investment protection, including compatibility with previous generations of Emulex LightPulse® Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and management simplicity with a common Fibre Channel stack for all of its Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) products.
"16Gb/s Fibre Channel provides a natural evolution and investment protection for existing 8Gb/s and 4Gb/s Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs)," said Chris Lyon, executive director, FCIA. "The FCIA and its member companies, including Emulex, are committed to the progression of Fibre Channel and with the ratification of the 16Gb/s Fibre Channel standard, users will benefit from higher performance, reduced number of links, easier cable management and better power efficiency."
Additional information on the standardization efforts of 16Gb/s Fibre Channel is available at the ANSI T11 website: www.t11.org.
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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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