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Press Contact: Robin Austin, Director, Public Relations , 714-885-3462
Bell Microproducts, Inc. Press Contact: Phil Roussey, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, 408-451-9400
Bell Microproducts Recognizes Emulex for Exceptional Sales Partnership Efforts
Supplier Tops Its Technology Category in Pull-Through Sales
San Jose, Calif., May 6, 2005 - Bell Microproducts, Inc. (Nasdaq: BELM), a leading value-added provider of storage products and solutions, today announced that it has formally recognized Emulex Corporation for its superior pull-through marketing efforts.
Emulex has succeeded in surpassing all other HBA sales through the world's leading storage-centric distributor by leveraging significant channel relationships, and working in cooperation with the Bell Micro sales team.
Phil Roussey, Bell Microproducts' executive vice president of enterprise marketing announced the recognition in a recent strategic planning session with Emulex executives. "Emulex has set up some of the most strategic alliances and partnerships in the channel," stated Mr. Roussey. "They have a model that is successful and effective. We are proud and gratified to be their active partner."
Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing for Emulex, commented, "Our success with Bell Microproducts is the outgrowth of years of productive partnership and collaboration, as well as a common focus on the needs of VARs and their end-users. Recognition of our leadership position in HBA sales from Bell Microproducts reinforces Emulex's commitment to the channel."
The Emulex award-winning product families, including its LightPulse® HBAs offer customers high performance, scalability, flexibility and reduced total cost of ownership. The company's products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu Siemens, Bull, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance, Quantum Corp., StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, Unisys and Xyratex. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, Intel, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners.
About Bell Microproducts
Bell Microproducts is an international, value-added provider of a wide range of high-technology products, solutions, and services to the industrial and commercial markets. The company's offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals, and storage products of various types including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fibre channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS and SAN storage systems, back-up products, storage management software, and extensive support, integration and installation services. Bell Microproducts is an industry-recognized specialist in storage products and is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors.
The company's products are available at any level of integration, from components to subsystem assemblies and fully-integrated, tested and certified system solutions. The company adds value with a broad range of services including testing, software loading, kitting, mass storage system integration, and computer system integration. Trained and certified technical personnel complete each of these processes at Bell Microproducts' ISO 9001:2000 facilities. Bell Microproducts markets and distributes more than 125 brand name product lines, as well as its own Rorke Data storage brands, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract electronic manufacturing services (EMS) customers, value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators in the Americas and Europe. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Bell Microproducts Web site at www.bellmicro.com.
"Safe Harbor" This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's current views of future events and financial performance, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: the ability to successfully integrate the operations of recent acquisitions, industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing, and customer demand, competition, other vagaries in the computer and electronic components markets, changes in relationships with key suppliers, foreign currency fluctuations and the other risks described from time to time in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K). Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.
