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Press Contact: Robin Austin, Director, Public Relations , 714-885-3462
Emulex Delivers Authentication for Enhanced Storage Security
Company is First-to-Market with New Security Features and Teams with Cisco to Demonstrate Benefits of Authentication
COSTA MESA, Calif., September 26, 2007 - Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced it is providing its data center customers with server-to-fabric authentication capabilities, which enhances the overall security of storage area networks (SANs). Available for use with the Emulex 4Gb/s family of LightPulse® Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and forthcoming 8Gb/s HBAs, the authentication capabilities are designed to protect all the access points into the SAN.
Based on industry standards, Emulex's implementation of authentication within the HBA is the first to comply with the Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) and is available next month. By incorporating support for the DH-CHAP authentication protocol, Emulex HBAs are capable of protecting end users against worldwide port name spoofing, host masquerading and non-malicious outages caused by human error.
"Emulex's commitment to enabling greater storage security is validated by its first-to-market position and delivery of authentication-enabled products," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing, Emulex Corp. "With increased demand for greater data center security, Emulex is dedicated to providing our customers with the most robust feature set to protect them from potential threats."
Storage security and privacy regulations are critical factors for IT organizations worldwide and Emulex is working closely with industry-leading partners to deliver the most comprehensive authentication implementation. As more servers are attached to SANs, especially in a virtualized environment where multiple applications are running on a single physical host, there is heightened demand for greater storage security. Emulex HBAs play a critical role in protecting the right of entry into the storage system by enforcing authentication-protected access.
As a follow on to the enhanced virtualization capabilities that Emulex and Cisco announced last week, the two companies have teamed yet again to drive additional intelligence and value into the SAN. At this week's Storage Decisions conference in New York City, Emulex and Cisco are showcasing the benefits of server-to-fabric authentication in booth #700. Featuring Emulex 4Gb/s HBAs and a Cisco MDS switch, the demonstration is designed to illustrate the key benefits of authentication, such as digital identity verification, which ensures back-and-forth password-protected communication between the switch and the HBA to validate the user's authenticity.
For more information on Emulex's security features, please visit
http://www.emulex.com/white/hba/tech_security.pdf.
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 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 corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
Emulex Safe Harbor Statement
"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. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; fluctuations or delays in customer orders; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex's products; Emulex's ability to gain market acceptance for its products; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company'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 the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
