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Emulex has long been a Technology Partner of high-performance, enterprise-class Fibre Channel connectivity and embedded solutions to IBM. With a multi-year OEM relationship, Emulex has the largest installed base of Fibre Channel adapters in IBM SANs worldwide.

IBM brands, distributes and Supports OEM custom versions of Emulex LightPulse HBAs in all their server product lines including System x, System i, System p, System z and BladeCenter. Emulex's innovative embedded solutions are an integral part of their storage offerings for the Network Attached Storage - N7000, N5000, Entry Range disk - DS3000, Mid Range disk - DS4000, Enterprise disk - DS6000, DS8000 and Enterprise Tape solutions.