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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., January 22, 2003 -
QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the company
that powers storage area networks (SANs), today
announced support for VERITAS Software Corporation's
(Nasdaq: VRTS) newest version of VERITAS Backup
Exec™ backup and recovery software designed
to address the data protection challenges of
today's small-to-medium sized enterprises. The
company's family of Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure
products has been certified with VERITAS Backup
Exec™ 9.0 for Windows Servers backup and
recovery software.
The latest version of VERITAS' leading backup
and recovery software for Windows data protection,
Backup Exec™ 9.0 features the industry's
fastest backup of Exchange servers. Other key
features include new Web-based management tools
and support for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003
Web services technology.
"VERITAS and QLogic share common goals
of simplifying storage, and supporting high
data availability and integrity," said
Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic
Corp. "The combination of VERITAS Backup
Exec software with QLogic host bus adapters
and switches addresses industry demands for
end-to-end SAN infrastructure solutions that
ensure reliable, cost-effective data protection."
QLogic products certified for use with VERITAS
Backup Exec™ 9.0 include:
- QLogic SANblade QLA2340 line of 2Gb/sec
PCI/PCI-X-to-Fibre Channel host bus adapters,
designed for optimal performance in SAN and
cluster environments;
- QLogic award-winning SANbox2 2Gb/sec Fibre
Channel switches
- QLogic SAN Connectivity Kit* 2000, a turnkey
2Gb/sec storage networking package consisting
of the company's SANbox2 8-port switch, four
SANblade 2Gb Fibre Channel host bus adapters,
SANsurfer Tool Kit* management software, GBICs,
cables, and documentation for just $9,999
MSRP.
"Extensive certification testing of QLogic's
Fibre Channel products with VERITAS' industry-leading
backup and recovery software ensures the highest
levels of reliability and interoperability for
heterogeneous SANs," said Brenda Zawatski, vice
president of product and solutions marketing,
VERITAS Software. "VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 combined
with QLogic's proven storage hardware offers
a robust and budget-conscious solution for protecting
critical data in small-to-medium business environments."
Powered by QLogic
QLogic technology powers SAN solutions from
the world's leading storage vendors including
Cisco, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM,
Network Appliance, Quantum, Sony, StorageTek
and Sun. The industry depends on QLogic to simplify
SANs with native Fibre Channel support designed
into all major operating systems and to innovate
new ways to network storage through new technologies
like Virtual Interface (VI), Fibre Down™
and iSCSI.
About QLogic (www.qlogic.com)
QLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QLGC <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=qlgc&d=t>)
simplifies the process of networking storage
for OEMs, resellers and system integrators with
the only end-to-end infrastructure in the industry,
consisting of award-winning controller chips,
host bus adapters, network switches and management
software to move data from the storage device
through the fabric to the server. QLogic designs
and produces solutions based on all storage
network technologies including SCSI, iSCSI,
InfiniBand and Fibre Channel. A member of the
S&P 500 Index, QLogic was recently named
to Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies for the
fourth consecutive year and was named to Fortune's
100 Fastest Growing Companies list for the third
consecutive year.
Note: All QLogic-issued press releases appear
on the company's web site (www.qlogic.com).
Any announcement that does not appear on the
QLogic web site has not been issued by QLogic.
Disclaimer- Forward Looking Statements
With the exception of historical information,
the statements set forth above include forward-looking
statements as defined within the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected or implied in the forward-looking
statements. QLogic wishes to advise readers
that these potential risks and uncertainties
relate to, but are not limited to, in no particular
order: the introduction of new and changing
technologies in our industry and customer acceptance
of those technologies; a change in semiconductor
foundry capacity or conditions; fluctuations
in the growth of I/O markets; fluctuations or
cancellations in orders from OEM customers;
QLogic's ability to compete effectively with
other companies; cancellation of OEM products
associated with design wins; and fluctuations
in our operating results and our stock price.
More detailed information on these and additional
factors which could affect QLogic's operating
and financial results are described in QLogic's
Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other reports, filed or
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. QLogic urges all interested parties
to read these reports to gain a better understanding
of the many business and other risks that QLogic
faces. Additionally, QLogic undertakes no obligation
to publicly release the results of any revisions
to these forward-looking statements, which may
be made to reflect events or circumstances occurring
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence
of unanticipated events.
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