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High-Speed Fibre Channel Adapter Sales Lift QLogic and Emulex During Second Quarter

Increases in 8 Gbps Connections Correlate with Intel's Xeon 5500 Launch

Redwood City, Calif. – September 15, 2009 – A recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, indicates that total Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (FC HBA) port shipments grew moderately in the second quarter of 2009, in large part due to a very large increase (albeit from a small base) in port shipments of 8 Gbps FC HBAs, which doubled sequentially to almost 60 thousand ports. In addition, sales from 8 Gbps FC HBAs grew to over 10 percent of total FC HBA sales for both Emulex and QLogic during the quarter, and will likely make significant sales contributions to both firms over the coming months.

"The Fibre Channel Adapter market is finally benefiting from users migrating to the higher-priced, higher-speed products," said Seamus Crehan, Vice President of Dell'Oro Group. "We believe the main driver for this strong growth in 8 Gbps FC HBAs — aside from a general stabilization in the broader global economy — was the ramp of Intel's Xeon 5500 (Nehalem-EP) server platform. This platform, which was launched in March 2009, can enable up to 50 Gbps of server I/O throughput," added Crehan.

The report identifies other strategic moves that vendors are doing to best position themselves as users adopt high speed networking technology.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group SAN Quarterly Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments (by speed 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and greater than or equal to 8 Gbps) for Fibre Channel switches and Fibre Channel host bus adapters. To purchase this report, contact Emily Kendall at +1.650.622.9400 x.223 or email at Emily@DellOro.com.

About Dell'Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.