Certification Establishes SAN Solution Compatibility with QLogic-Based Network Environments Santa Clara, Calif., January 30, 2007 - NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network, storage and storage software solutions, today announced their S-Series line of Storage Systems has completed qualification testing by yet another leading supplier of storage networking solutions, QLogic® Corporation. According to the requirements of the QLogic SANtrack Partner Program, NEC's S1500 and S2500 storage systems are verified as compatible with QLogic Storage Area Networking (SAN) infrastructure. This partner program ensures the highest degree of product integration and parallel technology development, benefiting end users by enabling powerful tested solutions that protect current infrastructure investments. The QLogic SANtrack Partner Program provides the building blocks to certify components so collaborative enterprising companies can provide a complete interoperable SAN solution in order to succeed in a multi-vendor storage environment. This program also assists with expansion of the marketplace by verifying and promoting successful compliance with emerging and open industry standards. "As we continue to provide the marketplace with quality storage solutions, we want to ensure that our complete product line continues to meet the compatibility standards for various customer needs," said Matthew Wolken, vice president, Fault Tolerant Server and Data Storage of NEC Corporation of America. "With the QLogic certification, we are able to deliver just that; system management interoperability that makes SAN integration that much easier." "End users are demanding complete SAN solutions, and interoperability is the key to successfully deploying and selling these products in today's market," said Frank Berry, vice president of corporate marketing, QLogic. "By ensuring interoperability, both QLogic and NEC will be able to provide customers with the tools to confidently build congruent configurations and minimize customer satisfaction issues in the field." Available in North America, the NEC S-Series of storage systems include the S1500, S2500 and the S2900 which offer high performance, full data availability as well as a comprehensive suite of business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities. About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high performance storage networking solutions including Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs, iSCSI routers and storage services platforms for enabling advanced storage management applications. The company is also a leading supplier of server networking products including InfiniBand host channel adapters that accelerate cluster performance. QLogic products are delivered to small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises around the world via its channel partner community. QLogic products are also powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index. For more information go to www.qlogic.com. Note: All QLogic-issued press releases appear on the Company's website (www.qlogic.com). Any announcement that does not appear on the QLogic website has not been issued by QLogic. About NEC Corporation of America
NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network, IT and visual display solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY), and delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and storage solutions, digital presentation and visual display systems to biometric security, optical network, radio communications and IP voice and data solutions. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier and both SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, please visit www.necam.com. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. © 2007 NEC Corporation of America. For further information, please contact::
Beth Makosey
NEC Corporation of America
(408) 844-1320
beth.makosey@necam.com
Frank Berry
QLogic Corporation
949)389-6499
frank.berry@qlogic.com |