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
