Fujitsu Picks Emulex I/O Processor

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- EmulexCorporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that the Emulex IOP 502M hasbeen selected by Fujitsu Limited for integration into the ETERNUS2000Storage System to provide a single-chip solution for simultaneousfront-end Fibre Channel SAN connectivity and back-end SAS/SATA diskconnectivity.

The Emulex IOP 502M is a single chip Fibre Channel and SAS I/Oprocessor delivering the lowest implementation cost on the market andis compatible with Emulex's Service Level Interface (SLI) for drivercompatibility. The Emulex IOP 502M also offers an Intel(r) XScale(r)processor to house applications, such as on-board RAID.

"Working with Fujitsu to integrate our multi-protocol I/O processorinto the ETERNUS entry-level storage systems provides customers with ahigh performance embedded connectivity solution that also lowersoverall power and cost because of its unique single-chip design," saidBob Whitson, senior vice president and general manager, EmbeddedStorage Products, Emulex Corp. "Fujitsu's selection of the IOP 502Msignifies an expansion of our OEM relationship into Emulex SAS productofferings. We will continue our ongoing integration of Emulex InSpeedand FibreSpy Fibre Channel embedded storage switches and nextgeneration I/O products."

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