QLogic Delivers HBAs to MSOFT

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- QLogic Corp.(Nasdaq:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performancecomputing (HPC), today announced availability of its Fibre Channel hostbus adapters (HBAs) for Microsoft Windows Server 2008, which waslaunched worldwide by Microsoft today. Windows Server 2008 automatesdaily management tasks, tightens security and improves efficiency,while offering virtualization solutions that enable IT professionals toreduce costs, increase hardware utilization, optimize theirinfrastructure, and improve server availability. QLogic(r) FibreChannel HBAs, optimized for virtualized environments and Windows Server2008 Hyper-V hypervisor technology, deliver industry-leadingperformance in Windows Server 2008 environments.

Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V Helps Customers Make Best Use of TheirServer Investments

Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-basedserver virtualization technology, allows customers to make the best useof their server hardware investments by consolidating multiple serverroles as separate virtual machines (VMs) running on a single physicalmachine. With Hyper-V customers can also efficiently run multipledifferent operating systems -- Windows, Linux, and others -- inparallel, on a single server, and fully leverage the power of x64computing.

"As a key ecosystem partner, we are actively collaborating withMicrosoft to ensure that our HBAs seamlessly integrate with keyfeatures of Windows Server 2008, such as Windows Server 2008Hyper-V-based server virtualization and virtual machine management,"said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, QLogic Host SolutionsGroup. "QLogic Fibre Channel solutions are integrated withhardware-assisted virtualization technologies in the Microsoft Hyper-Vhypervisor platform to extend fabric security and flexibility invirtual environments."

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