ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing, today announced that the QLogic(r) SANbox(r) 6142 intelligent storage router is now available from Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), and authorized Hitachi Data Systems resellers. The SANbox 6142, qualified as interoperable with Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage and Workgroup Modular Storage storage systems, provides SAN-over-WAN connectivity infrastructure in conjunction with Hitachi Data Systems TrueCopy(tm) Remote Replication software to support disaster recovery, replication and volume copy services over WANs. The combination of the QLogic SANbox 6142 and Hitachi Data Systems TrueCopy software are ideal business continuity and disaster recovery solutions which provide distance replication, while maintaining application and data integrity. The two companies are enabling their customers to achieve higher ROI for business continuity solutions for data that is moved over any distance.
"The innovative SANbox 6142 is a high performance, cost-effective intelligent router packaged in a compact, space-saving form factor," said Steve TenBarge, vice president, Global Product Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. "With the SANbox 6142 and Hitachi TrueCopy software, Hitachi Data Systems and QLogic are giving our customers a robust solution for effectively reducing business risk by better protecting data assets through remote replication while maximizing their technology investments."
SANbox 6142 Intelligent Storage Routers -- Making SAN-over-WAN Connectivity Easy
The 6142 sets a new price performance benchmark in the industry for SAN-over-WAN connections. Leading applications for the 6142 are volume replication over the WAN and backup and replication of data for regulatory support. The 6142 features SmartWrite, the QLogic patent-pending technology for accelerating and bridging SANs over WANs. SmartWrite is the only intelligent SAN-over-WAN protocol to leverage iSCSI Layer 3 routing, making it possible to perform SAN bridging over WANs without having to merge SAN Fabrics. By maintaining SAN Fabric independence, the 6142 improves SAN scalability and lowers management overhead. SmartWrite eliminates double addressing of SAN devices required by iFCP and the need to have unique names on each SAN, while leveraging WAN resources for resiliency and encryption.
"Our patent-pending QLogic SmartWrite technology used in the SANbox 6142 is helping to change the way SANs are connected over wide area networks," said Shishir Shah, general manager and vice president of QLogic Storage Solutions Group. "With the ability to optimize data transfers, leveraging iSCSI Layer 3 routing, the SANbox 6142 greatly simplifies SAN configuration and management."
About QLogic
QLogic is a leading supplier of high-performance storage networking solutions, which include the controller chips, host adapters and fabric switches that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes Fibre Channel HBAs, blade server embedded Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel stackable switches, iSCSI HBAs and iSCSI routers. The company is also a leading supplier of InfiniBand switches and InfiniBand host channel adapters for the emerging High Performance Computing (HPC) market. 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, Network Appliance and Sun Microsystems. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index.
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