Half 2009, Strengthens Leadership Position
New Report from Dell'Oro Group Confirms QLogic is Broadening
its Lead in Fibre Channel Adapter Market
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After closing
out 2008 with its fifth consecutive year of market share leadership,
QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance
network infrastructure solutions, today announced that it completed the
first half of 2009 with an expanded market share lead in storage area
network (SAN) Fibre Channel adapters, according to the latest data
published by the Dell'Oro Group in its Q2 2009 SAN Report.
For the first half of calendar year 2009, QLogic increased its revenue
share for Fibre Channel adapters to 55.2 percent, an improvement of 1.9
percentage points over the full year 2008 share. During the same time
period, QLogic's nearest competitor in Fibre Channel adapters dropped
its share below 38 percent.
During the second quarter of 2009, QLogic widened its lead over the
nearest competitor in the fastest growing segment, 8Gb Fibre Channel
adapters, by achieving 53 percent market share. During this period,
QLogic gained nearly three percentage points on a sequential basis
while its nearest competitor lost nearly two percentage points.
"As our diverse product portfolio continues to expand to address a
broader spectrum of networking technologies, our core Fibre Channel
adapter business remains strong," said Amit Vashi, vice president of
marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic. "Our share gains in 8Gb
adapters confirms our product leadership with energy efficient features
such as dynamic power management and Cool HBA(tm) technologies."
QLogic: The Fibre Channel Adapter of Choice in the Data Center
QLogic market share leadership is driven by IT professionals in Global
2000 corporate data centers that are deploying Fibre Channel adapters.
Fibre Channel adapters from QLogic offer a suite of technology
advancements that enable storage administrators in large enterprises to
ensure comprehensive business continuity, maintain application
performance and cost-effectively scale their networks.
For additional information about the Dell'Oro Q2 2009 SAN Report,
visit: www.dellorogroup.com.
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About QLogic
QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) is a global leader and technology innovator in
high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs.
Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for
their data, storage and server networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ
Global Select company and is included in the S&P 500. For more
information, visit www.qlogic.com.