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QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card for HP Integrity Servers Now Supports HP-UX: QLogic, the leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), stackable switches and blade server switches, today announced that its SANblade 4Gb Fibre Channel 2460 Series PCI Express (PCIe) host bus adapters (HBAs) are now available on the new HP Integrity rx2660 entry level servers. With a line of QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI-X 2.0 HBAs for HP Integrity servers already shipping, the addition of SANblade 4Gb PCIe HBAs round out the SAN connectivity solutions for HP business critical systems. The SANblade 2460 Series is fully compatible with all other QLogic HBAs and QMH2462 mezzanine cards, which now include HP-UX support, resulting in easy implementation in Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises. "QLogic has been delivering Fibre Channel HBAs for HP enterprise customers for two generations," said Roger Klein, vice president and general manager, QLogic Computer Systems Group. "This latest offering maintains our tradition of designing solutions that function effectively across multiple operating systems, simplifying infrastructure manageability and lowering costs for Global 2000 companies." "Synchronicity between storage and server environments is a crucial element of mission-critical computing," said Michelle Weiss, vice president of marketing, Business Critical Systems, HP. "The combination of QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs and HP Integrity servers offers customers a highly reliable, high-performance Fibre Channel connectivity solution." SANblade 2460 Series- the Right HBA for the Enterprise The SANblade 2460 Series is the industry's first family of true enterprise-class 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express HBAs, delivering unprecedented levels of performance and availability, as well as intelligent networking features specific to enterprise class data centers. Qualified with HP Integrity rx6600 and rx3600 servers in HP-UX, Windows, Linux and OpenVMS environments, the SANblade 2460 Series provides increased data protection, advanced frame routing, and enterprise-wide management capabilities. QLogic 4Gb Solutions for HP Integrity BL860c Server Blades The performance-leading QLogic QMH2462 is the only mezzanine card available for Windows, Linux and HP-UX for all HP blade servers including the c-Class BladeSystem BL460c, BL480c and the new HP Integrity BL860c. The QLogic QMH2462 is fully compatible with all 4Gb and 2Gb QLogic based PCIe and PCI-X HBAs, allowing seamless integration into large enterprises.