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Latest Dell’Oro Group Report Confirms Company Gained Fibre Channel Adapter Revenue and Port Market Share—Sequentially and Year-Over-Year—in First Quarter 2009

QLogic today announced that it continues to strengthen its number one position in storage area network (SAN) Fibre Channel adapters and take significant market share from its nearest competitor, according to new data published by the Dell’Oro Group in its Q1 2009 SAN Report.

In SAN Fibre Channel adapter market revenue, QLogic expanded its share to 56.2 percent in the first quarter, an advantage of 19 percentage points over its nearest competitor. QLogic also improved its market share lead in Fibre Channel ports shipped to 57.6 percent in the first quarter, resulting in a 20.3 percentage point advantage over its nearest competitor.

In the expanding blade server market, the company continued its dominance in the category of mezzanine adapters, leading its nearest competitor by 45.6 percentage points for a 72.8 percent share of all mezzanine revenue in the first quarter.

On the 8Gb/sec Fibre Channel adapter front, QLogic pulled away from its nearest competitor in both revenue and port share. QLogic led its rival in the first quarter of 2009 by eight percentage points in port share and by 7.4 percentage points in revenue share—with more than 50 percent of the market in both categories.

“We have been able to successfully translate our industry-leading Fibre Channel products and our roadmap for converged networks into tangible market share gains,” said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic. “Against this challenging macroeconomic backdrop, QLogic continues to build upon its established track record of consistent and systematic execution. The latest market data from Dell’Oro Group demonstrates that we were again successful in widening our lead over the competition and meeting the evolving needs of our customers, by delivering superior application performance and ultra-low power consumption adapters at cost-effective price points.”

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 Q1 2009 SAN Report, visit: www.dellorogroup.com.