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Emulex Announces Support for New Intel Itanium 2 Processor-Based Server Platform

Posted on: Monday, 30 June 2003, 06:00 CDT

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003--

Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

Provide Superior Connectivity Solutions To New Intel Platform

Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the world's leading supplier of storage networking host bus adapters (HBAs), announced today that its LightPulse LP9802, LP982 and dual channel LP9802DC PCI-X Fibre Channel HBAs have been fully tested and support the Intel(R) Server Platform SR870BH2 with up to two Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors with 6MB of level 3 cache in a 2U rack-optimized form factor running Windows Server 2003 and RedHat Advanced Server. The Itanium 2-based server platform is designed to provide seamless functionality for business-critical application environments encompassing large databases, high-performance computing and large-scale data analysis. Emulex HBAs are an ideal connectivity solution supported by the Intel(R) SR870BH2 server platform for enterprise-level server customers with intelligent, highly flexible and scalable solutions.

"Intel continues to enable Emulex, OEMs and integrators by delivering leading building blocks supporting Intel Itanium 2 processors," said Phil Brace, director of Marketing, Intel Enterprise Platforms and Services Division. "The new Intel Server Platform SR870BH2 delivers the performance, leading edge technology and value customers require for demanding enterprise environments."

The Intel Itanium 2 processor is the third generation in the family of high-end processors from Intel that are uniquely architected for demanding high-end enterprise applications. The Intel Server Platform SR870BH2 and SR870BN4 are both hardware- and software-compatible with the Itanium 2 processor, offering a seamless transition as well as superior investment protection for OEMs and end-users.

"The newly-released Intel SR870BH2 server platform, which supports up to two Intel Itanium 2 processors in a 2U rack-optimized form factor, provides us with a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate our robust 64-bit hardware and software functionality," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Emulex. "Our longstanding relationship with Intel has helped enable Emulex to expand its presence into new markets, while remaining an innovator in the storage networking space."

The entire Emulex LightPulse family of Fibre Channel HBAs continues to support both the first and follow-on generations of the Itanium processor family. The Emulex family of HBAs offers firmware-based architecture and operating system driver compatibility across Emulex's entire HBA product line, which provides customers with a simplified upgrade path, reduced management complexities and also ensures a lower total cost of ownership. Emulex HBAs, including the LP9802DC, LP9802 and LP982, are fully compatible with drivers that support the company's new centralized HBA management suite, HBAnyware, which incorporates driver-based technology to enable complete management of Emulex HBAs and the ability to upgrade firmware anywhere in a SAN from a single console.

About Emulex

Emulex Corporation, which was named one of Forbes Magazine's 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies in 2002, is the world's largest supplier and developer of storage networking host bus adapters. The American Electronics Association also recently named Emulex "Outstanding Public Company" for 2002.

The Emulex product families are based on internally developed ASIC, firmware and software technologies spanning both Fibre Channel and IP networking protocols, and offer customers high performance, scalability, flexibility and reduced total cost of ownership. The company's products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu Siemens, Groupe Bull, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance and Unisys. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, Intel, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners. Via a joint development agreement, Emulex and Intel are pioneering the industry's first storage processors for Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI and Fibre Channel interfaces within a single architecture.

Emulex markets to OEMs and end users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as its two-tier distribution partners, including ACAL, Avnet, Bell Microproducts, Info-X, Netmarks, Tech Data, TidalWire and Tokyo Electron. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at www.emulex.com.

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"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; fluctuations or delays in customer orders; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex's products; Emulex's ability to gain market acceptance for its products; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company's reliance on third-party suppliers. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are also discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q.

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