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Emulex FC HBA Selected By NEC For Blade Server Connectivity

Emulex Corp announced that NEC Corp has integrated a customized version of Emulex's Thor-based dual channel Fibre Channel HBA for storage networking connectivity within the NEC Express5800 family of Blade Servers. The NEC Express5800 family of blade servers with the integrated Emulex dual channel connectivity solution is available from NEC beginning Oct. 29 in Japan.

"NEC's next generation of Express blade servers are designed to enable outward scalability that is fully complimented by Emulex's flexible HBA design," said Koji Iguchi, chief manager of NEC's client and server division. "The inherent design and flexibility of Emulex products has made its Thor-based dual channel HBAs an ideal connectivity solution for the newest generation of NEC Express5800 Blade Servers."

The NEC Express5800 Blade Server series offers advanced features concentrated onto a single board to ensure highly flexible and reliable computing performance in environments with limited space. The NEC Express5800 series, coupled with the Emulex HBA for high performance storage networking connectivity, fully optimizes scalability to implement higher mounting density than that of general-purpose rack mounted servers.

"NEC's selection of the dual channel Thor-based HBA underscores our commitment to providing products that meet both the footprint and performance requirements of our customers," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing for Emulex Corp. "NEC's Blade Server family offers an ideal solution for end users seeking first-rate products for space-constrained IT departments and we are pleased that NEC continues to rely on Emulex for highly scalable and flexible connectivity solutions."

The Emulex Thor-based LP10000 family includes both single- and dual-channel HBAs, in a low-profile form factor that adapts to either standard height or blade server slots. The LP10000 product family builds upon the Emulex software architecture, which enables the independence of an operating system's device driver from the underlying HBA platform. This exclusive HBA architecture is the foundation for proven reductions in the total cost of ownership of a SAN. The Emulex HBA architecture provides a platform that is fully software compatible with previous generations of Emulex's market leading HBAs. This enables customers to effortlessly migrate to new Emulex HBAs, while also allowing for simplified integration into existing storage area networks.