QLogic achieves leadership in HBA port shipments

7 April 2004 News

QLogic, represented locally by Memec SA, has announced that according to a new IDC report entitled, "Worldwide Fibre Channel host bus adapter forecast and analysis", QLogic shipped 43,4% of Fibre Channel HBA ports in 2003, tying the market's closest competitor. The report also noted that QLogic led the Fibre Channel HBA market in all three categories of year-over-year growth from 2002 to 2003, achieving 70% growth for Fibre Channel port shipments, 59% growth for HBA shipments and 46% growth for HBA revenue.

The QLogic SANblade QLA2340 Series is the company's flagship line with an extensive checklist of features and benefits.

Since 1993, the company says that over 50 million QLogic products have shipped.

QLogic was recently named to Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies list for the fourth consecutive year and to Forbes' Best 200 Small Companies for the fifth consecutive year.

For more information contact Memec SA, 011 897 8600.

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