Emulex Corporation, a leader in open system environments. HP`s Open SAN Initiative is part of the overall HP Equation architecture for intelligent storage architecture, which includes management software, open infrastructure, inter-operability and integration programs.
"Emulex`s support of the HP SureStore E SAN Manager LM is a significant commitment to the development of open SANs," said Marilyn Edling, vice president and general manager of HP`s Enterprise Storage Business Unit. "In addition to Emulex`s flexible software/hardware interfacing, HP is proud to include Emulex as a certified Host Bus Adapter vendor in our Open SAN Initiative."
"HP`s Open SAN Initiative is an important step in providing customers with `best of breed` solutions in a multi-vendor environment," stated Mike Smith, vice president of marketing for Emulex. "Emulex Fibre Channel host adaptors are recognized as the leaders in enterprise computing connectivity, and we are pleased to be working with HP`s Enterprise Storage usiness Unit in promoting an open set of interfaces to support its powerful suite of SAN management applications," he added.
Emulex supplies a worldwide market with a broad family of Fibre Channel products to address the needs of both mission-critical enterprise applications and direct connect storage links. The Emulex Fibre Channel family includes the high-performance LP9000, LP8000, LP8000S and LP7000E host bus adaptors, the open-server LP850 host bus adaptor, the price-performance optimized LP3000 host bus adaptor and the industry`s first digital re-timing hub, the LH5000.
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