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== History ==
== History ==


QLogic was created in 1992 after being spun off by [[Emulex]]; the two are now competitors for the Fibre Channel HBA market. QLogic has acquired many companies over the years including [[Ancor]], [[Little Mountain Group]], [[PathScale]], [[SilverStorm]] and [[NetXen]]. QLogic's original business was disk controllers. This business was sold to [[Marvell Technology Group|Marvell]] in 2005. QLogic was led by chairman [[H.K. Desai]]<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/h-k-desai/48568 H. Desai - Forbes]</ref> from 1996 until his death in June 2014. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Casacchia|first1=Chris|title=QLogic’s Desai Dies at 68|url=http://www.ocbj.com/news/2014/jun/09/qlogics-desai-dies-68/|website=Orange County Business Journal|publisher=Orange County Business Journal}}</ref> [[Prasad Rampalli]] is the company's CEO.
QLogic was created in 1992 after being spun off by [[Emulex]]; the two are now competitors for the Fibre Channel HBA market. QLogic has acquired many companies over the years including [[Ancor]], [[Little Mountain Group]], [[PathScale]], [[SilverStorm]] and [[NetXen]]. QLogic's original business was disk controllers. This business was sold to [[Marvell Technology Group|Marvell]] in 2005. QLogic was led by chairman [[H.K. Desai]]<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/h-k-desai/48568 H. Desai - Forbes]</ref> from 1996 until his death in June 2014. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Casacchia|first1=Chris|title=QLogic’s Desai Dies at 68|url=http://www.ocbj.com/news/2014/jun/09/qlogics-desai-dies-68/|website=Orange County Business Journal|publisher=Orange County Business Journal}}</ref> [[Prasad Rampalli]] is the company's CEO, effective February 3, 2014. <ref>{{cite web|title=QLogic Names Prasad Rampalli President and Chief Executive Officer|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qlogic-names-prasad-rampalli-president-and-chief-executive-officer-2013-12-09|website=MarketWatch}}</ref>


== Fibre Channel products ==
== Fibre Channel products ==

Revision as of 22:17, 2 July 2014

QLogic Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: QLGC
IndustryComputer Networking
Founded1994
HeadquartersAliso Viejo, California, USA
Key people
Prasad Rampalli, CEO
RevenueIncrease$485 million USD (2013)[1]
Increase$58 million USD (2013)[1]
Increase$73 million USD (2013)[1]
Number of employees
1,229 (2013)[2]
Websitewww.qlogic.com
SAN-switch Qlogic with optical FC connectors installed.

QLogic Corporation is an Aliso Viejo, California-based [3]manufacturer of high performance networking equipment. It also sells QLogic-branded products via distributors to value-added resellers.

History

QLogic was created in 1992 after being spun off by Emulex; the two are now competitors for the Fibre Channel HBA market. QLogic has acquired many companies over the years including Ancor, Little Mountain Group, PathScale, SilverStorm and NetXen. QLogic's original business was disk controllers. This business was sold to Marvell in 2005. QLogic was led by chairman H.K. Desai[4] from 1996 until his death in June 2014. [5] Prasad Rampalli is the company's CEO, effective February 3, 2014. [6]

Fibre Channel products

  • Fibre Channel Adapters
    • QLogic 10000 Series 8Gb Adapter
    • QLogic 2600 Series 16Gb Adapters
    • QLogic 1800 Series Adapter
    • QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Adapters
    • QLogic 800 Series 8Gbps HBAs
    • QLogic 2400 Series 4Gb Adapters
    • OEM-branded HBAs
  • Fibre Channel Switches:
    • Stackable Switches
      • QLogic 5000 Series Switches
      • OEM-branded Stackable Switches
    • Fixed Configuration Switches
      • QLogic 3000 Series 8Gb Switch
      • OEM-branded 8Gb Switch
      • QLogic 1000 Series 4Gb Switch
  • Blade Server Switch Modules
    • OEM-branded Fibre Channel Switch Modules
    • OEM-branded FCoE Switch Modules
    • OEM-branded Pass-through Modules

Converged Network Products

  • Converged Network Adapters
    • QLogic 8300 Series 10GbE Converged Network Adapters
    • QLogic 8200 Series 10GbE Converged Network Adapters
    • QLogic 8100 Series 10GbE Converged Network Adapters
    • OEM-branded 10GbE Converged Network Adapters
  • Converged Switches
    • QLogic 5900 Series Switches

Intelligent Ethernet Adapters

  • 10GbE Ethernet NICs
    • QLogic 3200 Series 10GbE Adapters
    • QLogic 3100 Series 10GbE Adapters
    • OEM-branded 10GbE Adapters
  • 1GbE Ethernet NICS
    • QLogic 3000 Series 1GbE Adapters
    • OEM-branded 1GbE Adapters

iSCSI SAN products

  • iSCSI HBAs
    • QLogic 4000 Series 1GbE iSCSI Adapters
    • OEM-branded 1GbE iSCSI Adapters

Embedded products

  • QLogic 2500 Series Fibre Channel Controller
  • QLogic 8200 Series Converged Network Controller
  • QLogic 8100 Series Converged Network Controller

Software products

  • SAN Management
    • QLogic QConvergeConsole - unified management tool (GUI and CLI) for Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Converged Network Adapter configuration and management
    • QLogic Enterprise Fabric Suite - SAN switch fabric management

Awards and recognition

  • 2013
    • CRN's 5-Star Partner Program Guide winner for second consecutive year[7]
    • QLogic leads the Fibre Channel Adapter market by more than 12 percentage points and has been the market share leader for 10 consecutive years - Dell'Oro Group[8]
  • 2012
    • QLogic leads the Fibre Channel Adapter market by more than 11 percentage points and has been the market share leader for nine consecutive years – Dell’Oro Group[9]
    • Storage Magazine Product of the Year Award (16Gb Fibre Channel Adapters Series)[10]
    • Storage Magazine Storage Solution of the Year
    • IT Brand Pulse March 2012 Brand Leader Awards for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (Price Leader, Market Leader, Performance Leader, Reliability Leader)
    • CRN Top 100 Data Center Award
  • 2011
    • SearchStorage/Storage Magazine Products of the Year Finalist for Networking Equipment (8200 Series Adapters)
  • 2009
    • Everything Channel Five-Star Partner Program Guide certification for fourth consecutive year
    • SearchStorage/Storage Magazine “Silver” Networking Product of the Year Award (8100 Series Adapters)
    • StorAge Magazine Best FCoE Connectivity Solutions (8100 Series Adapters)
  • 2008
    • AEA Product of the Year (QLogic 8Gb network)
    • VARBusiness Gold Five-Star Award
    • Technology Council Company of the Year
    • Storage Magazine Product of the Year Finalist (QLogic 8Gb network)
  • 2007
    • Storage Magazine Product of the Year Silver Award (9000 Series Switches)
    • Forbes 200 List of Best Small Companies for second consecutive year
    • Best Practices Award
    • Five-Star Rating from VAR Business and Government VAR Magazines
  • 2005
    • Named to NASDAQ Global Select Market
  • 2003
    • QLogic 2Gb Fibre Channel Switches win Network Computing "Switch Product of the Year" award
  • 2002
    • QLogic 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapters win Network Computing "Overall Storage Product of the Year" award

Acquisitions

  • 2014
    • Acquired certain 10/40/100Gb Ethernet controller-related assets from Broadcom® [11]
    • Signed a broad technology alliance agreement with Brocade Communications Systems® and acquired its Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter business [12]
  • 2009
    • Acquired NetXen and Intelligent Ethernet Adapter products [13]
  • 2005
    • Acquired Troika Networks and storage virtualization products [14]
  • 2001
    • Acquired Little Mountain Group and iSCSI chip and adapter products [15]
  • 2000
    • Acquired Ancor Communications and switch products[16]
  • 1998
    • Acquired Silicon Design Resources, Inc.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ "QLogic Corp". Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ H. Desai - Forbes
  5. ^ Casacchia, Chris. "QLogic's Desai Dies at 68". Orange County Business Journal. Orange County Business Journal.
  6. ^ "QLogic Names Prasad Rampalli President and Chief Executive Officer". MarketWatch.
  7. ^ "QLogic Named to CRN's 5-Star Partner Program Guide for Second Consecutive Year". Reuters.
  8. ^ "QLogic Achieves 10th Consecutive Year of Fibre Channel Leadership". MarketWatch.
  9. ^ "QLogic Maintains Double Digit Lead in Fibre Channel Adapter Market". Fibre Channel Industry Association.
  10. ^ "QLogic 16Gb Fibre Channel Adapter Named to Storage Magazine's "Products of the Year"". QLogic Corporation.
  11. ^ "QLogic Completes Acquisition of Certain Ethernet Controller-Related Assets from Broadcom". BusinessWire.
  12. ^ "QLogic and Brocade to Accelerate Innovation in Storage Area Networks". MarketWatch.
  13. ^ "QLogic Acquires NetXen". Reuters.
  14. ^ Kovar, Joseph F. "QLogic To Acquire Troika In Storage Virtualization Play". CRN.
  15. ^ "QLogic Corporation Expands iSCSI Development with Acquisition of Little Mountain Group, Incorporated". QLogic Corporation.
  16. ^ Dignan, Larry. "QLogic Buys Ancor in Stock Swap". CNET.
  17. ^ "QLogic Acquires Chip Designer, Marketer". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times.

External links

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