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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 went public in 1994 and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol QLGC. 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>http://www.ocbj.com/news/2014/jun/09/qlogics-desai-dies-68/</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's original business was disk controllers. This business was sold to [[Marvell Technology Group|Marvell]] in 2005. QLogic went public in 1994 and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol QLGC.

The company has achieved a number of milestones and industry firsts during its 20-year history. In 1994, QLogic started shipping TEC (Triple Embedded Controller) chips for hard disc drives. In 1996, the company developed the first embedded transceiver Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Chip (the first Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter). QLogic introduced the first Fibre Channel HDC in 1997. In 2000, the company brought to market the first end-to-end SAN solution and the first 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapters. In 2004, QLogic became the market share leader for Fibre Channel Adapters. The company has continued to hold this leadership position to the present time. Also in 2004, QLogic introduced the industry’s first 10Gb Fibre Channel technology (FCoE) and the first stackable Fibre Channel Switch. In 2006, QLogic was the first company to ship more than 1 million Fibre Channel Adapter ports during one year. The company introduced the industry’s first FcoE Converged Network Adapter and first end-to-end 8Gb network in 2008. In 2009, QLogic developed the industry’s first fully-integrated single-chip Converged Network Adapter with full FCoE offload.

QLogic has acquired many companies over the years including [[Ancor]], [[Little Mountain Group]], [[PathScale]], [[SilverStorm]] and [[NetXen]]. To date, the company has achieved 75 consecutive quarters of profitability. It has shipped more than 15 million Fibre Channel ports.

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>http://www.ocbj.com/news/2014/jun/09/qlogics-desai-dies-68/</ref> [[Prasad Rampalli]] is the company's CEO.


== Storage Networking Products ==
== Storage Networking Products ==

Revision as of 21:22, 30 July 2014

QLogic Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: QLGC
IndustryComputer Networking
Founded1994
HeadquartersAliso Viejo, California, USA
Key people
Prasad Rampalli, CEO
ProductsFibre Channel Adapters, Converged Network Adapters, Ethernet Adapters, iSCSI Adapters, and ASICs
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]
Website[3]
SAN-switch Qlogic with optical FC connectors installed.

QLogic Corporation is an Aliso Viejo, California-based[3] manufacturer of high performance networking server and storage networking connectivity and application acceleration solutions. The company delivers virtualized, converged, and cloud environment solutions to OEMs and channel partners worldwide. QLogic’s products include Fibre Channel Adapters, Converged Network Adapters for the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) market, Ethernet Adapters, iSCSI Adapters, and ASICs. QLogic is a NASDAQ Global Select company (NASDAQ symbol: QLGC). In 2014, QLogic held the largest market share in Fibre Channel Adapters, Transparent Fibre Channel Switches for Blade Servers, Stackable Fibre Channel Switches, and iSCSI Adapters.

History

QLogic was created in 1992 after being spun off by Emulex; the two are now competitors for the Fibre Channel HBA market. QLogic's original business was disk controllers. This business was sold to Marvell in 2005. QLogic went public in 1994 and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol QLGC.

The company has achieved a number of milestones and industry firsts during its 20-year history. In 1994, QLogic started shipping TEC (Triple Embedded Controller) chips for hard disc drives. In 1996, the company developed the first embedded transceiver Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Chip (the first Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter). QLogic introduced the first Fibre Channel HDC in 1997. In 2000, the company brought to market the first end-to-end SAN solution and the first 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapters. In 2004, QLogic became the market share leader for Fibre Channel Adapters. The company has continued to hold this leadership position to the present time. Also in 2004, QLogic introduced the industry’s first 10Gb Fibre Channel technology (FCoE) and the first stackable Fibre Channel Switch. In 2006, QLogic was the first company to ship more than 1 million Fibre Channel Adapter ports during one year. The company introduced the industry’s first FcoE Converged Network Adapter and first end-to-end 8Gb network in 2008. In 2009, QLogic developed the industry’s first fully-integrated single-chip Converged Network Adapter with full FCoE offload.

QLogic has acquired many companies over the years including Ancor, Little Mountain Group, PathScale, SilverStorm and NetXen. To date, the company has achieved 75 consecutive quarters of profitability. It has shipped more than 15 million Fibre Channel ports.

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.

Storage Networking Products

  • Fibre Channel Caching Adapters
    • QLogic 10000 Series
      • 8Gb-to-PCIe 2.0 + 200GB or 400GB PCIe daughter card
  • Fibre Channel Adapters
    • QLogic 2600 Series
      • 16Gb-to-PCIe 3.0
    • QLogic 18000 Series
      • 16Gb-to-PCIe 2.0
    • QLogic 2500 Series
      • 8Gb-to-PCIe 2.0
    • QLogic 800 Series
      • 8Gb-to-PCIe 2.0
    • QLogic 2400 Series
      • 4Gb-to-PCIe and PCI-X 2.0
  • iSCSI Adapters
    • QLogic 4000 Series
      • 1GbE-to-PCIe and PCI-X 2.0
  • Fibre Channel Switches
    • QLogic 5000 Series
      • 8Gb – Stackable, scale from 8 to 120 ports per stack, link multiple stacks
    • QLogic 3000 Series
      • 8Gb – Entry level, up to 8 ports per switch

Converged Network Products

  • Converged Network Adapters
    • QLogic 8300 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 3.0, multi-protocol(FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP-IP)
    • QLogic 8200 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 2.0, multi-protocol(FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP-IP)
    • QLogic 1800 Series
      • 16Gb FC and 10GbE-to-PCIe 3.0, multi-protocol(FCoE, iSCSI, and TCP-IP)
    • QLogic 1000 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 3.0, multi-protocol(FCoE and TCP-IP)
  • Intelligent Ethernet Adapters
    • QLogic 3200 Series
      • 10GbE-to-PCIe 2.0

Awards and recognition

  • 2014
    • All Six Fibre Channel HBA Brand Leader Categories in 2014 IT Brand Pulse Storage Survey
  • 2013
    • CRN's 5-Star Partner Program Guide winner for second consecutive year
    • 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
  • 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
    • Storage Magazine Product of the Year Award (16Gb Fibre Channel Adapters Series)
    • 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
    • Named as one of Forbes Hot Shots 200 Up & Comers
  • 2002
    • QLogic 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapters win Network Computing "Overall Storage Product of the Year" award
  • 2001
    • Named as one of Forbes 200 Best Small Companies

Acquisitions

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

References

  1. ^ a b c [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ http://www.hoovers.com/free/search/simple/xmillion/index.xhtml?query_string=QLogic&which=company&page=1&search_x=0&search_y=0
  4. ^ H. Desai - Forbes
  5. ^ http://www.ocbj.com/news/2014/jun/09/qlogics-desai-dies-68/

External links

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