QLogic
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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: QLGC | |
Industry | Computer Networking |
Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Aliso Viejo, California, USA |
Key people | Prasad Rampall, CEO |
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Number of employees | 1,229 (2013)[2] |
Website | [3] |
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 Rampall is the company's CEO.
Fibre Channel SAN products
- Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
- QLogic 2600 Series 16Gb Adapters (Q3 2012)
- QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Adapters
- QLogic 2400 Series 4Gb Adapters
- OEM-branded HBAs
- Fibre Channel Switches:
- Modular Switches
- QLogic 9000 Series Switches
- OEM-branded Modular 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
- Modular Switches
- 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
- 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
Acquisitions
- 2014
- Acquired certain 10/40/100Gb Ethernet controller-related assets from Broadcom® [6]
- Signed a broad technology alliance agreement with Brocade Communications Systems® and acquired its Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter business [7]
- 2009
- Acquired NetXen and Intelligent Ethernet Adapter products [8]
- 2005
- Acquired Troika Networks and storage virtualization products [9]
- 2001
- Acquired Little Mountain Group and iSCSI chip and adapter products [10]
- 2000
- Acquired Ancor Communications and switch products[11]
- 1998
- Acquired Silicon Design Resources, Inc.[12]
References
- ^ a b c [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.hoovers.com/free/search/simple/xmillion/index.xhtml?query_string=QLogic&which=company&page=1&search_x=0&search_y=0
- ^ H. Desai - Forbes
- ^ http://www.ocbj.com/news/2014/jun/09/qlogics-desai-dies-68/
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140313006378/en/QLogic-Completes-Acquisition-Ethernet-Controller-Related-Assets-Broadcom#.U7RDYJRdWKI
- ^ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qlogic-and-brocade-to-accelerate-innovation-in-storage-area-networks-2014-01-17
- ^ http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/04/30/idUS267887+30-Apr-2009+BW20090430
- ^ http://www.crn.com/news/storage/172302202/qlogic-to-acquire-troika-in-storage-virtualization-play.htm
- ^ http://ir.qlogic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85695&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=579923&highlight=
- ^ http://news.cnet.com/QLogic-buys-Ancor-in-stock-swap/2100-12_3-262562.html
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/21/business/fi-15117