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Emulex

COSTA MESA, Calif. – May 26, 2009 – Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that its LightPulse® 8Gb/s Fibre Channel CIOv Expansion Card is optimized for use with IBM’s new BladeCenter HS22 Blades. Using the Emulex LPe1205-CIOv (IBM part number 46M6140), IBM can offer blade server users dramatically increased dual-channel I/O throughput and CPU efficiency, translating into increased performance and reduced power consumption.

“Blade server popularity is a – if not the – key factor driving data center evolution, and Emulex is at the forefront, providing connectivity solutions that support these next-generation IT environments,” said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of business development, Emulex. “By leveraging our 8Gb/s Fibre Channel adapter technology for its new HS22 Blade, IBM can provide customers with higher bandwidth, throughput and scalability needed to effectively and efficiently manage their blade server environments.”

Great news, providing 8Gb/s connectivity might bring new opportunities and performance for virtual and grid solutions using the IBM HS22 blades. I’m off to read up more, the power and performance aspects sound particularly interesting.

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