Key Developments For QLogic Corp
QLogic Corp (QLGC.O) (Nasdaq)
QLogic Corp. Introduces First 8Gb Fibre Channel/Ethernet ExpressModule For Sun Blade Systems
QLogic Corp. announced the industry's first combination 8Gb Fibre Channel/1Gb Ethernet ExpressModule for Sun Microsystems' Sun Blade 6000 systems. The Sun Blade 6000 Modular System is designed to support highly capable server blades based on UltraSPARC, Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron processors in the Solaris Operating System, Windows, Linux and VMware environments.
QLogic Corp. Issues Q3 2010 Outlook Above Analysts' Estimates-Conference Call
QLogic Corp. announced that for the third quarter of 2010, it expects total revenue to be in the range of $134 to $140 million and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) of approximately $0.22 to $0.24. According to Reuters Estimates, analysts on an average were expecting the Company to report EPS of $0.21 on revenue of $133 million for the third quarter of 2010.
QLogic Corp. Named HP Virtual Connect Partner For HP BladeSystem Fibre Channel Products
QLogic Corp. announced that it is a manufacturing and marketing partner for the new HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel module. This new Virtual Connect module extends the HP Virtual Connect portfolio and operates in HP BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 enclosures to provide wire once - change ready storage area network (SAN) connectivity for all HP ProLiant and Integrity BladeSystem c-Class blade servers.
QLogic Corp. Issues Q2 2010 Outlook Below Analysts' Estimates-Conference Call
QLogic Corp. announced that for the second quarter of 2010 it expects total revenue to be approximately flat to up 3% from the first quarter of 2010 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) of approximately $0.16 to $0.18. The Company reported revenue of $122.78 million in the first quarter of 2010. According to Reuters Estimates, analysts on an average were expecting the Company to report EPS of $0.19 on revenue of $129 million for the second quarter of 2010.
QLogic Corp. Teams Up With AMD, ANSYS, Dell And Microsoft To Deploy First Publicly Accessible HPC Cluster Based On The Six-Core AMD Opteron Processor
QLogic Corp. announced a collaboration with AMD, ANSYS, Dell and Microsoft to create public access for the first time to HPC clusters based on the recently announced Six-Core AMD Opteron processor -- codenamed Istanbul. Located at the QLogic NETtrack Developer Center in Shakopee, Minnesota, the cluster consists of Dell PowerEdge servers and QLogic quad data rate (QDR) InfiniBand switches and adapters running on Microsoft's Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. The first application to be tested on the cluster is ANSYS FLUENT 12 computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software using ANSYS' extensive suite of testing and benchmarking simulations. The NETtrack Developer Center was designed by QLogic to enable companies to test drive applications on the latest processor, networking and storage technologies. With the addition of this HPC cluster from AMD, Dell, Microsoft and QLogic, customers can conduct real-world performance evaluations and see first-hand the price/performance and performance/watt advantages of AMD Opteron processor technology, which is designed to deliver superior efficiency for HPC users at cost-effective price points.
