QLogic flexes the Bullet, an ASIC for network convergence

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	QLogic flexes the Bullet, an ASIC for network convergence The battle for network convergence heated up last week as QLogic announced that HP has selected the QLogic 'Bullet' FCoE Switching ASIC to power its Virtual Connect FlexFabric switch module for the company's new BladeSystem platforms. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IBM Storage Evaluation Tool. How can you keep up with robust storage growth while managing risk and reducing costs? The Storage Evaluation Tool from IBM offers customized solutions to help address storage needs, and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Learn more. In this Issue Brocade, HP unveil data center extensions Pay only for what you use with SoftLayer's cloud service Freecom tempts consumers with home RAID box E-BOOK: IBM Corporation The IBM Guide to Smart Archive The IBM Guide to Smart Archive is an interactive collateral and video tool that helps explain in a unique way IBM's Smart Archive strategy. Learn More Brocade, HP unveil data center extensions Brocade this week unveiled data center products available from OEM HP that are designed to support next-generation Fibre Channel rollouts anchored to optimizing application performance and scaling virtual machines. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Designing Tomorrow's Ethernet-Based Metropolitan Area Networks Click to continue Pay only for what you use with SoftLayer's cloud service SoftLayer aims to let customers pay for only what they need with a new infrastructure-as-a-service pricing model it calls Build Your Own Cloud. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation 3 Reasons You Need a Comprehensive Smart Archive Strategy Learn how enterprises can combine SAP and IBM's Smart Archive to craft content collection, archiving and compliance strategies. Learn More Freecom tempts consumers with home RAID box Dutch storage vendor Freecom has launched a new RAID storage box for consumers looking for a simple alternative to tangling with complicated backup software and scheduling. Read More
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