StorIT Distribution signs up QLogic

Dubai, September 14, 2005: QLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QLGC), the company that powers storage area networks (SANs) has signed StorIT Distribution as their Value Added Distributor for the Middle East and North Africa. StorIT, the Middle East's first and leading Digital Storage Infrastructure Specialist Company, has a Reseller network of more than 500 Value Added Resellers and Systems Integrators across the Middle East, North and East Africa and the Indian Sub-continent.

Speaking on this partnership, Suren Vedantham, Managing Director – StorIT Distribution says, "QLogic is a proven leader in the Storage Network Connectivity domain. As their Value Added Distributor in the Middle East, StorIT will introduce the entire range of QLogic’s cutting edge technology products to the market backed by traditional top notch sales and technical support to the channel. We are very upbeat about this partnership which will further enhance our portfolio of world’s leading Enterprise Data Storage solutions."

"We are already in the process of rolling out Qlogic’s Reseller Development program to our partner network consisting of VARs and Systems Integrators who provide data storage solutions in the region. This program would equip the resellers with the necessary resources, tools and training needed to provide highly robust and cost effective solutions to their customers. StorIT’s Certified Sales and Technical team will also assist the channel by ensuring an efficient presales consultancy and post-sales support system. The overall objective is to achieve the level of success that QLogic enjoys in the rest of the world which is outstanding." Suren adds.

QLogic Corporation simplifies the process of networking storage for OEMs, resellers and system integrators with the only end-to-end storage area network (SAN) infrastructure in the industry. With a vision of a SAN in every business, QLogic produces the controller chips, host bus adapters (HBAs), fabric switches and management software that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations. The company serves customers with solutions based on all storage network technologies including SCSI, Internet SCSI (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel.

Syd Virdi, Distribution Sales Manager – EMEA of QLogic Corporation explains, "StorIT is the leading value added distributor for IT Storage products and solutions in this region. With this partnership, we will be able to take advantage of StorIT’ s wide distribution network and further strengthen Qlogic’s brand image and market share in the Middle East market. With their expertise in Storage management, strong distributor and reseller channels, StorIT will be able to help QLogic expand and grow further in this region."
QLogic Corporation is backed by over 15 years of storage experience and offers the industry's widest range of SAN infrastructure. The world's leading storage vendors - including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, LSI, and Sun - rely on QLogic-infrastructure products for their disk, tape and storage subsystems and software solutions.

"QLogic’s products are certified by all leading storage solution vendors, throwing open a huge opportunity to cater to a wider storage market in the region. Our value added service offerings will include local stock availability, local spares, 24x7 tech support, and in-house certified QLogic technical professionals’ for pre-sale and post-sale support," Suren explains.

In addition to their partnership with QLogic, StorIT also represents major storage vendors which include EMC, ADIC, Legato, StorageTek, Fibrenetix, Imation, & Exabyte(VXA-Technology).

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About StorIT Distribution:
The Middle East’s leading Storage Specialist Value Added Distributor, StorIT, provides comprehensive suite of solutions & services that enable enterprises of all sizes to efficiently store, protect & manage business critical data, and harness the value of information. Extremely client-centric and technology-neutral, StorIT offers full spectrum Data Storage Infrastructure solutions to customers in the SMB, SME & Large Enterprise domain through a wide Reseller Channel Network consisting of Value Added Resellers and Systems Integrators spread across the Middle East & North Africa. Focused approach, superior industry knowledge and advanced technical skill sets make StorIT a recognized market leader in the region. StorIT is the Authorized Middle East-wide Value Added Distributor for World’s leading storage technology providers viz., EMC, ADIC, StorageTek, Qlogic, Fibrenetix, Imation, etc.

About QLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QLGC):

Powered by QLogic
Since 1993, over 50 million QLogic products have shipped inside servers, workstations, RAID subsystems, tape libraries, disk and tape drives. QLogic products are delivered to small, medium and large enterprises around the world. Powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance, Quantum, StorageTek and Sun Microsystems, the broad line of QLogic controller chips, host bus adapters, network switches and management software move data from storage devices through the network fabric to servers. QLogic is a member of the S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ 100 Index. For more information visit www.qlogic.com .

For further details, please contact:
StorIT Distribution
Mr. Suren Vedantham (Managing Director)
Tel: + 9714-8819690
Email: suren@storit.ae

OAK Consulting
Ms. Nirmala D’souza (PR Consultant)
Tel: + 971 50 734 3840
Email: nimi@oakconsulting.biz