TDAzlan extends its enterprise portfolio with QLogic storage networking solutions:Extends reach of QLogic Ethernet, Fibre Channel & InfiniBand® products, Announces a pan-European agreement between TDAzlan & QLogic
By: QLogic Corp The agreement strengthens and complements Azlan’s unrivalled portfolio of converged infrastructure products and will enable channel partners to gain access to Azlan’s deep knowledge and IP experience to advance new business opportunities based around QLogic’s advanced enterprise networking range. Commenting on the agreement, Mark Walker, Director, Converged Infrastructure for TDAzlan UK, stated: “The addition of QLogic brings new opportunities to partners who are looking to extend their data center capabilities based on technologies at the forefront of networking technology innovation. It enables us to offer QLogic’s advanced storage technologies as part of the complete converged infrastructure value proposition that we are building and taking to market. We are making significant investments to bring together best-in-class technologies from leading vendors backed by deep knowledge from experienced Azlan experts, and additionally offering resellers a range of tailored services to complement their own knowledge, resources and skills.” Franco Mezzullo, VP EMEA for QLogic, added: “Azlan has a strong presence in the networking market that will give resellers more choices for sourcing QLogic products. As we look to expand our presence and achieve greater market penetration, we expect Azlan will help us to meet our objectives with channel partners here.” The UK announcement is the start of a pan-European agreement between Azlan and QLogic that will significantly extend the reach of QLogic solutions into the networking channel. QLogic is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance networking. According to data published by the Dell'Oro Group in its Q2 2010 SAN market report, QLogic leads the 10GbE converged network adapter market, with 58.25 percent revenue share for the second calendar quarter of 2010, well ahead of its nearest competitor by 18.5 percentage points. In addition, the report showed that QLogic continues to maintain its strong number one position in Fibre Channel adapters. For additional information about the Dell'Oro 2Q 2010 SAN report, visit: www.dellorogroup.com. To find out how to partner with Azlan around QLogic storage networking solutions, partners should contact their sales representative or email makeithappen@ --- ends --- Press contacts: Alice Smitheman TDAzlan Marketing Director Tel: 0871 880 4603 Email: alice.smitheman@ Henrik Hansen EMEA Marketing Director QLogic Corp. Tel: +44 (0) 1276 804670 henrik.hansen@ About TDAzlan TDAzlan, the Enterprise Division of Tech Data Corporation, is a leading value-added distributor of networking, communications, midrange enterprise server, storage and software solutions in Europe. We enable fast, cost-effective pan-European distribution of products and solutions for market leaders such as Cisco , IBM , HP , VMware and Oracle (NasdaqGS: ORCL). Azlan provides a variety of other value creating services including channel development, marketing and sales support, training and certification, and finance programs designed to assist vendor and reseller partners in developing their SME and mid market opportunities. www.azlan.com Azlan continues to build on its 25 year history of excellence, now as part of Tech Data, which acquired Azlan in March 2003. Tech Data generated $22.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) is one of the world’s largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers. Tech Data serves more than 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries. www.techdata.com About QLogic QLogic is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for their data, storage and server networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ Global Select company and is included in the S&P 500. For more information, visit www.qlogic.com. Follow QLogic @ twitter.com/ # # # On Your Case Ltd is a niche public relations and marketing consultancy designed to service clients in IT Storage and IT Networking. End
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