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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced that its 8Gb/4Gb/2Gb Fibre Channel, 1GbE iSCSI, 40Gb/20Gb (QDR/DDR) InfiniBand(r) and 10Gb Enhanced Ethernet Converged Network Adapter products are qualified with the latest distribution of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 from Novell, the Linux platform that drives mission-critical computing from the desktop to the data center, for physical and virtual environments. Customers looking to leverage the virtualization and mission-critical features of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 for LAN, SAN and HPC connectivity in rack-mount and blade server configurations can confidently deploy QLogic adapter products which have been rigorously tested for interoperability and backwards compatibility.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a highly reliable, scalable, and secure server operating system, built to power mission-critical workloads in both physical and virtual environments. It is an affordable, interoperable, and manageable open-source foundation. With it, enterprises can cost-effectively deliver core business services, enable secure networks, and simplify the management of their heterogeneous IT infrastructure, maximizing efficiency and value.

"Our engineers have worked closely with the Novell team to not only qualify our adapter lines, but deliver QLogic Fibre Channel, iSCSI, InfiniBand and FCoE technology as part of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 distribution," said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, QLogic Host Solutions Group. "QLogic customers can confidently deploy our entire portfolio of adapters in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 environments and leverage its enhanced interoperability, mission-critical computing and virtualization benefits."

"Built for the entire enterprise, from physical to virtual, and configurable to appliances, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 from Novell delivers the innovation customers need to build an agile, next-generation IT infrastructure," said Carlos Montero-Luque, vice president of product management, Novell. "By qualifying all of its adapter families with SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, QLogic is well-positioned to fully exploit the capabilities of this platform in Fibre Channel, iSCSI, InfiniBand and FCoE environments."

For more information about SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, please visit www.novell.com/Linux.

QLogic: The Adapter of Choice in the Enterprise

QLogic market share leadership is driven by IT professionals in Global 2000 corporate data centers that are deploying QLogic host connectivity solutions. Fibre Channel, iSCSI, InfiniBand and FCoE adapters from QLogic offer a suite of technology advancements that help data center administrators in large enterprises ensure complete business continuity, maintain application performance and cost-effectively scale their networks.

About QLogic

QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) 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.

Disclaimer - Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain beliefs and projections regarding business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. The company advises readers that these potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: potential fluctuations in operating results; revenues may be affected by changes in IT spending levels; gross margins that may vary over time; the stock price of the company may be volatile; the company's dependence on the storage area network market; potential adverse effects of server virtualization technology on the company's business; potential adverse effects of increased market acceptance of blade servers; the ability to maintain and gain market or industry acceptance of the company's products; the company's dependence on a limited number of customers; seasonal fluctuations and uneven sales patterns in orders from customers; the company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; declining average unit sales prices of comparable products; a reduction in sales efforts by current distributors; the company's dependence on sole source and limited source suppliers; the company's dependence on relationships with certain silicon chip suppliers; declines in the market value of the company's marketable securities; the complexity of the company's products; sales fluctuations arising from customer transitions to new products; environmental compliance costs; international economic, regulatory, political and other risks; uncertain benefits from strategic business combinations; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; difficulties in transitioning to smaller geometry process technologies; the ability to protect proprietary rights; the ability to satisfactorily resolve any infringement claims; reliance on third party technology; the use of "open source" software in the company's products; changes in the company's tax provisions or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of its income tax returns; computer viruses and other tampering with the company's computer systems; and facilities of the company and its suppliers and customers are located in areas subject to natural disasters.

More detailed information on these and additional factors which could affect the company's operating and financial results are described in the company's Forms 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed, or to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company urges all interested parties to read these reports to gain a better understanding of the business and other risks that the company faces. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and the company does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CONTACT: QLogic Corporation
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Steve Zivanic
408/667-8039
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