QLogic #2 vendor in 10GbE adapter mkt: Survey

ALISO VIEJO, USA: QLogic Corp., manufacturer of storage and system networking infrastructure solutions, announced that it gained share in the 10GbE adapter market for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to new data published by market researchers at the Dell'Oro Group in its 2Q10 Network Adapter Report.

QLogic is the only vendor to have gained market share for five consecutive quarters (Q2CY09-Q2CY10).

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With 15.7 percent revenue share in the 10GbE adapter market, QLogic took over the number two position for the first time, second only to Intel for the quarter.

"With the momentum of our leadership position in 10GbE converged network adapters, the latest Dell'Oro report confirms that our 10Gb Ethernet adapter portfolio continues to gain significant sales traction in the marketplace," said Amit Vashi, vice president of marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic.

"A key reason we have achieved the number two position in this critical market is that the QLogic Ethernet software stack is qualified and shipping at every major OEM--including Cisco, Dell, EMC, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NetApp and Oracle--powering a broad range of 10GbE-based networking solutions," Vasai added.

Dell'Oro forecasts the 10GbE adapter market to grow from $200 million in 2010 to nearly $800 million by 2014. Converged data center infrastructures and the increasing prevalence of virtual machines--all against the backdrop of a server refresh cycle--are driving this growth.