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2014 Converged Network Adapter Brand Leader Survey

Emulex: 2014 CNA Market Leader Market Overview

Converged Network Adapters combine the functionality of an Ethernet NIC, iSCSI HBA

and a Fibre Channel HBA. This allows IT organizations to converge server connectivity

to LANs and SANs over a single Ethernet wire, and to leverage existing Ethernet

switching infrastructure and expertise.

IT Pros Select Emulex as Market Leader

Emulex is one of the companies that pioneered the convergence of Fibre Channel SANs

and Ethernet LANs. The company introduced its first CNA in 2008 and established early

incumbency in the minds of Enterprise IT Pros. In 2009, the IT community selected

Emulex as the CNA market leader for the first time, and has done so every year since.

Emulex Brand Values Which Stand Out

In the brand leader survey, Emulex swept all six brand leader categories. The selection of Emulex as a leader

in every category indicates that Emulex brand leadership is based on customer satisfaction with a “whole

product” including best-in-class Performance, Service & Support, Price, and Innovation.

IT Brand Pulse Brand Leader Surveys

In a sea of high-powered IT advertising, the Brand Leader Program delivers survey data which captures the

perceptions of IT professionals. Brand Leader Surveys are not vendor sponsored and cover hundreds of IT

categories each year – from servers, storage and networking to software and other broad IT market

segments. Responses are solicited from over 1,000,000 members of on-line groups and the IT Brand Pulse IT

Pro and end-user database. Learn more about brand leader surveys at www.itbrandpulse.com.

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