Emulex's Reseller Program Expands Commitment to Worldwide Channel Sales; The Market Leader of Fibre Channel PCI HBAs Expands Channel Focus.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000

Emulex Corp. (Nasdaq:EMLX), the leading supplier of Fibre Channel host adapters for both OEM and channel sales worldwide, Monday announced that they have expanded their commitment to worldwide distribution with a reseller program focused on supporting the SAN market.

The Emulex Authorized Reseller Network (EARN) is a comprehensive reseller program designed to provide resellers with access to key information, resources and sales tools necessary to assure Emulex's reputation for high customer satisfaction.

"With the explosive growth in the Fibre Channel market, the EARN program reinforces our commitment to VARS and integrators," commented Joe Garvey, vice president of Channel Sales at Emulex. "It is our number one priority to keep open two-way communications with our front-line sales partners and provide the resources and tools necessary for our growing distribution channels worldwide."

"At Bell Microproducts, we have positioned ourselves as the leading SAN solutions provider, specifically in Fibre Channel connectivity," commented Phil Roussey, executive vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Bell Microproducts. "Emulex has been Bell Microproducts' leading revenue generator in Fibre Channel host bus adapters over the last several years and are pleased to continue to be a key supplier to the EARN program members."

"Avnet has been distributing the Emulex LightPulse(TM) family of products since 1996," said Troy Blanchette, vice president of Marketing at Avnet Applied Computing. "Emulex is our number one supplier of Fibre Channel host bus adapters and we are pleased to see their continued commitment and investment to the channel through their EARN program."

EARN member benefits include the following:

 -- Sales and marketing tools including presentations, collateral, technology white papers and case studies  -- Priority 24-hour technical support  -- Newsletters, marketing bulletins and e-mail flashes  -- Technology seminars, training sessions and other events  -- Promotions, awards and incentive programs  -- Special pricing on demonstration units  -- Secured Web site access 

More information on the EARN program may be found at www.emulex.com/sales/earn.html

About Emulex

Emulex Corp. is a leading designer, developer and supplier of a broad line of Fibre Channel host adapters, hubs, ASICs and software products that provide connectivity solutions for Fibre Channel SANs, network attached storage (NAS) and RAID. The company's products are based on internally developed ASIC technology, and are deployable across a variety of SAN configurations and operating systems, enhancing data flow between computers and peripherals.

Emulex's products offer customers the unique combination of critical reliability, scalability, and high performance, and can be customized for mission-critical server and storage system applications. Emulex products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Compaq, EMC, Fujitsu-Siemens, Groupe Bull, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, and Unisys.

In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Intel, McDATA, Microsoft, Legato and VERITAS among its strategic partners. Emulex markets to OEMs and end users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as two-tier distribution partners. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa. News releases and other information about Emulex Corp. are available via the Internet at http://www.emulex.com.

Note to Editors: This news release refers to various products and companies by their trade names. In most, if not all, cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies.

EMULEX -- the Fibre Channel company