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Converged Network Adapters

Voted CNA Market Leader for the 5th consecutive year.

2014 BRAND LEADER SURVEY

Summary Analysis

The Competition

Brocade Cisco

Emulex QLogic

Voted by IT Pros

Participating Organizations 3form, Aetna, Bank of America, Baylor University

College of Medicine, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CA Dept of Insurance, CalPERS, Chapman University-

Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, Chubb, City of Los Angeles, City of San Jose, Colliers International,

ComEd, County of Sacramento, DAIWA, Delta Airlines, Dept. of Defense, Duke University, e-Miles, FHLB Atlanta, Gannett, GE, General Motors, Institute of

Cancer Research, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Lab, JP Morgan, LA County DPH, Lowe’s,

Morgan Stanley, NASA, National Severe Storms Lab, Nationwide Children's Hospital, NEC, New York Life,

National Institute of Health, Pacific NW National Lab, Raytheon, Stanford University, Target, The UPS Store,

T-Mobile, UBS, Universal Parks and Resorts, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Notre Dame,

Verizon…and many more.

Survey Methodology

IT Pros who participated in this survey came from the IT Brand Pulse database, and from over

100 data center Linkedin groups with over 1 million members

Emulex is one of a handful of companies that pioneered the convergence of Fibre Channel SANs and Ethernet LANs. The company introduced its

first Converged Network Adapter 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 have done so every year since.