Emulex was selected as the 2014 market leader for converged network adapters. As one of the pioneering companies in converging Fibre Channel SANs and Ethernet LANs, Emulex introduced its first CNA in 2008 and has been selected by the IT community as the leader every year since 2009. In brand leader surveys, Emulex swept all six brand leader categories related to performance, service and support, price, and innovation, indicating that Emulex provides leadership across its entire product offering. The surveys are conducted by IT Brand Pulse and capture the perceptions of over 1,000,000 IT professionals.

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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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