JAIL SENTENCE FOR CHINA DEALERS OF COUNTERFEIT QLOGIC PRODUCTS

Shenzhen Court Hands Down Jail Terms Against Dealers of
Counterfeit QLogic Networking Products

Result of Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration Between People's
Republic of China and QLogic

SHENZHEN, China, March 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic
Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance
network infrastructure solutions, today announced a significant
milestone in the war against counterfeit products and gray
market activity. On 12 January, 2009, the Shenzhen Nanshan
District Court sentenced four counterfeit QLogic(r) networking
products dealers to imprisonment ranging from six months to
eight months in jail and total fines of RMB 240,000. The
Shenzhen Nanshan District Court convicted computer product
dealer, Shenzhen Song Tian Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and
four defendants, Mr. Xiong Guoyin, Mr. Gan Hairong, Mr. Dai
Dawei and Mr. Chen Weiping, for trading in counterfeit
networking products bearing the registered trademarks of QLogic
Corporation, among others. All of the defendants were fined and
sentenced to jail without suspension of sentence.

The cases started in July 2008 after the Public Security
Bureau ("PSB") of the Nanshan District, Shenzhen raided
Shenzhen Song Tian Electronic Technology Co. for trademark
counterfeiting including that of QLogic networking products.
During the raid, counterfeit QLogic Fibre Channel host bus
adapters (HBAs) and other evidence detailing the counterfeiting
operations were seized. All four defendants were arrested and
taken into police custody during the enforcement action. The
raid was a result of intensive investigations conducted by the
PSB and QLogic which found the defendants were involved in the
distribution of counterfeit QLogic HBA networking products to
customers from various parts of the world.

"We believe that these court decisions and in particular the
immediate prison sentences send a very strong message to
counterfeiters that the law enforcement authorities in Shenzhen
and QLogic Corporation are serious in fighting intellectual
property rights violations," said Roger Klein, vice president
and general manager, QLogic Host Solutions Group. "We will be
working to ensure that other such law enforcement activities
will continue in Shenzhen and will be followed in other regions
of China and Asia."

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About QLogic

QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) is a global leader and technology
innovator in high performance networking, including adapters,
switches and ASICs. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide
rely on QLogic products for their data, storage and server
networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ Global Select company
and is included in the S&P 500. For more information, visit
www.qlogic.com .

QLogic and the QLogic logo are registered trademarks of
QLogic Corporation. Other trademarks and registered trademarks
are the property of the companies with which they are
associated.

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