Emulex to Present At Needham Growth Stock Conference


ADVISORY, Dec. 30, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 WHAT:  Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) will present to investors
        attending the Needham Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday,
        January 6, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time. Emulex President
        and Chief Executive Officer, Jim McCluney and Executive Vice
        President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael Rockenbach will
        host the presentation. The presentation can be heard and
        viewed live on the Internet via a Webcast at www.emulex.com.
        The archived version of Emulex's presentation will be
        available for seven days following the conference in the audio
        archive section of the Company's website.

 WHEN:  Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time


 WHERE: Live Webcast at www.emulex.com


 CONTACT:
     Investor contact:
     Frank Yoshino
     Vice President, Finance
     (714) 885-3697

About Emulex

Emulex Corporation creates enterprise-class products that intelligently connect storage, servers and networks. The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex's award-winning HBAs, intelligent storage platforms and embedded storage products, including switches, bridges, routers and I/O controllers, to build reliable, scalable and high-performance storage and server solutions. Emulex is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX) and has corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.

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Emulex Safe Harbor Statement

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end user demand for technology solutions; fluctuations or delays in customer orders; the highly competitive nature of the markets for Emulex's products; Emulex's ability to gain market acceptance for its products; the company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the company's reliance on third-party suppliers. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are also discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.