QLogic's big TOE

(I get extra points for that headline).

QLogic has just announced they are partnering with Alacritech to create HBAs with 10 Gigabit Ethernet TCP Offload Engine:

QLogic is licensing Alacritech TCP offload patents to deliver HBAs with 10 Gigabit TOE for all operating systems including Linux and Microsoft Windows. Customers with multiple high performance operating environments can now look to QLogic host bus adapters for a common 10 Gigabit TOE infrastructure…

No shipping dates were announced.