CORPORATE PURCHASE AGREEMENT



BETWEEN:

     BUYER:

          Name:          HEWLETT PACKARD CORPORATION

          Address:       3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto, California  94304

          Contact Name:  Richard Gentilini   Telephone Number: [...* * *...]

AND:

     SELLER:

          Name:          Vixel Corporation

          Address:       11911 North Creek Parkway South, Bothell WA 98011

          Contact Name:  Kurtis Adams        Telephone Number: [...* * *...]



FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE RECEIPT AND SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH ARE

HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED, BUYER AND SELLER HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:



SELLER AGREES TO PROVIDE BUYER with the Products, Services, Spares and/or other

materials specifically identified in properly executed schedules of product

deliverables at the applicable Effective Prices and in accordance with the terms

and conditions of this Corporate Purchasing Agreement (the "Agreement") between

the parties, which Agreement consists of (i) this signature page; (ii) the

General Terms for Purchasing, including any amendments thereto; (iii) any

Supplemental Terms of Agreement; and (iv) all Exhibits.



PRODUCTS & SERVICES: The Products purchased under the Agreement shall be more

fully described in the Product Pricing Schedule (Exhibit F) (containing Product

part numbers, descriptions, initial unit prices, and lead-times) as updated from

time to time. The Services acquired under this Agreement shall be more fully

described in the Service Requirements (Exhibit J). Whereas the parties may agree

to purchase other products, spares, and/or services, such products, spares, and/

or services may be added from time to time during the term of the Agreement in a

properly executed Addendum.



PRICES / CHARGES: The prices, fees, charges, and discounts ("Prices") for

Deliverables shall be initially set forth in a Product Pricing Schedule (Exhibit

F). Whereas the parties may agree, from time to time, to update Prices for any

Deliverable, such updated Prices shall be set forth in properly executed Product

Pricing Schedules and shall be the price at which Buyer is entitled to purchase

such Deliverables from Seller ("Effective Price") for the period of time

specified therein ("Pricing Period"). The Effective Price for any Deliverable,

shall be that which is contained in the most recently executed Product Pricing

Schedule.



AGREEMENT TERM:  EFFECTIVE DATE:                June 24, 2002

                 END DATE (OF INITIAL TERM):    June 24, 2005



Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Agreement is not a requirements

contract and does not obligate Buyer to purchase any minimum quantity of

Deliverables but only establishes the terms and conditions for such purchases if

and when Buyer submits Orders in accordance with the Agreement. Capitalized

terms used on this signature page that are defined elsewhere in the Agreement

and shall have the meaning as there defined.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTIES HAVE EXECUTED

THIS AGREEMENT WHICH SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE WRITTEN

ABOVE.



SELLER: VIXEL CORPORATION, INC.     BUYER: HEWLETT PACKARD CORPORATION



By:      /S/ Kurtis L. Adams        By:       /S/ Richard Gentilini

         -------------------------            ----------------------------------

         (Authorized Signature)               (Authorized Signature)



Name:    Kurtis L. Adams            Name:     Richard Gentilini

         (Typed or Printed)                   (Typed or Printed)



Division:                           Division: Network Storage Solutions

         (Optional)                           (If Corporate, Identify Commodity

                                              Area - If Site, Identify Location)



Date:    May 9, 2003                Date:     May 9, 2003



                         CORPORATE PURCHASING AGREEMENT

                         GENERAL TERMS - FINISHED GOODS



The following general terms and conditions ("General Terms") and any amendments

hereto form part of the Corporate Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") between

Buyer and Seller (collectively, the "parties") as identified on the signature

page of the Agreement. Subject to the provisions of these General Terms, Buyer

may elect to purchase goods, materials and/or services (individually or

collectively referred to as "Deliverables") from Seller. The Effective Date and

the End Date of the Agreement together with the contact persons of the parties

and their respective addresses for notice, are also identified on the signature

page of the Agreement.





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1.0       PURPOSE



          It is intended by the parties that the provisions of the Agreement,

          including these General Terms, shall govern any purchase and sale of

          the Deliverables including, as applicable, the Products, Spares,

          Services, or other materials set forth in a Schedule of Deliverables

          forming part of the Agreement.



2.0       DEFINITIONS



          In addition to terms defined elsewhere in the Agreement, capitalized

          terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth below:



2.1       "Affiliate" means, with respect to Buyer or Seller, any other legal

          entity controlling, controlled by, or under the common control with

          Buyer or Seller. As used in this definition, the term "control" means

          the possession, directly or indirectly or the power to direct, or

          cause the direction of the management and policy of the controlled

          entity. Where solely for the purposes of buying Product on behalf of

          Buyer, and subject to Seller's credit approval, "Affiliate" shall also

          mean (i) any OEM subcontractor of Buyer buying on behalf of Buyer, and

          (ii) any subcontractor or contractor of Buyer buying on behalf of

          Buyer, and Sections 3.0 (Orders) and 7.0 (Payment) of this agreement

          shall apply. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that such

          purchasing entities ("Distribution Affiliates") shall not be deemed

          Affiliates for the purpose of the indemnities by Seller in Section 6

          or any other obligations of Seller apart from the provisions of

          Sections 3.0 (Orders) and 7.0 (Payment). Prior to acceptance as a

          Distribution Affiliate, such entity must enroll with Seller and HP by

          signing a separate agreement with Seller and shall be bound by all

          provisions of such agreement.



2.2       "Attachments" means any document or exhibit thereof that is mutually

          agreed to by the parties and is used to provide additional information

          and/or different terms and conditions relating to the Agreement.

          Attachments may include, but is not limited to schedules, amendments,

          addenda, and any other document that is mutually agreed upon by the

          parties and incorporates by reference the General Terms for

          Purchasing.



2.3       "Business Day" means a day on which commercial banks and foreign

          exchange markets settle payments in New York City, U.S.A.



2.4       "Business Continuity" - shall mean continuation of the critical

          business functions of the business so that goods and services shall

          continue to be provided to Buyer without interruption or essential

          change.



2.5       "Business Continuity Plan" - Shall mean a plan that sets out the

          process for developing advanced arrangements and procedures to enable

          an organization to respond to any event (whether foreseeable or not)

          in such a manner that Business Continuity is achieved.



2.6       "Buyer Furnished Items" means any raw materials, components, tools,

          products, equipment, documentation, services, and/or any other items

          to be provided by Buyer to Seller including, but not limited to any

          buyer-owned materials identified in any applicable Ownership of

          Materials Exhibit (Exhibit B), Order, or in any other Attachment

          forming part of the Agreement.



2.7       "Buyer Products" means those Products manufactured, marketed,

          distributed and/or otherwise made available by Buyer to Buyer's

          customers, which may include hardware and software proprietary to

          Buyer and/or Buyer's suppliers, including, without limitation, the

          Products acquired from Seller under this Agreement.



2.8       "Change Order" means any written document or any written or electronic

          Orders prepared, properly authorized, and issued by Buyer and accepted

          by Seller, to identify changes to an existing Order previously

          accepted by Seller for Deliverables. A Change Order will typically

          contain the Applicable Purchase Order number or electronic Order

          number affected, a Change Order number, and a Change Order date

          signifying the effective date of the change(s). The Change Order may

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