Press Releases

2003

FORCE10 NETWORKS TO SHOWCASE E-SERIES SWITCH/ROUTERS AT GARTNER ITXPO

MILPITAS, Calif., October 20, 2003 — Force10 Networks, Inc., a pioneer in resilient switching and routing, today announced that it is exhibiting and speaking at Gartner’s Symposium ITxpo, Oct. 19-24, 2003, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, FL. Force10 will feature its E-Series, a new generation of highly resilient and scalable switch/routers, in the Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing marketplace theater, booth 327.

Marshall Eisenberg, Force10’s director of technical marketing, will explore the role of Ethernet in data centers in his presentation “Reliable Ethernet for Data Center Optimization” on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, at 5:00 pm. Eisenberg will highlight the importance of the scalable and cost-effective technology in reducing data center operating costs and increasing network availability.

The Gartner Symposium ITxpo showcases cutting-edge technology breakthroughs. Marketplace theaters, which group exhibitors into specific areas of interest on the show floor, offer Gartner market analysis, vendor demonstrations and topic-intensive learning. In addition to more than 250 exhibits, more than 50 vendors are presenting solutions designed to help customers use their products more effectively.

The Force10 E-Series is a new generation of switch/routers that provide resilient, reliable line rate IP routing and switching at Gigabit and 10 Gigabit speeds. Built around the EtherScale™ ASICs, the E-Series offers the industry’s first fully distributed hardware architecture. In combination with the fully modular Force10 FTOS™ software, the E-Series provides best in class resiliency \and redundancy at line rate 10 Gigabit speeds while also enabling new levels of network-based security with unique protection against Denial of Service attacks.

About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks is the global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when the network is their business. The company’s high performance solutions are designed to deliver new economics by virtualizing and automating Ethernet networks.  Force10’s high density and resilient Ethernet switching and routing products increase network availability, agility and efficiency while reducing power and cooling costs.  Force10 provides 24x7 service and support capabilities to its global customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide.  For more information on Force10 Networks, please visit www.force10networks.com.

Contact:
Kevin Kimball
Force10 Networks Inc.
+1 408 571-3544
kkimball@force10networks.com

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