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2008

FORCE10 NETWORKS C300 RESILIENT SWITCH RECEIVES NETWORK PRODUCTS GUIDE 2008 PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 29, 2008 – Force10 Networks®, the pioneer in building and securing reliable networks, today announced that Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and leader on technologies and solutions, has named the C300 resilient switch a winner of the 2008 Product Innovation Award for the Ethernet switch category.  The award recognizes vendors worldwide whose product innovation brings critical evolutionary changes to business and the IT industry.  

“This award underscores the innovation in reliability and performance that went into the C300 to bring a high performance data center experience to the enterprise,” said Stephen Garrison, vice president of marketing for Force10 Networks.  “The C-Series family of switches provides a no compromise solution that allows enterprises to build a flexible, application-ready network at a lower total cost of ownership.”

The Force10 C300 was recognized for innovations that enable enterprises to cost effectively bring performance characteristics typically reserved for enterprise-class data centers to the enterprise LAN and mid-sized data centers.  The passive copper backplane of the C300 incorporates patented technology originally designed for Force10’s high performance E-Series family of switch/routers and eliminates a single point of failure as well as reduces system-level power consumption. 

In addition to the resilient design, the C300 also supports FTOS, bringing additional reliability to the network.  Based on a NetBSD kernel, FTOS is inherently stable with modular processes that provide a highly fault tolerant environment by limiting faults to a single process without impacting the performance of others.  With advanced inline diagnostics and service tools, FTOS also simplifies troubleshooting and software upgrades while mitigating configuration errors that result from human error.

For additional information about the Force10 C300 resilient switch, please visit http://force10networks.com/products/cseries.asp.

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Contact:
Peter Ruzicka
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5151
pruzicka@force10networks.com

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Jennifer Arculeo
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5194
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About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks is the pioneer in building and securing reliable, high performance networks. With its no compromise approach to networking and advances in high density Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching, routing and security, Force10 delivers the innovative technologies that allow customers to transform their networks into strategic assets at the lowest total cost of ownership. For additional information, please visit www.force10networks.com.

Force10 Networks and E-Series are registered trademarks, and C-Series, P-Series, S-Series, TeraScale and FTOS are trademarks of Force10 Networks, Inc.  All other company names are trademarks of their respective holders.