Force10 Networks Joins Euro-IX as Inaugural Patron to Further Enable High Performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adoption in Internet Exchanges

Force10 Networks(R), the pioneer in building and securing high
performance networks, today announced it is the first patron of the
European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX), an international
association that represents more than 35 Internet Exchange Points
(IXPs) and the 2,400 Internet service providers they connect.
Leveraging its experience building high performance networks for some
of the busiest Internet exchanges in the world, Force10 is sponsoring
the association to combine resources and collaborate on cutting edge
technologies and networking solutions.

"Many of Force10's earliest customers were forward thinking
Internet exchanges that saw the benefit of transitioning to 10 Gigabit
Ethernet for increased flexibility and scalability as traffic rapidly
increased," said Marshall Bartoszek, vice president of EMEA sales at
Force10 Networks. "In joining Euro-IX, we hope to collaborate with the
world's leading exchanges to develop networking solutions that meet
the needs of the lynchpins of the Internet."

The Force10 TeraScale E-Series(R) family of switch/routers
delivers the high density and resiliency Internet exchanges require to
seamlessly scale their networks as traffic grows. Leveraging that
combination of features, Force10 has developed a strong presence in
the worldwide Internet exchange community.

Yesterday, Force10 announced that DE-CIX, the largest Internet
exchange in Central and Eastern Europe, is deploying the TeraScale
E-Series to deliver scalable 10 Gigabit Ethernet services to its
customers. Equinix also relies on the TeraScale E-Series to anchor its
data centers, which connect more than 200 networks serving over 90% of
the world's users. Terremark relies on the TeraScale E-Series at the
foundation of its integrated Internet exchanges while the London
Internet Providers Exchange (LIPEX) and the Japan Internet Exchange
(JPIX) have also deployed Force10 switches at the core of their 10
Gigabit Ethernet networks. All five are affiliates of Euro-IX.

Internet exchanges act as the connection points of the IP world
and touch a substantial portion of all data traffic. As broadband
adoption grew and traffic began to increase, the Internet exchange
community adopted 10 Gigabit Ethernet as a cost-effective way to
increase capacity in their colocation centers. Today, the
transformation in the way people are interacting with the Internet is
again driving traffic growth, forcing Internet exchanges to aggregate
multiple 10 Gigabit Ethernet links. To accommodate this rapid growth
in traffic, the IEEE formed the High Speed Study Group to begin work
on developing a new, faster Ethernet technology.

Euro-IX was formed in May 2001 to develop, strengthen and improve
the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) community. The organization is
dedicated to coordinating technical standards across the continent,
develop common procedures and share statistics to improve
understanding of the issues facing the community.

About Force10 Networks

Force10 Networks is the pioneer in building and securing high
performance networks. Based on a revolutionary system architecture
that delivers best-in-class resiliency and massive scalability,
Force10's TeraScale E-Series switch/routers ensure predictable
application performance, increase network availability, and reduce
operating costs. Today, many of the world's largest Gigabit Ethernet
and 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks depend on Force10 Networks. For
additional information, please visit www.force10networks.com.

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