Press Releases

2004

INDUSTRY ANALYST FIRM POSITIONS FORCE10 NETWORKS AS A VISIONARY IN GLOBAL CAMPUS LAN MAGIC QUADRANT 2004

MILPITAS, Calif., December 6, 2004 — Force10 Networks has been positioned in the visionary quadrant of Gartner’s Global Campus LAN Magic Quadrant for 2004, authored by Mark Fabbi and released on Dec. 5, 2004.

“Gartner’s recognition of Force10 as a visionary in its Magic Quadrant is the culmination of a year of product innovation, market share growth and worldwide customer expansion,” said Stephen Garrison, vice president of corporate marketing for Force10 Networks. “As the only private company listed in the quadrant, Force10 has clearly distinguished itself with its industry-leading TeraScale E-Series and innovative vision of resilient networking.”

Gartner positions vendors in the Magic Quadrant based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Based on both criteria, Gartner positioned Force10 in the visionary quadrant. According to Gartner, visionaries have a clear vision of market direction and are focused on preparing for that, but they can still improve in terms of optimizing service delivery. For additional information on the content of the Global Campus LAN Magic Quadrant, please visit www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/lans/2005/0103lan2.html.

Force10 recently introduced its second-generation family of switch/routers, the TeraScale E-Series, which leads the industry in density, performance and resiliency. The TeraScale E-Series supports 672 line-rate Gigabit and 56 line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis and can process one billion packets per second, the highest in the industry. And, with support for an industry-leading one million access control lists (ACLs), the TeraScale E-Series provides scalable protection against denial of service attacks. According to The Tolly Group, the Force10 TeraScale E-Series is the first Terabit Ethernet switch/router.

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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