• Force10 Networks Sets Industry Record for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Density and Price, Delivering a New Level of Flexibility to Data Centers
• Baidu.com Deploys Force10 to Power China's Largest Search Engine Network
• Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine Deploys Force10
• The High Performance Data Center: The Role of Ethernet in Consolidation and Virtualization
• 'City of Heroes' Online Game Developer Increases Performance and Reliability of its Virtual Worlds with Force10
• Upcoming Events

Force10 Networks Sets Industry Record for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Density and Price, Delivering a New Level of Flexibility to Data Centers

Force10 Networks today announced that it has increased the 10 Gigabit Ethernet density of the TeraScale E-Series to an industry-leading 224 ports per system, providing the performance scalability that enables enterprises to cost effectively deploy 10 Gigabit Ethernet as the foundation of their next-generation data centers. With its high density 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet card, which delivers a per port list price of $3,600, Force10 is expanding the deployment options for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and providing the network design flexibility data center managers require to efficiently meet their traffic needs.

With the industry’s first 16-port card, Force10 is driving down the cost of chassis-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports to stackable prices. By delivering cost-effective 10 Gigabit Ethernet in the chassis-based TeraScale E-Series, Force10 is enabling data center managers to simplify their networks by eliminating the access layer, which typically relies on stackable switches to reduce costs.

Refer to www.force10networks.com/news/
pressreleases/2005/pr-2005-10-31.asp for full details.

Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine Deploys Force10

Force10 Networks has announced that the Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) at Baylor College of Medicine has deployed the Force10 TeraScale E-Series to build reliable scalability into its network and speed the processing of complex genome data. With the TeraScale E1200, HGSC is laying the foundation for a resilient, high performance network that will grow exponentially over the next several years.

"Every day our scientists are processing massive amounts of data to support their research," said David Parker, manager of systems at the Human Genome Sequencing Center. "The TeraScale E-Series delivers the scalability and resiliency we need to support further scientific research, ensuring that the network does not limit the scope of scientific research."

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pressreleases/2005/pr-2005-10-11.asp for full text.

'City of Heroes' Online Game Developer Increases Performance and Reliability of its Virtual Worlds with Force10

Force10 Networks announced last week that NCsoft Corp., a leading developer of online games, is leveraging the high density and resiliency of the TeraScale E-Series to provide a reliable, high performance online gaming environment that connects tens of thousands of users. As the foundation of its gaming infrastructure, the Force10 TeraScale E-Series delivers the scalability NCsoft needs to expand its network as it adds new virtual environments.

"We rely on a complex network infrastructure to provide our customers with an advanced virtual world in which they have more control of their characters than ever before," said Eung-Soo Youk, director of service operations team at NCsoft. "The Force10 solution solidly grounds our gaming infrastructure by providing the reliability and performance we need at the center of our network to create these online worlds."

Click here: www.force10networks.com/news/
pressreleases/2005/pr-2005-10-17.asp for complete story.

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Baidu.com Deploys Force10 to Power China's Largest Search Engine Network

Force10 Networks recently announced that Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU), China's largest search engine, has deployed the TeraScale E-Series at the core of its data centers to increase network capacity today and build in the long-term scalability that will accommodate future growth. Leveraging the high density and resiliency of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series, Baidu.com is increasing predictable performance and simplifying its network to reduce total cost of ownership.

"As the world's sixth most visited web site and the second most visited website in China, Baidu requires the high density and resiliency that the TeraScale E-Series offers to more efficiently provide answers to an increasing number of searches," said Mark Cooper, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Force10 Networks. "With the TeraScale E-Series at the foundation of its network, Baidu has the scalability to support long-term growth as more of China's population comes online."

See www.force10networks.com/news/
pressreleases/2005/pr-2005-09-26.asp for complete text.

The High Performance Data Center: The Role of Ethernet in Consolidation and Virtualization

Our 'answer driven economy' thrives on interpreting, analyzing and rearranging the data that comprises information assets within a high performance data center. Therefore, a high performance data center needs to generate answers rapidly, accurately, and seamlessly in order to ensure that businesses are well prepared to meet the new challenges and opportunities of the emerging answer economy.

This white paper will explore the benefits and challenges associated with the traditional next generation data center technology areas: infrastructure virtualization, cluster computing, grid computing and explain where they fit into the virtual data center, a model for the future.

See www.force10networks.com/products/
datacenter_convirt.asp for complete white paper.

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Voice Peering Forum Fall 2005
November 2, 2005
New York City, NY
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Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
November 9, 2005
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SEG Houston 2005
November 6-11, 2005
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Houston, TX
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November 12-18, 2005
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Seattle, WA
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SURF Onderwijsdagen 2005
November 15-16, 2005
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