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B: MRV's Linux Router Named Finalist in Networld + Interop Best of Show Awards;
High-Performance Linux Router Named Finalist in Network Infrastructure Category
LAS VEGAS (May 10) BUSINESS WIRE -May 10, 1999--MRV Communications Inc.
(Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading provider of high-speed optical network
components and systems, Monday announced that its high-performance
Linux Router under its NBase-Xyplex brand name was named a finalist in
the Network Infrastructure category of the Networld + Interop '99 Best
of Show Awards.
Winners, selected by Data Communications and InternetWeek editors, will
be announced on May 12th.
Introduced last month and debuting this week at Networld + Interop, the
high-performance Linux Router, OSR 8040 system, is the first Open
system dedicated switch/router to use the Linux operating system. The
announcement was received with enthusiasm and has been featured in
several leading networking publications. General availability is
scheduled for Q3 '99. The Linux Router was developed and will be
manufactured by MRV's NBase division in Israel.
The Networld + Interop Best of Show Product Awards is designed to help
end-users evaluate the expansive offering of new products which debut
at Networld + Interop '99, Las Vegas. The editors of Data
Communications and InternetWeek, two of CMP Media's premier networking
publications, scour the industry and show floor evaluating hundreds of
new products, selecting Finalists for their cutting edge networking
benefits.
"MRV Communications is the first company to deliver an Open System
router with the horsepower needed to address tomorrow's Internet
requirements," said Noam Lotan, President and CEO of MRV
Communications.
About the OSR 8040
The OSR 8040 is a Linux switch router in an 18-slot chassis with a 40
Gigabit per second routing fabric, frame and cell scheduling, and high
speed ASICs, supporting up to 26 million packets per second of
throughput. High performance has been integrated with the "Open"
architecture of Linux to create a seamless, high performance enterprise
switch routing package for enterprise and service provider networks.
The OSR 8040 is the first high performance Linux Router using the
strength, flexibility and scalability of an "Open" architecture, giving
the customer basic block functions and programmable interfaces. A
special feature is the programmable "Packet Flow Processors" for smart
networking applications. These new features can be deployed without
additional hardware upgrades, saving customers time and resources.
About MRV Communications Inc.
MRV Communications is a world-class leader in high-speed optical
network components and systems. Its products integrate switching,
routing, remote access, and fiber-optic transmission to enhance the
performance of LANs and WANs and telecommunications networks. MRV's
fiber-optic transmission components send voice, data and video to
carriers and residential networks.
Through its NBase-Xyplex brand, the company provides network
enhancement solutions that accelerate the deployment and improve the
performance of complex data networks. For more information, visit MRV
at www.mrv.com/invest.
About Data Communications and InternetWeek Magazines
CMP Media Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPX) is a leading high-tech media company that
provides essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology
worldwide.
CMP's Data Communications is the only global networking magazine
written for network architects who build, design and operate
multi-site, mission critical networks. It provides in-depth,
comparative information on the products and technologies that provide
vital communications infrastructures.
CMP's InternetWeek is the news and analysis source for IS/network
managers applying Internet technologies to transform enterprise
networks. InternetWeek's editorial excellence has been recognized as
the best-read and had highest reader loyalty of all networking
newspapers.
About Networld + Interop
Networld + Interop provides networking, Internet and telecommunications
professional buyers with a uniquely comprehensive forum for education
and hands-on products and services in order to make critical purchase
decisions. The focus on advanced, multi-vendor, multi-protocol,
multi-service interoperability technologies and solutions makes
Networld + Interop the definitive networking event.
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CONTACT: MRV Communications Inc.
Diana Hayden (Investor Relations), 818/886-6782
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