Linux Router Named Finalist in Networld + Interop Best of Show Awards;
NBase-Xyplex High-Performance Linux Router Named Finalist in Network
Infrastructure Category
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
NetWorld Interop 99
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999--NBase-Xyplex, a leading
provider of high-speed networking solutions and a division of MRV
Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:MRVC) Monday announced that its
high-performance Linux Router, the OSR8040, 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 NBase-Xyplex high-performance Linux Router 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 the 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.
"NBase-Xyplex is the first company to deliver an Open System
router with the horsepower needed to address tomorrow's Internet
requirements," said Edna Ganon, VP of Engineering at NBase-Xyplex.
About the OSR8040
The OSR8040 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 OSR8040 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 NBase-Xyplex
With over 17 years' experience as a world-class leader in data
networks, NBase-Xyplex uses its leading-edge products and services to
enhance network infrastructures for enterprise and carrier customers.
Leveraging its industry-leading optical expertise along with its broad
range of switches, routers and access servers, NBase-Xyplex provides
enlightened solutions for long-distance fiber-based LANs, remote
network access, and network control and management.
With a track record of several industry firsts, including the
first multi-protocol terminal server, first 10/100 autosensing switch,
first Gigabit Ethernet and first Linux-based router, the company is
continuing to build on its commitment to smarter networks.
As a member of the Optical Interoperability Forum, a consortium
charged with accelerating deployment of advanced optical networks,
NBase-Xyplex is bringing to market an entirely new network
architecture, combining CWDM, DWDM and Gigabit switching to deliver
high-bandwidth metro-networks at a fraction of the cost of today's
solutions.
With outstanding manufacturing capabilities, global service and
support and strong channel relationships, NBase-Xyplex offers a bright
new world of unlimited connectivity and leadership in networking for
the next millennium. NBase-Xyplex can be reached on the World Wide
Web at www.nbase-xyplex.com.
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: NBase-Xyplex
Susan Costa, 978/952-4884
or
Copithorne & Bellows Public Relations
Lisa Williams, 617/450-4300
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