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To: signist who wrote (14771)	7/30/1999 8:20:00 AM
From: Yong	Respond to of 42804

There is going to be a Gigabit Ethernet shooting match. ------------------------- 7/29/99 - The Silicon Valley Networking Lab Announces Gigabit Ethernet Equipment Testing Program SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 29, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- TheSilicon Valley Networking Lab (SVNL) announced the launch of the industry's first comprehensive enterprise backbone switch evaluation program. The six-point switch testing and analysis program will be conducted during September at SVNL's facility in San Jose, in collaboration with Network World magazine, NetCom Systems, IXIA Communications, and Ganymede Software. To date, more than two dozen leading Gigabit Ethernet backbone switching vendors have been invited to participate on a complimentary basis, ensuring objectivity in testing and reporting. SVNL engineers will evaluate each product in six independent, fundamental categories including price-performance, manageability, Layer 3 routing features and performance, Quality of Service (QoS), vendor service/support, and ease of installation/configuration. The results will be published in Network World magazine's "Gigabit Ethernet backbone switch Buyer's Guide". Vendors invited to date include 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS), Anritsu Corporation, Asante Technologies (Nasdaq:ASNT), Cabletron Systems (Nasdaq:CS), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO), Compaq (NYSE:CPQ), Extreme Networks (Nasdaq:EXTR), Fore Systems (NYSE: GEC), Foundry Networks, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Intel (Nasdaq:INTC), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), NBase-Xyplex (Nasdaq:MRVC), NEO Networks, Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT), ODS Networks (Nasdaq:ODSI), Olicom Nasdaq:OLCMF), Performance Technologies (Nasdaq:PTIX), Plaintree Systems (Nasdaq:LANPF), Xylan (Nasdaq:XYLN), Hitachi Internetworking (NYSE:HIT), and Network Peripherals (Nasdaq:NPIX). About SVNL The Silicon Valley Networking Lab is a leading networking industry independent test and analysis lab. SVNL provides networking industry OEMs and service providers with performance, interoperability, and functional testing services including reports, collateral and certification programs. For more information on SVNL, call 408/432-3840, or visit the company's website at www.svnl.com. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: Silicon Valley Networking Lab, Santa Clara Steve Bell, 408/432-3840 Ext. 111 sbell@svnl.com WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY CODE: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page.