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To: red_dog who wrote (59637)	9/3/1999 8:55:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 120523

BRCM......Company Press Release Broadcom Chip Enables 12 Leading Networking Vendors to Complete First Major Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper Interoperability Test Broadcom's Gigabit Ethernet Copper Transceiver is Ramping into Volume Production IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1999-- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM - news), a leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications to and throughout the home and business, today announced that the Broadcom® BCM5400 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet transceiver has enabled the first large-scale interoperability testing of Gigabit Ethernet over copper wiring. The testing was conducted by 12 leading network equipment manufacturers, all using Broadcom's transceiver, who were able to demonstrate real-world operation of the IEEE 802.3ab standard (1000BASE-T) for Gigabit Ethernet over existing Category 5 copper cabling.