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To: Mike I. who wrote (6922)	2/3/1998 5:12:00 PM
From: signist	Respond to of 42804

Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to Make Major Gains in Corporate Network Market, Reports Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG, Inc.) PR Newswire - February 03, 1998 16:57 %CPR %MLM V%PRN P%PRN SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG) shows how Gigabit Ethernet (a new version of Ethernet-based technology) will gain in the battle for the corporate Local Area Network (LAN) market against its rival, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technology. The report, Gigabit Ethernet Market Overview: Forecast & Trend Analysis 1998-2001, predicts the topple of ATM and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) as the dominant players in the corporate LAN backbone and server backbone markets. The report also shows how Ethernet product vendors are recapturing control of the network by packing more functions into their core switch products, and by solving pricing problems that ATM vendors have left unsolved. Because both technologies (GbE and ATM) are competing for the lucrative corporate network market, multi-million dollar decisions ride on which technology gains favor inside the corporate network backbone. In-depth supplier profiles of both large and small manufacturers of Gigabit Ethernet products capable of 1 billion bits per second transmission rate also appear in the report. The profiles spotlight dominant companies like Bay Networks, 3Com, Cabletron, and Cisco; and emerging companies like Extreme Networks, Alteon, Asante, Foundry, GigaLabs, Jato, Netcom Systems, Packet Engines, NBase, XLNT Designs, Xylan, and others. By incorporating both "fast growth" and "slow growth" market models, the report pinpoints the factors that will speed up or slow down market growth in 1998-2001. Customer case study profiles include examples of GbE in use in corporate, financial, educational, Internet service, publishing, and engineering applications. By asking case study participants the same questions asked of GbE suppliers, the report shows important differences between supplier and customer viewpoints. The 160-plus page report, co-published by Multimedia Research Group Inc. and Fuji-Keizai USA, is available in both English and Japanese, and is available for $2,450 each. About Multimedia Research Group, Inc. and Fuji-Keizai USA Founded in 1990 and located in Sunnyvale, CA in California's Silicon Valley, MRG, Inc. publishes market reports about and provides consulting on end-to-end multimedia networks and related issues. Fuji-Keizai USA is a subsidiary of one of Japan's best respected business publishing companies. SOURCE Multimedia Research Group /CONTACT: Marc Leon-Guerrero of Multimedia Research Group, 408-524-9767, or fax, 408-524-9767, or info@mrgco.com/ /Web site: mrgco.com Search for: