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To: drmorgan who wrote (15551)	5/20/1998 10:04:00 PM
From: Shroder Wertheim (Hijacked)	Respond to of 22053

The review clearly misses the key points - battery life (months vs. days), sluggish of WinCE - takes seconds to switch application and WinCE buttons over a small screen.

To: drmorgan who wrote (15551)	5/21/1998 12:36:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

Extreme Networks Dominates the Global Market for Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Switches - 07:02 a.m. May 21, 1998 Eastern Extreme is also Market Share Leader in Fixed Configuration Layer 3 Stackable Switches and Ranked No. 3 in the Worldwide Market for Layer 3 Switches CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1998-- On the heels of winning back-to-back Networld + Interop Best of Show awards, Extreme Networks has captured a monumental lead in the Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 switch market. According to a report issued this week by market researchers at the Portola Valley, Calif.-based Dell'Oro Group, Extreme captured a commanding market lead with an impressive 64.5% share of Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switch port shipments. Extreme's Summit switches also dominate the fixed configuration Layer 3 switch market with a revenue share of 41.1%. "Winning back-to-back Best of Show awards confirms the technical clout of products like the Summit48 Enterprise Desktop Switch," said George Prodan, Extreme's vice president of marketing. "However, dominating this important new market segment confirms that legions of customers are turning to Extreme Networks for Layer 3 switching solutions that extend from the desktop to the network core." In addition to leading the market in fixed configuration stackables, Extreme has moved into third place in the overall market for Layer 3 switches. Extreme captured a 10% revenue market share, surpassed only by Bay Networks at 38.1% and 3Com at 26.5%. "The landscape formerly dominated by the "big three" networking companies is changing for the Layer 3 switch market," said Gordon Stitt, president and CEO of Extreme Networks. "Extreme has moved ahead of the major players in this vital market segment, due in part to a shift in customer preference toward Layer 3 switching and hardware-based routing. The result places Extreme on customer short lists as one of the top three providers of Layer 3 switching solutions." About the Dell'Oro Group Report The 1Q98 Shared Hub & LAN Switch report was released by the Dell'Oro group on May 17, 1998. This report covers all manufactures in the Layer3 switch market including Cisco, 3Com, Bay Networks, Cabletron, Lucent and others. Extreme, Bay and 3Com were the top three vendors in the overall Layer 3 switch market in this report. Details of the segments follow. Worldwide Fixed Configuration Layer 3 Ethernet Switches Revenue Ports Extreme Networks 41.1% 34% Bay Networks 0.4% 0.4% Other (Cisco, 3Com, etc.) 58.6% 65.6% Worldwide Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Ports Revenue Ports Extreme Networks 56.4% 64.5% Lucent 7.3% 8.0% Bay Networks 1.8% 1.9% Worldwide Layer 3 Switched Ethernet Market Revenue Ports Bay Networks 38.1% 34.1% 3Com 26.5% 22.0% Extreme Networks 10.6% 10.5% Lucent 6.8% 9.9% About Summit LAN Switches Extreme's Summit family of LAN switches includes: -- Summit1 for core switching -- Summit2 for core and segment switching -- Summit3 for desktop and high-performance workgroup switching -- Summit4 for integrated server switching -- Summit48 for low-cost, high-performance desktop switching -- Summit Virtual Chassis for aggregating Summit LAN switches throughout a network Included with all Summit switches is ExtremeWare, a standards- based software suite that implements industry-standard routing protocols. ExtremeWare also delivers the industry's most powerful Policy-Based Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, which give network managers end-to-end control over bandwidth and traffic prioritization. About Extreme Networks Extreme Networks is leading the third wave of LAN switching. Extreme designs, develops, manufacturers and sells high-performance networking products based on 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and Wire-Speed IP routing. Recognizing the need to migrate existing LANs to the extreme requirements of today's intranets, Extreme builds on Gigabit Ethernet with its Summit LAN switches and ExtremeWare software suite to scale speed, bandwidth, network size and QoS from the desktop to the core. Extreme Networks is located at 10460 Bandley Drive, Cupertino, Calif. 95014. Telephone: 408/342-0999 or toll-free 888/257-3000. Fax: 408/342-0990. Visit the Extreme Networks Web site at www.extremenetworks.com. o~~~ O