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To: J. Conley who wrote (9917)	8/12/1998 11:37:00 PM
From: J. Conley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

I know its old news OK, but I guess there is just no future market for this kind of crap (or any optical products for that matter)..... ************** MRV Communications Wins ComNet '98 Best New Switching Product Award GigaFrame Switch Provides Gigabit Ethernet Transmission up to 100 Kilometers CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1998-MRV Communications (Nasdaq:MRVC - news), one of the fastest-growing networking companies, Friday announced that its NBase GigaFrame Switch was selected the Best New Switching Product at ComNet '98. The GigaFrame Switch, supporting NBase's patent-pending Layer 3 DirectIP Switching, provides Gigabit Ethernet transmission up to 100 Kilometers. During ComNet, the industry's leading telecommunications event focusing on the issues of the global enterprise internetwork, attendees selected the best new products or services debuting at the show. The finalists were chosen by a panel of industry luminaries on the basis of innovation, industry contribution, integration with current product lines, migration capabilities and return on investment. ''NBase was the first to deliver a Gigabit Ethernet product and the GigaFrame Switch is the industry's first switch that provides Gigabit Ethernet up to 100 kilometers. We are very excited to win this prestigious award,'' said Noam Lotan, president and CEO, MRV Communications. The GigaFrame Switch is a 3-slot chassis-based Layer 3 switch, providing up to 12 switched Gigabit Ethernet ports, while supporting up to 72 ports of any combination Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet for server or backbone connectivity. The GigaFrame Switch supports multiple VLAN combinations including VLAN Tag (802.1q), as well as protocols such as IP, IPX and Appletalk. The GigaFrame Switch's backplane handles wire speed traffic on all ports and provides support for 8,128 MAC addresses. The GigaFrame Switch is in the core of the GigaFrame architecture, providing cost-effective switching solutions for enterprise networks -- Desktop through Enterprise, Layer 2 through Layer 3. The GigaFrame family provides powerful Layer 3 switching at all speed levels through the implementation of DirectIP switching. The GigaFrame family includes: --MegaSwitch II -- the only 10/100/1000 Mbps stackable switch offering any speed Ethernet switching combined with ATM and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. --GigaHub system -- an integrated switching hub supporting Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI and ATM. --MegaSwitch 100 -- a Fast Ethernet switch --The MegaSwitch G and GX -- workgroup switches. According to International Data Corp., MRV's NBase Switching Division was the fifth-largest worldwide manufacturer of workgroup Ethernet switches during the first half of 1997. MRV is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-speed network solutions and fiber optic transmission systems, which enhance the performance of existing data and telecommunications networks. The company designs, manufactures and sells two groups of products: (i) computer networking devices, primarily Ethernet LAN switches, hubs and related products and (ii) fiber optic components for the transmission of voice, video and data across enterprise, telecommunications and cable TV networks. The company's advanced networking solutions greatly enhance the functionality of LANs by reducing network congestion while providing cost-effective migration paths to next generation technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet. The company's fiber-optic components incorporate proprietary technology, which delivers high performance under demanding environmental conditions.