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To: joe who wrote (21441)	9/14/1998 11:45:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

Dell'Oro Group Finds 2Q98 Asian Networking Equipment Market Growing; Migration Away From Low-End Shared Media Paused 09:06 a.m. Sep 14, 1998 Eastern 3Com, Cisco & Xylan Each Successfully Launch New Products Targeting the Fixed Configuration 100 Mbps Market PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998-- The Dell'Oro Group's 2Q98 Asia/Pacific Region Shared Hub & LAN Switch report reveals total port shipments for the region grew by 12%, vs. a 12% contraction in 1Q98. Through 1H98, Asia/Pacific total port market leaders are: 3Com, 25%; Allied Telesis, 24%; D-Link, 13%. Sequential growth in 100 Mbps Shared EN Hubs was -9%, down from +67%; growth in 100 Mbps Switched EN was +11%, up from +6%; and growth in LAN ATM was -2%, up from -5%. 2Q98 Asia/Pacific market share leaders for high speed networking equipment are: Market 100 Mbps 100 Mbps 100+ Mbps Share Position Shared EN Switched EN ATM No. 1 3Com 3Com Cisco No. 2 D-Link Cisco Bay No. 3 Bay Bay FORE In the 100 Mbps Shared EN market, D-Link and Intel gained ground. In the 100 Mbps Switched EN market, 3Com doubled its share, jumping into the no. 1 position. In the LAN ATM market, Bay recovered its lost market share, at the expense of FORE. During 2Q98, 10 Mbps Shared EN Hubs represented an increasing portion of total port shipments (59%). The Dell'Oro Group is a research and consulting firm that specializes in business planning and strategic competitive analysis in the networking industry. The firm's quarterly Asia/Pacific report provides in-depth data and analysis of the market's vendors, countries, and technologies. Vendors include 15 Asian and North American firms; countries include Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. Technologies include Shared EN, Switched EN, and ATM. Copyright 1998, Business Wire o~~~ O