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To: signist who wrote (11320)	11/30/1998 2:30:00 PM
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(BSNS WIRE) Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router Solution Wins Best of Breed A Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router Solution Wins Best of Breed Award From Internetweek Magazine; SmartSwitch Router Solutions Ace Competition for Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Business/Technology Editors ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1998--Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS), the premier provider of enterprise-class networking solutions, announced that the SmartSwitch Router (SSR) 8000, 8600 and 2000 family of solutions took top honors and won the "Best of Breed" award in the most recent Gigabit Ethernet test sponsored by InternetWeek Magazine (published November 16, 1998). According to a recent Dell'Oro Group study, the SmartSwitch Router holds an impressive 33% market share in the chassis-based Layer 3 switch category. Cabletron also is a leader in chassis-based Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet ports shipped with 22.4% market share. Competing against six other vendors including Extreme, Foundry and Lucent, Cabletron's SSR once again successfully aced the competition and was presented with an overall "A" for categories which included installation, features, performance, manageability and value. InternetWeek ran real-world solutions testing with a traffic model obtained from the University of Hawaii's IT department. A combination of streaming video and traffic patterns using Netcom Systems Smartbits and application types emulated by Ganymede Software, Inc., included different packet sizes and traffic patterns spanning multiple subnets along with VLANs. Evaluating overall performance and features, Quality of Service (QoS) was the focus of this test. "The recognition from such a leading publication as InternetWeek, along with the many other industry awards Cabletron has received, validates that we offer best-in-class networking solutions," said Kevin Brown, Marketing Director at Cabletron. All members of the SSR family support 10/100/1000 switching and IP & IPX routing at Layers 2, 3 and 4 and are standards compliant - including 802.1p, 802.1q, RIP, OSPF, BGP, RMON and RMON2. Additionally, the SSR's switch Layer-4 application flows provide application-level control, QoS, security and accounting of network traffic. Availability and Pricing Offering the most compelling price/performance solution in the industry, Cabletron's SSR's offer the highest-performing Gigabit switch routers providing Layer 2, 3 and 4 switching and routing all in one chassis. The detailed pricing is as follows: -O- T* Product Description Price Availability (US list) SSR 8600 (new) Backbone Switch Router (120 10/100, 30 $9,995.00 Immediate Gigabit) SSR 8000 Backbone Switch Router (56 10/100, 14 $4,395.00 Immediate Gigabit) SSR 2000 (new) Desktop Switch (24 ports w/2 Gig Uplinks) $8,995.00 Immediate SSR 2000 (new) Desktop Switch (16 ports w/2 modular slots) $4,995.00 Immediate T* About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, the premier provider of enterprise-class networking solutions, delivers dependable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron provides simple, reliable and cost-effective business solutions for the information age. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at: cabletron.com. --30--dm/bos* CONTACT: Cabletron Systems Melissa Morales, (603) 337-1541 moralesm@cabletron.com or Ruder-Finn Nicole Peters, (212) 593-6341 petersn@ruderfinn.com KEYWORD: NEW HAMPSHIRE MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *