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To: signist who wrote (12386)	3/9/1999 7:29:00 PM
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MRVC filed restated Q1, Q2 and Q3 today. They can be viewed here: freeedgar.com

To: signist who wrote (12386)	3/10/1999 1:16:00 PM
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Just some sector (with a little s) information (COMTEX) A: Gigabit Ethernet On A Tear, Study Reports A: Gigabit Ethernet On A Tear, Study Reports Mar 09, 1999 (Tech Web - CMP via COMTEX) -- IT managers with a need for high-performance LANs are gobbling up Gigabit Ethernet and are likely to use it at every level of the network, according to a new study released Tuesday. For IT managers with centralized server farms and a growing number of 100-megabit-per-second desktops, the technology is fast becoming a requirement. With the advent of the convergence of voice and data on a single network, the fatter pipe will become a necessity. With that in mind, the major vendors are scrambling to add Gigabit Ethernet ports up and down their product lines. "There is no doubt Gigabit Ethernet is taking off, and by the end of this year and into 2000, it will be at all levels of the network," said Mike McConnell, an analyst with Infonetics Research, "even at the desktop for a small number of users." According to a study released Tuesday by Infonetics called "User Plans for High Performance LANs 1999," Gigabit Ethernet will make up 8 percent of ports in the enterprise backbone and 4 percent of the ports in server farms by November 2000. "From zero to 8 percent in about 18 months is pretty significant," said McConnell. The study showed Gigabit Ethernet is on a rocket ride through the enterprise and is blowing away ATM as the technology of choice for backbones and servers. Pricing also is playing a part. Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet ports have dropped $200 in the past quarter to $1,700; port shipments climbed 153 percent between the third and fourth quarters of last year, according to Cahners In-Stat Group. It is into that environment vendors are rushing to emphasize Gigabit Ethernet support from top to bottom; this includes recent announcements from Cisco, Nortel Networks, 3Com, and Alcatel/Xylan. "I think it's a wise move for these vendors to add Gigabit Ethernet ports," said McConnell. Meanwhile, Lucent completed on Tuesday Gigabit Ethernet support for its Cajun line of LAN switches it announced in October. The Murray Hill, N.J.-based company added a new switch to its workgroup P110 line and modules for its M400 and M770 switches that provide multiple Gigabit Ethernet ports. Lucent's new stackable P118 has two Gigabit Ethernet ports and eight 10/100 ports. Four of the units can be stacked together or can be combined with other switches in the P110 line that include ATM interfaces, high-density 10/100 ports, or all fiber 100-Mbps ports. The P118 supports 802.1p prioritization and 802.1Q VLANs and Lucent's Open Trunk link aggregation. It also supports SNMP and Lucent's Switch Monitoring. The LGE-2000 module for the M400, a chassis-based switch that integrates Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM, has one Gigabit Ethernet port and one redundant port. The M2-1000 for the M770, a large format switch that integrates ATM and Ethernet, has two Gigabit Ethernet ports and six 10/100 ports. "It's a necessary condition for quality of service and voice and data integration to have enough capacity, and Gigabit Ethernet gives us those fat pipes," said Doug Ruby, vice president of product marketing for Lucent's LAN switching group. Lucent's new products are available now. The P118 pricing is $3,995 for short wavelength and $5,495 for long wavelength. The LGE-2000 is $4,995 (short) and $6,495 (long). The M2-1000 is $9,995 (short) and $11,995 (long). -0- Copyright (C) 1999 CMP Media Inc. * end of story *