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To: polarisnh who wrote (6117)	5/19/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: KLH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8358

SG COWEN upgraded CS to Buy from Neutral. Karl

To: polarisnh who wrote (6117)	5/20/1999 8:01:00 PM
From: polarisnh	Respond to of 8358

Cabletron Systems Wins 'Best-Of-Breed' Award From Internet Week SmartSwitch Router Solution Earns High Honors for Manageability, Performance, Features and Ease of Installation ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1999--Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS - news) this week announced that the company was awarded the distinguished ''Best-of-Breed'' award for its SmartSwitch Router (SSR) solution from Internet Week Magazine. The company captured this award by earning the highest rating in nearly every category of the publication's recent real-world testing scenarios. The award-winning solution consisted of Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router 8600s, SmartSwitch Router 8000s and SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager. The SSRs consistently achieved wire-speed performance, even with a full set of management features enabled, throughout the entire test. In addition, the SSRs experienced zero packet loss in each multicast test, demonstrated Voice-over-IP capabilities, and supported both unicast and multicast video. Cabletron also earned high marks in manageability for both its Java-based CoreWatch device management software and SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager. ''Cabletron was head and shoulders above the competition in being able to deliver a complete solution that was technically thorough as well as easy to implement,'' said Kevin Brown, Senior Marketing Director at Cabletron Systems. ''Cabletron not only delivered the necessary hardware using the SmartSwitch Router family, but provided the most compelling software using CoreWatch and SPECTRUM that is truly needed to manage today's growing enterprise networks.'' Of all the vendors tested, Cabletron's solution was the only one to earn an overall ''A'' grade from Internet Week. The solution also earned an ''A'' grade in the following categories: manageability, performance, features/design and configuration/installation, as well as being verified as ''Internet Week Approved''. Cabletron's SSR Family continues to receive recognition for its industry leading functionality. The SSR 8600 was most recently awarded ''Product of the Year'' by Network Magazine in its May 1999 issue. The SSR 8000 received Data Communication's ''Hot Product - Backbone Switch'' award in January 1999, while the SSR Family was chosen ''Product of the Year'' in the Network Equipment Router category by CTI Magazine in December 1998. Oliver Rist, technical editor at Internet Week, stated in the May 10, 1999 article ''Another Leg Of The Gigabit Odyssey'': ''As a switching solution to enterprise networks, Cabletron once again stood out in our tests...Of all the management utilities we looked at, Spectrum offered the most power and flexibility - it's a true enterprise management product.'' About Cabletron Systems Cabletron Systems, a 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 is the e-business communications specialist for the information age. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at www.cabletron.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Cabletron Systems Drew Miale (603) 337-0265 dmiale@ctron.com or Ruder Finn Nicole Peters (212) 593-6341 petersn@ruderfinn.com