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To: Samuel Wayne Turner who wrote (44707)	5/24/1999 11:34:00 AM
From: kathyh	Respond to of 90042

cs pr... their router switch # 1... Monday May 24, 10:07 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Dell'Oro Group Ranks Cabletron SmartSwitch Router Number One in Layer-3 LAN Switching Ports Shipped Dell'Oro Group Reports SmartSwitch Router is Number 1 in Market Share with 31.9 % ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 1999-- Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS - news) today announced that its award-winning SmartSwitch Router is the market share leader for total ports shipped in the rapidly growing Modular Layer-3 Switched category. According to a report issued this week by the Dell'Oro Group, Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router is number one in market share with 31.9 % for the period January through March, 1999. In achieving this ranking, Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router outperformed all competitors including Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems. Achieving market share leadership after shipping for less than a year, Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router family has already earned numerous industry honors and awards. ''Cabletron's rise to this position reflects the overwhelming customer response to the SmartSwitch Router,'' said Andrew Feldman, senior director of solutions marketing at Cabletron. ''Cabletron's more than 31.9 percent market share demonstrates that best of class products--those that reduce the cost and complexity of networking while dramatically improving performance--will excel in the market.'' The ''Q1 Shared Hub and LAN Switch Report'' was released by the Dell'Oro Group on May 21, 1999. The report covers all manufacturers in the Layer 3 switch market, including Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks/Bay Networks, Extreme, 3Com and Lucent. Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router family is the industry's highest-performing, most reliable line of backbone switch routers, delivering more than 30 million pps routed throughput and full-function wire speed IP and IPX routing and switching. Also, the SmartSwitch Router is the only Layer-3 switch family that offers full function WAN interfaces in addition to Ethernet/Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router family continues to earn recognition for its industry-leading performance and functionality. Most recently, InternetWeek Magazine awarded Cabletron the ''Best of Breed'' Award for its SSR 8000/8600 series in its May 10, 1999 issue. Additionally, the SSR 8000 won the ''Product of the Year'' award from Network Magazine in its May, 1999 issue. About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of enterprise-class networking solutions, delivers dependable networks 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 cabletron.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Cabletron Systems Karen Gordon, (603) 337-2639 kgordon@ctron.com or Ruder Finn Nicole Peters, (212) 593-6376 petersn@ruderfinn.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Cabletron Systems Inc (NYSE:CS - news) Related News Categories: computer peripheral, computers, networking, telecom --------------------------------------------------------------------------------