Extreme Networks Continues to Command #2
Worldwide Position for Purpose-Built,
Top-of-Rack Data Center Switches
According to Dell'Oro Group's Q2 Market Share Report,
Extreme Commands the #2 Global Leadership Position
for 'Top-of-Rack' Data Center Switches for the Sixth
Sequential Quarter
SANTA CLARA, CA, Aug 25, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) --
Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) today announced that it has continued to
grow its share in the global data center Ethernet market. Extreme Networks' growth
during Q2, according to The Dell'Oro Group, was highlighted by impressive gains
with its fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), purpose built, "Top-of-Rack" switching
solutions, as reported in The Dell'Oro Group's most recent market share update.
Extreme Networks commanded the #2 revenue position for data center Top-of-Rack
switches according to the quarterly Ethernet market share report, behind only Cisco,
driven by its industry leading Summit(R) X650, Summit X450 and Summit X480
switches. In the "Top of Rack" switch port shipment category, Extreme Networks
increased its port shipments by 194% compared to the same quarter one year ago.
This demonstrates continued momentum for the Company in the dynamic and
demanding data center Ethernet market.
10 GbE is becoming the connection of choice beyond the network core, at the edge
and for aggregation, as it provides an answer to surging deployment of very high
performance servers and bandwidth demanding applications.
"The most significant network upgrade ever witnessed in the data center space has
just begun as customers start migrating servers from multiple 1,000 Mbps connections
to two 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections." said Alan Weckel, Director of Ethernet Switch
Market Research at Dell'Oro Group, based in Redwood Shores, Calif. "10 GbE
Top-of-Rack switches will be one of the growth drivers going forward in this market
transition."





