Force10 Networks Vice President of Marketing to Discuss the Economics of 10 Gigabit Ethernet at...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003

Force10 Networks Vice President of Marketing Andrew Feldman will discuss the evolution and economics of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet market at the Lehman Brothers Telecom, Trends and Technology Conference

Feldman will explore the transition from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology and discuss the economic and technological forces that will drive the widespread adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology beyond the early adopter markets. He will also analyze the new service and applications opportunities that 10 Gigabit Ethernet provides to telecommunications carriers and commercial organizations.

Paul Crann, vice president of marketing and product management at Avici Systems, and Hubert Whyte, president and CEO of Network Equipment Technologies, are scheduled to join Feldman on the "Next-Gen Core and Edge" panel on Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. Tim Luke, Lehman Brothers analyst for wireless equipment and data networking, and Steve Levy, Lehman Brothers analyst for wireline equipment, will moderate the discussion.

The Lehman Brothers Fifth Annual T3 conference will be held Dec. 8-9, 2003, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

About Force10 Networks

Force10 Networks is the pioneer in scalable resiliency for high performance switching and routing. Based on a revolutionary system architecture that delivers best-in-class resiliency and massive scalability, Force10's E-Series switch/routers ensure predictable application performance, increase network availability, and reduce operating costs. Today, many of the world's largest Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks depend on Force10 Networks. For additional information, please visit the company's website at www.force10networks.com.

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