Force10 Networks’ CTO Office Executive To Speak at the Optical Networking Conference in Europe

Chair of the IEEEP802.3ba Task Force to Report on Current State and Future Plans for IEEE’s 40/100 GbE Standards

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Force10 Networks, Inc., the global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when the network is their business, today announced that John D’Ambrosia, Director, Ethernet-Based Standards, CTO Office, will speak at the WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking Conference on June 15. The conference will be held at the Fairmont Monte Carlo in Monaco June 14-17.

D’Ambrosia, in addition to his technology development work at Force10, also chairs the IEEE P802.3ba Task Force, which is driving the standards development process for 40 Gb/s (Gigabits per second) and 100 Gb/s Ethernet. The standard is expected to be ratified later in June, 2010.

D’Ambrosia’s presentation, titled “40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet—No Longer Jumping by 10,” will examine the need for higher speed Ethernet, provide an overview of the soon-to-be-ratified standard and address whether the 100 Gb/s standard will be enough to meet future needs.

About Force10 Networks

Force10 Networks is the global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when the network is their business. The company’s high performance Ethernet switching and routing solutions virtualize and automate Ethernet networks to deliver new and distinct economic advantages by increasing network availability, agility and efficiency while reducing power and cooling costs. Force10 provides 24x7 service and support capabilities to its global customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information on Force10 Networks, please visit www.force10networks.com

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