Enterasys Networks Introduces the X-4, Latest Innovation in the Matrix X Family of Secure Core Routers; Company Wins Significant Matrix X Rollout with the German National Railway

Business Wire, Sept 7, 2005

ANDOVER, Mass. -- Enterasys Networks(R) (NYSE: ETS), the Secure Networks Company(TM), today introduced the Matrix X-4, a secure core router with a compact form factor to meet the needs of the small to mid-size enterprise market. The X-4 is the latest innovation in the Matrix X family of secure core routers that Enterasys began shipping earlier this year. E[acute accent]In the third quarter of 2005, Enterasys won a multimillion-dollar deal from the German National Railway centered on the Matrix X-4. The sale included 24 X-4 systems along with SecureStack B2 secure edge switches and related services. The X-4 accounted for more than half of the revenue from the sale. E[acute accent]Offering unrivalled performance, capacity and functionality, the Matrix X family of core routers extends Enterasys' Secure Networks leadership to the critical aggregation point at the network core. Designed to support multiple applications and services--including converged voice, video and data--the unique architecture of the Matrix X combines groundbreaking terabit capacities, carrier-class high availability and embedded security features to form the industry's most powerful and secure core router. E[acute accent]The X-4 offers the same industry-leading hardware and software platform resiliency as the larger Matrix X-16 and X-8 platforms. Its per-slot performance capabilities are identical to the larger models but in a much smaller footprint. The X-4 uses the same system components and input/output modules (IOM) as the other Matrix X platforms and runs the complete Enterasys networking software suite. E[acute accent]"The Matrix X-4 brings the unmatched secure core routing capabilities of the Matrix X family of routers to a much broader range of enterprises," said John Roese, chief technology officer of Enterasys Networks. "As enterprises add more business-enhancing applications to their networks, the core is the critical aggregation point of these new applications and services, making it the target of existing and emerging threats that can bring down the entire network. The X-4 delivers industry-leading performance and port density to handle the largest application demands, along with support for policy management. Its carrier-class availability ensures consistent, on-demand service across the enterprise."

E[acute accent]Matrix X Secure Core Router Capabilities

E[acute accent]Key features and capabilities of the Matrix X family of secure core routers include:

E[acute accent]--Three chassis variants--4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot with support for modular Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabet Ethernet I/O modules

E[acute accent]--Supports more than 2.5 Terabits of switching capacity

E[acute accent]--Supports up to 64 10-Gigabit Ethernet and 1024 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces in a single rack

E[acute accent]--High availability designed for no single point of failure and Enterasys' unique software recovery mechanisms

E[acute accent]--Virtual output queuing architecture supports more than 8,000 queues in the system, providing an unequalled level of quality-of-service support--even when the network is hit with security threats and attacks

E[acute accent]--Future I/O module and switch fabric upgrades deliver unrivaled investment protection

E[acute accent]--Native IPv6 and MPLS ready

E[acute accent]Pricing and Availability

E[acute accent]The Matrix X-4 is available now from Enterasys and its worldwide distribution partners. The X-4 offers the industry's most affordable entry price for a secure core routing platform. U.S. list pricing begins at $29,995 for the X-4 starter kit.

E[acute accent]The Enterasys Secure Networks Advantage

E[acute accent]Enterasys' industry-leading Secure Networks technology and solutions provide the highest level of embedded infrastructure security available today. Secure Networks delivers the most granular level of security, providing visibility and control down to the network device, individual user and application level, which enables enterprises to quickly and easily detect, assess, locate and protect against attacks. This unmatched security comes from the integrated policy-based management software architecture that works with the embedded security capabilities Enterasys designs into its entire product line. Enterasys' unique architectural approach offers significant operational and business benefits, unmatched by vendors that add hardware or software to multiple network access points in an attempt to increase security. In fact, Secure Networks technology can even make networks with competitors' equipment more secure.

E[acute accent]About Enterasys Networks

E[acute accent]Enterasys Networks is the Secure Networks Company, providing enterprise customers worldwide with the industry's most up-to-date portfolio of edge-to-core networking products, solutions and services, with award-winning policy-based security capabilities embedded in the infrastructure. For more information on Enterasys Secure Networks and the company's comprehensive wired and wireless products, visit www.enterasys.com. (ETS-P)