Quick Guide: Force10 Corporate Overview

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Quick Guide Force10 Corporate Overview
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Force10 Networks
Pioneered 10 GbE Switching Routing
Executing According to Business Model
2nd in 10 GigabitEthernet Market
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Force10 A Company On the Move

• 700 customers 500 employees
• Global reach 17 sales offices in 9 countries,
  24/7 Worldwide TAC
• HQ in San Jose, California Campus in Chennai,
  India
• Maniacal focus on high performance Ethernet

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Force10 Networks Confidential Proprietary
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Force10 Target Markets
Data Center
HPCC Portals Hosting Fortune500
CoreRouting IX / ISP WholesaleTransit Cable
WiringCloset RE Oil Gas Animation Broadcast
CoreSwitching RE Oil Gas Animation
Broadcast Financials
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Delivering Value from the LAN to Service Providers
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Bringing Data Center Technology to the Enterprise

• Network is the business
• Reliability
• High touch support
• Ecosystems

Enterprise Class Data Center
Enterprise LAN
Wiring Closet
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Reliable Networking by Force10
DataCenters
LAN Core
E-Series
S-Series
E-Series
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Force10 Product Overview
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Force10s Technology Alliance Partners (TAP)
Program
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Summary

• Comprehensive vision and strategy that combines
  performance, reliability and security
• Demonstrated ability to execute across multiple
  fronts
• Deployed in the worlds largest and most complex
  networks
• Extending product portfolio beyond high end
  while maintaining high end leadership

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Backup
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Core Intellectual Property13 Patents Issued, gt60
In Process
Modular OS with memory protection for stability
RPM
Custom ASICs
3 CPU architecturefor resiliency
100 GbE capable today
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TeraScale E-SeriesA New Generation of 10 Gigabit
Ethernet

• ZERO packet loss hitless failover at Terabit
  data rates

• No performance degradation with 1 million ACLs

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E-Series Vision Combining the Best of Switching
and Routing
Force10 E-Series
Layer 2/3 Switching
Layer 3 Routing
Performance Resiliency Scalability Interface
Diversity Rich L3 Features
Carrier-class Performance, Resiliency and
Scalability Unparalleled Ethernet Density and
Interface Diversity Rich L2 and L3 Features 100
GbE Ready
Density Cost-effective Diverse Ethernet
Media Rich L2 Features Light L3 Features
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Force10s Global Presence and Support
New York
Frankfurt
Beijing
Delhi
D.C./Virginia
London
Tokyo
San Jose
Seoul
Los Angeles
Madrid
Atlanta
Mumbai
Shanghai
Chennai
Guangdong
Jakarta
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Extending the Force10 Footprint through Valuable
Partnerships
Worldwide Partners
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Force10 C300A Competitive Comparison
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Purpose-Built EcosystemPath to Reliable Business
Networks
CustomerEvaluation Criteria
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High Performance EthernetWhy We Win Innovating
in Three Dimensions
Reliability
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