NetXen Supports VMware

NetXen announces first 10-Gigabit Ethernet driver support for VMWare ESX Server 3.5

December 12, 2007

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- NetXen, Inc., the leader in multi-protocol 10-Gigabit Ethernet technology, today announced itsNetSlice(TM) drivers for VMware Infrastructure 3 version 3.5. This is the first 10-Gigabit Intelligent NIC(R) solution to be natively supported by VMware, and is the first product of a technology collaboration between the two companies designed to optimize the I/O subsystem of virtual machines.

This announcement follows on the successful demonstration at VMworld in September, 2007 of a next-generation I/O architecture that NetXen and VMware have been collaborating on for more than two years.

"Virtualization, multicore processors and high-performance networking will form the basis of next-generation virtual datacenters," said Vikram Karvat, senior director of marketing, NetXen. "The new NetSlice driver with ESX Server 3.5 support will allow our customers to deploy leading-edge networking and virtualization technologies that are architected and validated jointly between NetXen and VMware. The result is a robust, high-performance networking solution that will enable virtual infrastructures to continue to scale."

NetXen Inc.

VMware Inc.

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