The Ethernet Alliance Supports the Advancement of All IEEE 802 Ethernet Standards

Cupertino, CA — February 15, 2006 — Neterion, Inc., the industry leader in the 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter market for server and storage environments, today announced that it has become a Participating Member of the Ethernet Alliance, an industry group dedicated to the continued success and expansion of Ethernet technology. Neterion will play a key role in helping the Ethernet Alliance fulfill its mission of helping member companies increase acceptance and reduce time-to-market of Ethernet products by supporting the advancement of existing and emerging Ethernet technologies.

Unlike past alliances that support single IEEE 802 Ethernet projects, the Ethernet Alliance will exist for as long as it remains relevant to IEEE 802 Ethernet technology and it will support IEEE 802 Ethernet projects:

• By speeding acceptance and time-to-market for new Ethernet markets and technologies;
• By cultivating efforts to define and develop new Ethernet technologies;
• And by educating Ethernet users on their choices and implementations for various applications.

Moreover, the Ethernet Alliance removes the barrier of start-up and organizational issues that surround individually dedicated efforts, saving both time and money.

"We see a strong industry role for the Ethernet Alliance," says Dave Zabrowski, President and CEO of Neterion. "We are looking forward to working closely with the Alliance and our storage and server OEM customers to drive a more rapid adoption of next generation Ethernet; 10 Gigabit Ethernet is a key enabler to the convergence of networking, high-performance computing and storage fabrics, which will allow end-users to drastically reduce their total cost of ownership."

"The Ethernet Alliance is pleased to have Neterion as an early Participating Member," says Brad Booth, president of the Ethernet Alliance. "Neterion is a major contributor to the adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, which extends the reach of IEEE 802 Ethernet into high speed networked applications."

Ethernet, now almost 30 years old, has evolved to meet the increasing demands of packet-based networks. With its proven low implementation cost, reliability, and relative simplicity of installation and maintenance, Ethernet's popularity has grown to the point that nearly all traffic on the Internet originates or terminates with an Ethernet connection.

About Neterion, Inc.
Founded in 2001, Neterion Inc. has locations in Cupertino, California and Ottawa, Canada. Neterion delivers 10 Gigabit Ethernet hardware & software solutions that solve customers' high-end networking problems. The Xframe?line of products is based on Neterion-developed technologies that deliver new levels of performance, availability and reliability in the datacenter. Xframe, Xframe II and Xframe E include full IPv4 and IPv6 support, and comprehensive stateless offloads that preserve the integrity of current TCP/IP implementations without "breaking the stack." Xframe drivers are available for all major Operating Systems, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX, IBM's AIX, Sun's Solaris and SGI's Irix.

Xframe, Xframe II and Xframe E are registered trademarks of Neterion, Inc.

About the Ethernet Alliance
The Ethernet Alliance was created to promote industry awareness, acceptance and advancement of technology and products based on existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet standards. The organization accelerates industry adoption and removes barriers to market entry by providing a cohesive, market responsive, industry voice on IEEE 802 Ethernet projects. For more information, visit www.ethernetalliance.org.

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