Force10 Networks TeraScale E-Series Brings Real-Time Shopping Experience to Leading...

Force10 Networks TeraScale E-Series Brings Real-Time Shopping Experience to Leading Korean Online Marketplace

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Force10 Networks(R), the pioneer in building and securing reliable
networks, today announced that Gmarket, the leading Korean e-commerce
marketplace, has deployed the TeraScale E-Series(R) family of
switch/routers to power its online shopping mall. As the foundation of
the network, the Force10 TeraScale E600 delivers the reliability and
scalability Gmarket requires to support 14.3 million users and more
than 18 million unique visitors each month.

"Gmarket is a fast moving marketplace designed to offer buyers and
sellers a place where they can securely and confidently buy and sell
goods," said Jooyoung Mok, managing director of the technology
division at Gmarket. "Delivering real-time services to online users
requires a robust infrastructure, and Force10 delivers the reliable
anytime access we require to create an exciting shopping experience
for our customers."

The Force10 TeraScale E600 is at the foundation of Gmarket's data
center, powering its online shopping mall. The fully redundant 10
Gigabit Ethernet core ensures line-rate traffic throughput from the
servers and a real-time, always available shopping experience for its
users. With support for 630 Gigabit and 112 Ten Gigabit Ethernet
ports, the TeraScale E600 also allows Gmarket to seamlessly scale its
data center capacity as user demand dictates.

To further increase user experience, Gmarket is utilizing the
serviceability features of FTOS, the modular Force10 operating system.
Inline diagnostics and monitoring tools provide Gmarket with a more
detailed view of traffic, enabling the company to optimize its network
to meet user traffic patterns and more easily troubleshoot problems.
Additionally, fully modular processes prevent errors in one process
from impacting others, reducing unplanned network downtime and
providing more predictable performance.

"Online marketplaces like Gmarket must accommodate growing and
largely unpredictable traffic as new users find their services," said
Stephen Garrison, vice president of marketing at Force10 Networks.
"Force10 brings these growing e-commerce businesses the predictable
performance and seamless scalability that helps them create value for
their customers."

The reliability and availability that Force10 brings to online
marketplaces like Gmarket and Etsy are critical to other online
environments that demand real-time experiences, such as gaming. The
Force10 Reliable Networking product portfolio has been deployed in
many of these demanding environments, including Nexon, SEGA, Neowiz,
NCsoft, NHN and Shanda.

About Force10 Networks

Force10 Networks is the pioneer in building and securing reliable,
high performance networks. With its no compromise approach to
networking and advances in high density Gigabit and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet switching, routing and security, Force10 delivers the
innovative technologies that allow customers to transform their
networks into strategic assets at the lowest total cost of ownership.
For additional information, please visit www.force10networks.com.

Force10 Networks and E-Series are registered trademarks, and
C-Series, P-Series, S-Series, TeraScale and FTOS are trademarks of
Force10 Networks, Inc. All other company names are trademarks of their
respective holders.

Force10 Networks Inc.
Peter Ruzicka, 408-965-5151
pruzicka@force10networks.com
Jennifer Arculeo, 408-965-5194
jarculeo@force10networks.com

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