Chelsio and IBM to Develop 10-Gigabit Ethernet Networking Solutions for Enterprise...

Chelsio and IBM to Develop 10-Gigabit Ethernet Networking Solutions for
Enterprise Servers

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chelsio Communications, Inc., a
leading provider of 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) adapters and ASIC solutions,
today announced an agreement with IBM on high-speed Ethernet connectivity
solutions for a wide range of networking applications. This agreement is
expected to accelerate the development and industry availability of 10GbE
adapters and ASIC solutions enabling the next generation IO designs targeted
at the enterprise.

"IBM is pleased with the opportunity to work with Chelsio's engineering team
and their Terminator Chip technology as part of this agreement," said Kelvin
Hawkins, vice president, Power Systems Development of IBM. "We expect this
relationship to help yield high performance Ethernet solutions and address IO
virtualization and protocol offloads that will be very critical for our future
data centers."

"We are pleased to establish this agreement with one of the leading technology
companies in the world," said Kianoosh Naghshineh, president and CEO of
Chelsio. "Our Unified Wire adapters enable fabric convergence while
delivering the high throughput and low-power consumption requirements of the
leading HPC and data center environments."

Through this collaboration, IBM will initially integrate Chelsio's technology
in IBM Power System platforms. Chelsio will also explore additional joint
development activities over time. This agreement expands the current
relationship between IBM and Chelsio. IBM will manufacture Chelsio Ethernet
ASICs at IBM's 300mm fab in East Fishkill, N.Y.

About Chelsio Communications, Inc.
Chelsio Communications is leading the convergence of networking, storage and
clustering interconnects with its robust, high-performance and proven unified
wire technology. Featuring a highly scalable and programmable architecture,
Chelsio is shipping 10-Gigabit Ethernet and multi-port Gigabit Ethernet
adapter cards, delivering the low latency and superior throughput required for
high-performance computing applications. For more information, visit the
company online at www.chelsio.com.

SOURCE Chelsio Communications, Inc.

Tim Helms of Chelsio Communications, Inc., +1-408-962-3677,
thelms@chelsio.com