NetXen Releases Certified Driver for VMware Infrastructure 3

Solution Readies Dual Port 10GbE and Quad Port 1GbE Adapters for Next-Generation
Virtual Datacenters
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
NetXen, Inc., the industry leader in 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) adapter card
port shipments and VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program member,
today announced that its NX3 Series Intelligent NIC driver is now VMware Ready
Certified. This designation indicates that the device driver has completed the
VMware Hardware Certification Program testing criteria for use with VMware
Infrastructure 3 and is now listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide.

Based on NetXen`s third-generation NX3031 controller device, the NX3 line
features two dual port 10GbE adapters: the NX3-20GCU with direct attach
(twinaxial) copper interface, and the NX3-20GXR with pluggable SFP+ optical
interface. These adapters deliver high performance with native PCI Express 2.0
support at 5.0GT/s, ideal for servers based on Intel`s upcoming Nehalem
processor. The line also includes the NX3-4GBT quad port 1GbE adapter with a
1000BASE-T interface.

"NetXen effectively enhances I/O virtualization performance by greatly improving
I/O bandwidth on virtualized platforms, enabling customers to scale to more
workloads and greater numbers of VMs per system, and further reducing CapEx and
energy usage," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliances programs at VMware.
"We are pleased that NetXen is helping to deliver added value to customers by
combining innovative technology with the significant business benefits of VMware
virtualization, including lower operating expenses, improved business continuity
and strengthened security."

"Virtualization, multicore processors and high-performance networking are
forming the basis of next-generation virtual datacenters," said Vikram Karvat,
vice president of marketing and product development, NetXen. "Our support for
VMware Infrastructure 3 is built around NetXen`s NetSlice I/O virtualization
architecture which is supported across our Intelligent NIC product line. This
architecture provides a broad set of I/O virtualization resources that enable
virtual machines to achieve significantly higher I/O performance than
non-virtualized NICs."

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner
products and is a benefit of the VMware TAP program. With more than 900 members
worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners
to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services,
support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

NetXen third-generation Intelligent NIC products are currently shipping to
server OEMs and end user customers. The Intelligent NIC driver for VMware
Infrastructure 3 can be found within the online VMware Hardware Compatibility
List at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.

About NetXen, Inc.

NetXen, Inc. is a privately held company that manufactures intelligent
10-Gigabit Ethernet networking chips that advance enterprise datacenter
performance and agility. Founded in February 2002 by chip design veteran Govind
Kizhepat, the company is headquartered in Cupertino, California, with offices in
Pune and Bangalore, India. NetXen's protocol- and OS-agnostic Intelligent NICs
are designed for volume 10-Gigabit deployments and are targeted at server,
storage, security and networking systems. Additional information about the
company and its patented chip architecture is available at
http://www.netxen.com.

NetXen, the NetXen logo, NetSlice, and Intelligent NIC are trademarks or
registered trademarks of NetXen, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

NetXen, Inc.
Cheryl Patstone, 408-861-4547
cheryl@netxen.com

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