Xena Networks Launches XenaCompact GbE/10GbE Test Platform After Trials on Internet2 Transatlantic Network Test Project

Immediately Available Through Resellers in Europe, North America, China and
Australia
COPENHAGEN--(Business Wire)--
Xena Networks ApS, a pioneering developer of Ethernet test solutions, today
announced general availability of its XenaCompact GbE/10GbE test platform
designed and priced to enable network and equipment test engineers to deploy
Ethernet test infrastructure that is inexpensive, simple to manage and easy to
scale in terms of test port count and test capabilities.

"As part of a cooperative test project between Internet2 in the United States
and DANTE in the United Kingdom, MCNC used the XenaCompact to test and
characterize various combinations of network equipment we use to terminate
transatlantic OC-192 circuits with 10GbE customer interfaces", said John Moore,
Advanced Services Director at MCNC. "There has been great interest in the
research and education community for a network test tool like Xena`s that
provides the ability to accurately characterize the performance of a 10GbE
network at a practical price point", continued Mr. Moore.

"On the European side of this transatlantic test project, DANTE`s use of the
XenaCompact was motivated by our urgent need for a cost-effective wire-speed
10GbE test solution", said Roberto Sabatino, Chief Technical Officer at DANTE.
"With Xena we found the very best price/performance proposition in an advanced
wire-speed tester that enables us to affordably test and characterize
operational nodes in our 10GbE network including our transatlantic links to the
Internet2 Network", continued Mr. Sabatino.

"Internet2 is happy to have had such a successful collaboration among member and
partner organizations involved in this test project", said Ellen Vaughan,
Industry Relations Manager at Internet2. "A key mission of Internet2 and its
international counterparts is to provide a large scale network laboratory for
our members to test and refine new technologies and services prior to their
commercial release. The collaboration between Xena, DANTE, MCNC and Internet2
showcases how academia and industry can work together to achieve this important
goal." A product evaluation report is available from the Internet2 website that
describes how the XenaCompact platform was used on the test project. The report
can be downloaded here:
http://www.internet2.edu/info/MCNC-Xena-product-eval-whitepaper.pdf

"The feedback we consistently receive validates the XenaCompact value
proposition as filling a big gap between cheap PC/hosted test solutions that
cannot deliver wire-speed performance and commercially available alternatives
that are prohibitively expensive for a great number of applications", said Jacob
V. Nielsen, CEO of Xena Networks. "Our customers appreciate that we offer a
GbE/10GbE test platform with the right balance of competitive price and
wire-speed performance", continued Mr. Nielsen.

The XenaCompact achieves its price/performance benchmark through a unique
hardware design providing wire-speed L2/L3 traffic generation and analysis
capabilities in a compact one rack-unit form factor. Each unit supplies up to
six GbE ports or two 10GbE ports in a variety of copper and optical interfaces.
The XenaManager test management software provides an intuitive graphical user
interface requiring little to no training to use. And, a flexible scripting
interface enables test engineers using the XenaCompact to implement a wide range
of test setups including those requiring interoperability with 3rd party test
tools.

Pricing and Availability

The XenaCompact is priced under $10K per 10GbE port and is available now.

About Xena Networks

Copenhagen-based Xena Networks is a privately held pioneering developer of
Ethernet test solutions, founded in 2007. The company`s products enable network
and equipment test engineers to deploy Ethernet test infrastructure that is
inexpensive, simple to manage and easy to scale. With operations and
distributors in Europe, North America, China and Australia, Xena Networks is
first to introduce Ethernet test infrastructure delivering the price/performance
advantages of Ethernet technology. For more information, visit
www.xenanetworks.com.

About DANTE

DANTE is a non-profit organisation, coordinator of large-scale projects
co-funded by the European Commission, and working in partnership with European
National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) to plan, build and operate
advanced networks for research and education. Established in 1993, DANTE has
been fundamental to the success of pan-European research and education
networking. DANTE has built and operates GÉANT, which provides the data
communications infrastructure essential to the success of many research projects
in Europe. DANTE is involved in worldwide initiatives to interconnect countries
in the other regions to one another and to GÉANT. DANTE currently manages
projects focused on the Mediterranean, Latin American and Asia-Pacific regions
through the EUMEDCONNECT, ALICE and TEIN projects, respectively. For more
information, visit www.dante.net.

About Internet2

Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the
research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of
its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique
partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment
and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. By bringing research and
academia together with technology leaders from industry, government and the
international community, Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that
has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet. For more information,
visit www.internet2.edu.

About MCNC

MCNC is an independent, non-profit organization that employs advanced networking
technologies and systems to continuously improve learning and collaboration
throughout North Carolina's K-20 education community. MCNC provides advanced
communications technologies and support services that enable access to 21st
century learning applications and offers the opportunity to improve teaching,
learning, research and collaboration among North Carolina`s education community.
For almost a quarter century, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization, MCNC, has
operated a robust, secure, exclusive communications network that has connected
the institutions of the University of North Carolina System, Duke University and
Wake Forest University to each other, and through advanced research networks
such as Internet2 and National Lambda Rail, to the world. For more information,
visit www.mcnc.org.

© 2009 Xena Networks ApS. XenaCompact and XenaManager are trademarks of Xena
Networks ApS. All other company names, trademarks or trade names are properties
of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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Xena Networks, ApS
Dale Smith
Tel: +1 408 844 4691
Tel: +45 6 131 4691
Email: ds@xenanetworks.com

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