Dell’Oro Group Launches Coverage of the 10Gbps Ethernet Network Adapter Market

Demand for Faster Data Center Connections and a Unified Fabric Drives Market

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 10, 2008 – Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, announced today that it has launched coverage on the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter market.  This new report tracks 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards and Silicon Controllers that are used in connecting data center servers.

“We are pleased today to initiate coverage on the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter market, and extend our thorough, rigorous, and consistent market research process into another key, fast growing segment of the telecommunications and networking industries,” said Tam Dell’Oro, President of Dell’Oro Group.

This new Dell’Oro Group report reveals that revenue and port shipments for the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter market grew almost 50 percent sequentially, in large part due to data center demand for faster connections and a unified fabric.

“A wide variety of vendors are competing for share in this new and fast-growing market,” said Seamus Crehan, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “Vendors in this market include large incumbent Ethernet vendors, such as Broadcom and Intel. In addition, Fibre Channel Storage Area Networking (SAN) vendors such as Brocade, Emulex and QLogic are introducing converged network adapters that will run Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Another segment includes vendors from the High Performance computing (HPC) arena, such as Mellanox and Myricom. Finally, as is the case with new markets with potential for rapid growth such as this one, there are numerous start-ups including Chelsio, NetEffect, Neterion, NetXen, ServerEngines, Solarflare and Tehuti networks,” Crehan added.

About the Report

The Dell’Oro Group Network Adapters Quarterly report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards (by manufacturers’ revenue, port shipments, and average selling prices) and Silicon Controllers (by unit shipments). To purchase this report, please contact Emily Kendall, call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email Emily@DellOro.com.

About Dell’Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell’Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell’Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.