MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The Ethernet Alliance announced the addition of nine new members including Brocade, Dune Networks, International Engineering Consortium (IEC), LSI Corp., Marvell Semiconductors, Mellanox Technologies, Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO), SMC Networks, and Woven Systems.

“I am pleased to announce the addition of all our new members that include both technology vendors and industry organizations,” said Brad Booth, president, Ethernet Alliance. “This diversity in our membership allows Ethernet Alliance members to take advantage of networking and research within the IEEE 802 Ethernet ecosystem, ultimately furthering the advancement and promotion of the technology.”

The Ethernet Alliance has also made four white papers available to members only: “Overview of Requirements and Applications for 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet”; “Ethernet in Entertainment Networks”; “10GBASE-T: 10Gigabit Ethernet over Twisted-pair Copper”; and “Ethernet in Avionics Networks.”

For more information, visit www.ethernetalliance.org.

Publication date:11/05/2007