Wave Issue 0511 3/18/05 Article 9-01

***SMC Workgroup Switch Makes High Bandwidth Affordable

IRVINE, Calif.
March 15, 2005

SMC Networks has announced the newest in its TigerSwitch family
of high-performance switches, the TigerSwitch 10/100 Standalone
24-port 10/100 +2 1000Base-T/SFP Combo Ports (SMC6726AL2). On the
heels of the larger-capacity TigerSwitch 10/100 Standalone 48-
port 10/100 +2 10/100/1000Base-T +2 1000Base-T/SFP Combo Ports
(SMC6752AL2) introduced earlier this month, the new SMC6726AL2 is
available now. Priced to make performance accessible, its MSRP of
$399.99 makes it affordable -- just over $15 per port.

The new SMC6726AL2 switch has 24 fixed 10/100 ports and two
1000Base-T/SFP combo ports. Providing the flexibility for fiber
or copper connectivity, either or both of the combo ports can be
upgraded to fiber with optional SX, LX or ZX SFP transceivers.
Compact and efficient -- just 1RU high despite their high port
count and advanced features -- these newest TigerSwitches are
great for enterprise workgroup switching applications. Ideal for
high-bandwidth applications in high-traffic environments, the
SMC6726AL2 has a non-blocking switching architecture to ensure
high performance, and all of the security and management features
that today's businesses demand.

Delivering more than just high performance, the new SMC6726AL2
TigerSwitch 10/100 Standalone 24-port 10/100 +2 1000Base-T/SFP
Combo Ports Managed Switch is loaded with advanced features that
demanding environments need. Security is crucial in today's
enterprise networks, and this new switch delivers, with ACLs and
802.1x for secure network access enabled by RADIUS and TACACS+;
and SSH, SSL/HTTPS for secure management. Flexible traffic
prioritization and rate-limiting enable Quality of Service across
the network and network segmentation are provided by VLANs. For
more powerful management applications, these new SMC6726AL2
TigerSwitches also offer the Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1D and
802.1w) and Multi-Trunking with LACP, for higher bandwidth and
better performance. Built for robust workgroup switching today,
the SMC6726AL2 has the flexibility to allow for growth and
configuration changes, as well as enabling potential software
upgrades in the future.

The TigerSwitch SMC6726AL2 and SMC6752AL2 Standalone Managed
Switches, optional transceivers and redundant power supplies are
available now.

www.smc.com