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posted on 30 April 2008 05:27

IRVINE, Calif. - April 28, 2008 - Solarflare Communications, developer of leading standards-compliant 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) silicon, today announced its partnership with Delta Networks, an industry-leading original design manufacturer of network communication equipment. Through this relationship high-performance, low-power solutions based on Solarflare(r) 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 10GBASE-T technology are being manufactured for global network original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

"Standards-compliant 10GbE technology is the best way to address ever-increasing bandwidth demands placed on networks by advanced applications," said Bruce Tolley, vice president of marketing for Solarflare. "We're proud to be working with first-class partners, such as Delta Networks, to help meet the growing need among OEMs for robust 10 Gigabit Ethernet products that will drive the proliferation of next-generation applications such as server virtualization and streaming rich-media on demand to millions."

10GBASE-T is the physical layer technology that supports 10GbE operation over existing and new network cabling infrastructures. Solarflare was the first company to bring standards-compliant 10GBASE-T silicon and reference designs to market. Delta Networks will now build high-performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapters, storage appliances and multi-port 10GbE switches based on Solarflare technology. Over the next 12 to 15 months, these products will ship from leading networking equipment vendors and server OEMs.

"With our extensive background in developing products to support the networking and data communications technology market, we understand that quick time-to-market for delivering the next level of product is key," said Sam Liang, chairman and CEO of Delta Networks. "Working in conjunction with Solarflare, we are ready to deliver advanced solutions based on proven technology that utilizes existing infrastructure to deliver 10 Gigabit performance."
 
About Solarflare 10 Gigabit Products
Solarflare is the first to deliver both 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller and 10GBASE-T PHY products to the market. The Solarstorm(tm) Ethernet controller delivers the optimal balance of performance, power and price. Solarflare's 10Xpress(r) 10GBASE-T PHY supports distances of greater than 100 meters on UTP Category 6A cabling, 100 meters on STP Category 6, 55 meters on UTP Category 6, and 45 meters on UTP Category 5E cabling.

The Solarflare PHY enables high density 10GBASE-T switches and multiport 10GBASE-T server adapters for multiple switch, server, controller, server adapter, and storage appliance customers. By combining the Solarstorm 10GbE controller and 10Xpress 10GBASE-T PHY, adapter and server OEM customers can bring 10G server adapters to market at about the same cost as quad 1G server adapters-driving the widespread implementation of 10GbE in data centers and enterprise networks.

About Delta Networks, Inc.
Delta Networks, Inc. (DNI) is a fast-growing original design manufacturer of networking products. DNI's businesses include the manufacturing and sales of networking products such as Ethernet switches, broadband and wireless products and various services that include front-end support services, material management services, product design, manufacturing design and test engineering services, assembly and testing services, network planning services and after-sales support services. DNI is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 722). For more information on Delta Networks, please visit http://www.dninetworks.com/.

About Solarflare Communications, Inc.          
Solarflare Communications is a semiconductor company delivering the next level of high-performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE). As the leading provider of standards-based 10GbE silicon, Solarflare delivers robust and power-efficient solutions that are cost effective and easy to deploy. Now real and ready for primetime, Solarflare 10 Gigabit Ethernet makes possible next-generation applications such as streaming rich media, Web 2.0, server virtualization and network convergence. Solarflare is working with key industry partners and customers to ensure interoperability and drive a 10GBASE-T complete ecosystem. The privately held company is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. with a development center in Cambridge, UK. For more information, visit http://www.solarflare.com.  

^{[Formatted by Paul Warren.]}