INTERCONNECTS

Foundry Networks, Inc., a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, announced today that it formed an alliance with D-Link India Limited, to offer Foundry's high performance product portfolio to enterprises and service providers in India. This landmark agreement with D-Link India allows D-Link India to co-brand, market, and service all of Foundry's products in the Indian market. The agreement allows Foundry to address the rapidly growing need for high performance network infrastructure in the Indian market. Propelled by a rapid growth in economy and the high technology industry, enterprises and service providers in India are now looking to build world-class network infrastructures. With more than 6,500 worldwide customers, Foundry Networks brings a comprehensive suite of world-class high performance networking products to the Indian market. With D-Link's extensive presence in India, both in sales and support, Foundry believes that D-Link India will be a valuable ally in extending Foundry's reach into the Indian market. With the co-branding agreement, D-Link India will now offer BigIron(R) Layer 3 switches, FastIron(R) Layer 2/3 switches, EdgeIron(R) Layer 2 switches, NetIron(R) Metro routers and ServerIron(R) Layer 4-7 switches to enterprises and service providers in India. "With its rapidly growing economy and increasing demand for broadband network infrastructure, India represents a great market opportunity for Foundry Networks," said Chandra Kopparapu, vice president of Marketing for Multi-Layer Switching products at Foundry Networks. "Our co-branding alliance agreement with D-Link India extends our reach and allows us to offer an entire portfolio of world-class networking products to enterprises and service providers in India." "D-Link is a highly trusted company in India with a strong presence and support infrastructure," said K.R. Naik, chairman and managing director, D-Link India Limited. "This co-branding alliance with Foundry Networks allows D-Link India to offer complete end-to-end network infrastructure solutions to the Indian market with a single point of purchase, support and ownership."