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The Ethernet Alliance, an industry group dedicated to the continued success and expansion of Ethernet technology, today announced its participation at the 2006 AdvancedTCA Summit, October 17 – 19 at the Marriot Hotel in Santa Clara, California. Members of the Ethernet Alliance will lead and participate in sessions on topics including switch fabrics, 10-Gig Ethernet, backplane Ethernet and networking issues. The Ethernet Alliance will also host a members-only meeting and is pleased to welcome its newest members: Avago, Excelight Communications (subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric), Fiberxon, Opnext, Picolight, SwitchCore, and Washington University. The schedules for the panel sessions and members meeting are as follows: Issues Roundtable on Switch Fabrics (“Bus Wars”) Tuesday, October 17 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Chairperson: Jag Bolaria, The Linley Group Ethernet Alliance Member Presenters: François LeMaut, AMCC; Uri Cummings, Fulcrum Microsystems Sponsored by the Ethernet Alliance Ethernet Alliance Members-Only Meeting Wednesday, October 18 9:30 a.m. – Noon Salon E Session 104: Networking Issues Wednesday, October 18 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chairperson: Jason McDonald, eg3 Ethernet Alliance Member Presenters: Uri Cummings, Fulcrum Microsystems; Blaine Kohl, Tehuti Networks Workshop A1: 10-Gig Ethernet in Telecommunications Wednesday, October 18 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Chairperson: Lee Goldberg, AnalogZone Ethernet Alliance Member Presenters: Brad Booth, AMCC; Bruce Tolley, SolarFlare Communications Sponsored by the Ethernet Alliance Workshop C2: Backplane Ethernet and Industry Testing Needs Wednesday, October 18 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Ethernet Alliance Member Presenters: Bob Noseworthy and Kristin Harris, UNH-IOL The AdvancedTCA Summit program is designed to provide attendees with practical information on the current state of the Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA), the emerging standard platform for telecommunications equipment. For more information about the Summit, please visit its Web site. Members of the press who would like to meet with the Ethernet Alliance at the AdvancedTCA Summit, should contact Catherine Seeds at cseeds@ketnerbarnes.com or 512-794-8876.