SANTA CLARA, CA, Feb 23, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) today announced its participation in the education portion at the upcoming Data Center Dynamics Conference and Expo, a conference featuring the latest innovations in data center design, to be held March 3rd, at the Hilton New York.

Extreme Networks will participate in the following Data Center Dynamics session:

--  Wednesday, March 3 at 11:40 p.m. ET: Kevin Ryan, Director of Data
    Center Solutions, will present on the network infrastructure and power
    management in the data center.

The growth of compute power and consolidation of data center equipment, coupled with rising energy prices and mounting pressures to reduce carbon emissions, means that energy efficiency in the data center has become a chief concern of data center planners and network operators. During the session, Mr. Ryan will address the increasingly vital role that energy efficiency, including static and dynamic device management, plays in data center design and the underlying Ethernet network architecture.

To learn more about Extreme Networks high performance data center solutions, visit: http://www.extremenetworks.com/solutions/datacenter.aspx

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet network infrastructure that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance, high availability and scalable switching solutions that enable organizations to address real-world communications challenges and opportunities. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit: http://www.extremenetworks.com

Extreme Networks is a registered trademark of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

For more information, contact:
Greg Cross
Extreme Networks Public Relations
408/579-3483
Email Contact

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