SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced its participation in educational sessions at the upcoming Ethernet Technology Summit, a new conference featuring the latest advances in Ethernet networking, to be held Feb. 24-25 at the San Jose Wyndham Hotel.

Extreme Networks executives will participate in the following Ethernet Summit sessions:

• Wednesday, February 24 at 3:00 p.m. PT: Paul Hooper, chief marketing officer, will present in Session 103 on the role of networking within a virtualized environment.
• Thursday, February 25 at 8:30 a.m. PT: Kevin Ryan, director of Data Center solutions, will present in session 201 on energy efficiency strategies for the data center.

In the first session, Extreme Networks will examine the function of networking as enterprise and managed hosting service provider infrastructure evolves to embrace virtualization. As virtualization becomes more dynamic, and as mobility and cloud applications become mainstream in data centers, the network will need to play an increasingly important role in the virtualized world.

In the second session, Extreme Networks will address the increasingly important role that energy efficiency is playing in data center architectures. With the growth of compute power in ever decreasing footprints, rising energy prices and mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions, energy efficiency is growing in importance.

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

About Ethernet Technology Summit

Ethernet Technology Summit focuses on the latest advances in Ethernet technology, particularly the new specifications for 40/100 GbE, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and energy-efficient Ethernet. It features the latest information on these advances from the experts who are developing the specifications and designing the initial products for them. It is a must-attend conference for those who are deciding whether to use the new specifications or design products for them or are in the initial stages of product design. The Summit also covers 10 GbE, Data Center Ethernet, carrier Ethernet, power-over-Ethernet, Ethernet security, virtualization, and Ethernet chipsets. The Silicon Valley's premier event focused on Ethernet also includes an expert table session, a market research session, and a customer review session. For more information, visit http://www.ethernetsummit.com .

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.

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