-- Support for an open, standards-based platform for convergence
applications
-- Ability to embed security in the LAN infrastructure
-- Support for increasingly large, scalable data centers
-- Ability to drive innovation to support a long-lived, cost-effective
infrastructure"
"Enterasys is pleased by our positioning in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and I
believe that this is confirmation that our technology, business execution,
pricing and support are company strengths," said Mike Fabiaschi, Enterasys
President and CEO. "Capital savings can result from competing the LAN
business between multiple vendors as no operational advantage to a single
vendor approach has been independently documented."
Enterasys believes its solutions have these four attributes mentioned in
the Gartner report for delivering enterprise-class solutions for LAN
infrastructure to the global market; and has demonstrated an ability to
increase features in its offering, to provide a unique and differentiated
approach to the market. Enterasys has innovated in the key areas of Campus
LAN technologies such as convergence, security, data center and operational
efficiency.
Gartner evaluated a vendor's ability to execute using the criteria of
products, overall viability, sales execution/pricing, market responsiveness
and track record, marketing execution, customer experience and other
criteria. A vendor's completeness of vision was evaluated based on market
understanding, marketing strategy, product strategy, business model,
innovation and other criteria.
Differentiators: Competitive Pricing and Very Strong Support
Over the last 25 years, Enterasys LAN solutions have been selected time and
again to build the biggest and best networks by institutions across the
globe, from a wide range of vertical industries, by offering unmatched
service and support. The company's competitive pricing structure fits well
into any industry's IT budget. The company continues to grow revenues
profitably and add new customers.
Enterasys provides very strong services capabilities as a fundamental
differentiator. Enterasys does not outsource or offshore support. The
skilled technicians that staff the Enterasys Global Technical Assistance
Center (GTAC) have an average tenure of 10+ years and a cultural commitment
to help quickly solve a problem, regardless of the vendor involved, without
pointing fingers. Enterasys encourages direct access to its developers and
executives, and in a 2007 customer satisfaction survey, 95% of Enterasys
customers said they would purchase from Enterasys again.
Unmatched security integration
Enterasys has attractive offerings for secure, converged networks. The
ability to embed security in the LAN infrastructure is one of four key
product-related attributes that drive nearly every LAN upgrade. Enterasys
offers tightly integrated security capabilities -- including strong support
for all IP telephony offerings. As networks continue to be a target for
security intrusions, Enterasys sees embedded security expanding to provide
more complete protection that includes post admission control technologies,
threat containment, and content security. Enterasys believes Network
Access Control (NAC) will become a standard feature of switches --
something Enterasys Matrix® and SecureStack™ switches already offer
today.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted March 2008 by Gartner, Inc., and
is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical
representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It
depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria
for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not
advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the
"Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research
tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims
all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.
About Enterasys
Enterasys is owned by a private investor group led by The Gores Group, LLC
and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. Enterasys delivers Secure
Networks™ that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability
of IT services and the business users that rely on them -- without
sacrificing performance. Thousands of enterprises, government agencies and
educational institutions in more than 70 countries worldwide rely on our
convergence, compliance and connectivity solutions to deliver
business-oriented, policy-based visibility and control of individual user
and application priority and security. The company's culture is centered
on the principle, "There is nothing more important than our customers."
Enterasys' standards-based, open-architecture approach to network security
offers a long technology lifecycle and significant operational and business
benefits, while reducing total cost of ownership. Information about
Enterasys' award winning, policy-enabled switches, routers, wireless
products, security software and services is available at www.enterasys.com.
About The Gores Group
Founded in 1987, The Gores Group, LLC is a private equity firm focused on
acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses which can
benefit from the firm's operating experience and flexible capital base. The
firm combines the operational expertise and detailed due diligence
capabilities of a strategic buyer with the seasoned M&A team of a
traditional financial buyer. The Gores Group, LLC has become a leading
investor having demonstrated over time a reliable track record of creating
substantial value in its portfolio companies alongside management. The
firm's current private equity fund has committed equity capital of $1.3
billion. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, The Gores Group, LLC
maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado and London. For more information,
please visit www.gores.com.
About Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC
Tennenbaum Capital Partners is a Santa Monica, California-based private
investment firm managing over $7.5 billion in committed capital in private
funds. The firm's investment strategy is grounded in a long-term, value
approach, and it assists -- both financially and operationally --
transitional middle market companies in such industries as technology,
healthcare, energy, aerospace, business services, retail and general
manufacturing. Tennenbaum's core strengths include in-depth knowledge of
equity and debt financing vehicles in the public and private markets, as
well as a thorough understanding of special situations. For more
information, please visit www.tennenbaumcapital.com.
Contact Information: Contact: Trent Waterhouse Enterasys Networks +1 978 684 1506 trent@enterasys.com Jackie Abramian BridgeView Marketing +1 617 584 2580 jackie@bridgeviewmarketing.com