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Topspin and Sumitomo Join Forces to Provide Clustering Solution to Japanese Market

Posted on: Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 06:00 CST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2003--

Sumisho Electronics to Distribute Topspin Switched Computing

Products in Japan

Topspin Communications, the leader in Switched Computing solutions, today announced that Tokyo-based Sumisho Electronics Co., Ltd. (SSE), a subsidiary of one of Topspin's strategic investors, Sumitomo Corporation, will distribute Topspin's products in Japan.

Topspin's products allow customers to build high-performance computing clusters with industry-standard servers. Leveraging the InfiniBand standard, these products interconnect servers into a flexible fabric and then seamlessly provide access from that fabric to Ethernet- or Fibre Channel-attached network and storage resources. SSE is one of Japan's top high technology distributors, with a focus on high-performance engineering, corporate management and network solutions.

"Topspin is the market leader in InfiniBand technologies," said Dan Mikogami, operating officer, and assistant general manager of the Business Solution Unit at SSE. "By delivering a single, programmable 10Gbps fabric that can switch all types of networking and storage data, we believe Topspin will enable end users to dramatically reduce TCO, and rapidly deploy and scale resources on demand to match business and application requirements."

Under the agreement, SSE will market and distribute Topspin's switched computing products to end customers, distribution channels and strategic OEM partners throughout Japan, including:

-- Topspin 360 -- The company's flagship switched computing

system and the first solution that allows customers to create

virtual computers from pools of industry-standard processor,

storage and I/O building blocks

-- Topspin 90 -- The industry's only 1U, entry-level, intelligent

InfiniBand switch with built-in expansion capabilities for

LAN, WAN and SAN connections

-- Fibre Channel Gateway -- The Fibre Channel Gateway aggregates

and virtualizes Fibre Channel connectivity for server

clusters, improving SAN scalability, reducing management pain

and increasing data availability

-- Ethernet Gateway -- The Ethernet Gateway extends the value of

server clusters to the rest of the enterprise by providing

seamless connectivity to existing IP networks

"Establishing a presence with SSE in Japan represents a significant milestone in Topspin's development, and will help propel us into our next stage of growth," said Patrick Conte, vice president of sales at Topspin Communications. "SSE is the recognized leader in offering high performance computing solutions in Japan and contributes significant expertise in building and marketing next-generation clusters that help dramatically improve business performance."

About Sumisho Electronics Co, Ltd.

Sumisho Electronics Co., Ltd. ("SSE", President and CEO Yasuyuki Abe), an integral part of Sumitomo Corporation's information technology group companies, has been introducing and providing the most advanced systems with first-rate technical support since its inception. SSE focuses on three business areas: Engineering Solutions, to create integrated digital manufacturing; Business Solutions, to support innovation of corporate management systems; and Network Solutions, to enhance corporate information infrastructure. SSE is devoted to solve various problems of our clients by providing comprehensive system solutions in these business areas. Founded in 1975, SSE is one of the foremost IT Solution Providers in Japan and a public company whose stock is listed on JASDAQ. Consolidated Gross Revenues of the company in fiscal year 2002 were JPY487 million and the company has 841 employees as of March 31, 2003.

About Topspin

Topspin is a systems company that provides the foundation for switched computing, a new computing model enabling industry-standard computing resources to be rapidly deployed to match the dynamic needs of business applications. Topspin delivers a compelling return on investment by improving server and network utilization, promoting resource flexibility, and dramatically reducing equipment and management costs. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Topspin has assembled a first-rate management team and world-class investors, blending together a wealth of experience in the four key technology areas that converge on the enterprise data center-server, storage, networking, and applications. Additional information is available at www.topspin.com or by calling 1-866-TOPSPIN.

(C) Copyright 2003, Topspin Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Topspin is a registered trademark and the Topspin logo and Topspin Switched Computing System are trademarks of Topspin Communications, Inc. Other company, product, or service names are the property of their respective owners.

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