Taipei, Taiwan, 25 October, 2005 -- Moxa Networking Co., Ltd., one of leading providers of industrial Ethernet solutions, is launching its new EDS-726, a 26-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch that delivers high performance, manageability, and flexibility with unparalleled investment protection. Designed with versatility and expansiveness in mind, the modularity and scalability of the switch is well suited to a wide range of harsh industrial applications.

Moxa EDS-726 Series' modular design lets you install up to 2 Gigabit ports and 24 fast Ethernet ports by choosing from five 1-port Gigabit modules, with copper or fiber optic connectors, and eight 4-port Fast Ethernet modules with copper or fiber optic (SC/ST) connectors. For convenient viewing from all vertical angles, EDS-726 features a 60-degree tilted LED panel that displays the port's status and activity. Also available are a plug-able Compact flash for configuration back-up, a heat sink on the back panel for increasing system stability, and intelligent network management that supports QoS, IGMP Snooping/GMRP, VLAN, LACP, SNMP V1/V2C/V3, and RMON(Available soon).

High Speed, Gigabit Ethernet Redundant Turbo Ring (recovery time < 300 ms)
Increasing the speed of your network backbone connections is more imperative than ever before. Moxa EDS-726 , which comes equipped with a redundant Gigabit Ethernet Turbo Ring, gives you a flexible, yet high-speed Gigabit Ethernet network. If a connection failure occurs, the data path will automatically change over within 300 ms to the backup path to maintain nonstop running of the Turbo Ring. The switch also supports the standard IEEE network protocol—RSTP/STP (802.1W, 802.1D)—that allows switches from different manufacturers to work together.

IEEE 802.1X Enhances Network Security
Moxa EDS-726 supports IEEE 802.1X (Port-Based Network Access Control) to control network access and enhance user authentication. Users must log in to gain access to the port. Authentication is done using the local user database or an external RADIUS server.

Intelligent Switch to Optimize Network Performance
EDS-726 meets your management needs with advanced features that include QoS for increasing determinism, IGMP Snooping and GMRP for filtering multicast traffic, VLAN and GVPR for easing network planning, LACP for optimum bandwidth utilization, SNMP V1/V2C/V3 for different levels of network management security, and RMON for efficient network monitoring. You will have no trouble configuring your network for maximum performance and reliability.

"On the factory floor, modularized Industrial Ethernet devices can save customers a large amount on inventory cost. They can use only those modules that they need, and also store spare parts more effectively and properly. EDS-726 series is a more flexible yet economical solution for storing spare parts," said Vincent Liu, product manager for Moxa Networking. The switch is currently undergoing final testing at Moxa headquarters, and will be ready to ship by the end of June of this year.

Notes to Editors:
Moxa Networking is part of the Moxa Group, a conglomerate that manufactures device networking products for industrial automation. Information about all Moxa products, which include industrial Ethernet switches, serial device servers, multi-port serial cards, and embedded device servers, is available on the Moxa Group's corporate website at www.moxa.com . You may also contact Moxa Networking directly by email at info@moxanet.com , or call +886 (2) 2910-1230.