Moving up the Value Chain: Silicom Introduces Patent-Pending SETAC – SErver To Appliance Converter - a Unique Solution for Network Appliances

Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC)(TASE:SILC) today introduced its latest new product family: patent-pending Silicom SETAC, SErver To Appliance Converter for providers of appliance-based network solutions. The Company also announced that a leading European provider of network security solutions has already committed to buy SETAC units, validating the concept.

Silicom has created the SETAC concept to eliminate the dilemma currently faced by network appliance providers in designing their Network Appliances. Before the SETAC, they were forced to choose between two limited options: 1) the use of a general server with standard add-on adapters, a configuration which assured server-grade reliability and a stable state of the art technology environment but sacrificed flexibility; or 2) the use of specific, appliance-oriented hardware solutions which allowed for superior flexibility and field-re-configurability, but not server-grade reliability and stable technology.

The use of SETAC joins the best of both worlds, enabling branded, high-technology servers to be configured as hardware appliances. This creates an ideal network appliance that combines server-grade reliability, front-end access, field-replaceable architecture and a stable state-of-the-art technology environment – all at a reasonable price.

“We are excited to introduce our new SETAC concept to an industry in need of better solutions,” said Shaike Orbach, Silicom’s President and CEO. “We developed the concept for this patent-pending idea together with some of our customers in the network appliance industry. Working closely with them, we have built a unique product that is a great solution for their own needs – and therefore, we believe, for the rest of our customers in this industry (a base of over 50 customers), as well as for new customers in additional market segments.

“As such, we expect SETAC to become a new driver for our revenues, and, eventually, to allow us to offer full Network Appliance Platform products for the first time. Encouraging initial feedback from the market leads us to believe that this new product line will help us build the Company to the next level.”

The SETAC product line includes SETAC converters (comprised of PCI-Express G2 adapter, cables and the Silicom backplane) that are used to interface with Silicom’s front loading I/O Express Modules. Leveraging a standard server’s configuration, the SETAC products are installed via a simple procedure which facilitates the placing of Silicom’s I/O Express Modules into the server’s “hot-swap” hard drive slots.

About Silicom

Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance server/appliances networking solutions. The Company's flagship products include a variety of multi-port Gigabit Ethernet, copper and fiber-optic, server adapters and innovative BYPASS adapters designed to increase throughput and availability of server-based systems, WAN Optimization and security appliances and other mission-critical gateway applications. For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il.

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