Silicom Announces Major Design Win for Security Appliances of Tier 1 Fortune 100 Server Manufacturer

– Revenues From This Design Win Expected to Reach $1M/Year; Relationship Offers Significant Potential for Additional Wins –

KFAR SAVA, Israel--()--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC)(TASE:SILC) today announced a significant Design Win with the security services subsidiary of one of the world’s largest server manufacturers, a Fortune 100 company. This Design Win for Silicom’s Ethernet multi-port server adapters has already started generating firm orders, and is expected to contribute revenues that will ramp up to approximately $1 million per year.

In parallel, the customer has begun evaluating additional Silicom products, including 10Gbps cards, “intelligent” products and SETAC-based solutions. These activities, coupled with the sheer size of this customer, lead Silicom to believe that the relationship represents the potential for a continuous strong flow of additional Design Wins in the future.

“We are very excited to announce this strategic Design Win, which positions Silicom as a strategic supplier to one of the server industry’s top-tier players,” commented Shaike Orbach, Silicom’s President and CEO. “Our success with this customer demonstrates the winning power of our differentiated positioning, including unique technology and products, super-responsive customization and support capabilities, and an unmatched understanding of the market’s true needs. Our continuous investment in these capabilities has built Silicom into the clear leader of the connectivity industry with a super-strong platform for future growth and achievements.”

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About Silicom

Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking solutions designed to increase the throughput and availability of networking appliances and server-based systems.

Silicom’s large and growing base of OEM customers includes most of the market-leading players in the areas of WAN Optimization, Security and other mission-critical gateway applications. Silicom’s products include a variety of multi-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapters, innovative internal and external BYPASS solutions and advanced Smart adapters, including SSL encryption solutions and Redirector adapters.

In addition, Silicom's patent-pending new SETAC (Server To Appliance Converter) product family is a unique solution that enables standard servers to be configured as network appliances with high-density front networking ports and no-hassle port modularity.

For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il.

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Contacts

Company Contact:
Eran Gilad, CFO
Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail:
erang@silicom.co.il
or
Investor relations contact:
Kenny Green / Ehud Helft
CCG Israel Investor Relations
Tel: +1 646 201 9246
E-mail : silicom@ccgisrael.com

Contacts

Company Contact:
Eran Gilad, CFO
Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail:
erang@silicom.co.il
or
Investor relations contact:
Kenny Green / Ehud Helft
CCG Israel Investor Relations
Tel: +1 646 201 9246
E-mail : silicom@ccgisrael.com