Chelsio Incorporates In Japan

Chelsio KK Expects To Quickly Expand Chelsio 10Gb Ethernet Solutions in Japan and Throughout Asia

 SUNNYVALE, CA – April 17, 2012 – Chelsio Communications, a leading provider of 10Gb Ethernet Unified Wire adapters, ASICs and Unified Storage solutions, today announced it is significantly expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by establishing an office and incorporating in Japan.  Chelsio KK, located in Tokyo, has immediate plans to expand the market for Chelsio’s 10Gb Ethernet Unified Wire solutions into major markets in the region.

“The Asia-Pacific region in general, and Japan in particular, is an important emerging market for Chelsio 10Gb Ethernet solutions, and the establishment of Chelsio KK will enable the company to directly interact with the innovation hub within the region to develop and deliver high value solutions tailored to our customer’s needs,” said Kianoosh Naghshineh, president and CEO of Chelsio Communications.

“Formation of Chelsio’s Japanese operation is not only a further step in the company’s global thrust into the 10Gb Ethernet market, but it also underscores their commitment to the Japanese market.  We believe Chelsio has strong synergy with NTT group of companies and it leverages our relationship with Chelsio’s strategic partners,” said Masaaki Nogawa, president of NTT FINANCE.

Chelsio KK office in Tokyo

Chelsio KK
8F, Jowa Akasaka 1-chome Building
1-11-28 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0052 Japan
sales@chelsio.com

About Chelsio Communications, Inc.

Chelsio is a leading technology company focused on solving high performance networking and storage challenges for virtualized enterprise data centers, cloud service installations, and cluster computing environments. Now shipping its sixth generation protocol acceleration technology, Chelsio is delivering hardware and software solutions including Ethernet Unified Wire network adapters and ASICs.  Visit the company at www.chelsio.com.

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