This IDC study evaluates the performances of the top 5 LAN vendors in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region as well as discusses their markets of focus in the initial three quarters of 2004.

Grace Yeo, Research Manager, Communications Research, IDC Asia/Pacific, says, "To reduce the effects of declining selling prices, vendors are putting more features and functionalities into LAN switches. These include enhanced network management, VPN capabilities, and Layer 3?7 capabilities and power over Ethernet. In addition, successful vendors need to continually enhance the efficiency of their distribution channels, as well as to expand their market reach."