ADC to Showcase 10 Gigabit Ethernet Technology at Interop 2008.

Live Demonstration Using ADC CopperTen Solutions Featured at the Ethernet Alliance Booth

MINNEAPOLIS -- ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) (www.adc.com) today announced that it will be showcasing its TrueNet([R]) CopperTen([R]) technology at the Ethernet Alliance([R]) booth #1567 at Interop 2008 in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, April 27-May 2. At the booth, the company will be participating in an interoperability demonstration featuring 10GBASE-T active equipment from a host of manufacturers running over ADC's CopperTen four-connector 100 meter augmented Category 6 channel.

"10 Gigabit Ethernet technology is designed to allow data centers and enterprise networks to increase scalability and improve throughput performance," said Jaxon Lang, vice president Global Connectivity Solutions Americas for ADC. "As a leader in structured cabling solutions, ADC provides a highly reliable, environmentally friendly, end-to-end system that meets the unique needs of next-generation network infrastructures and ensures optimal network uptime."

ADC's entire CopperTen line, part of the TrueNet Structured Cabling System, meets both the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA) and the International Standards Organization's (ISO) newly ratified Augmented Category 6 (Category 6a) cabling standards. It also features both a 20-year product warranty and a 20-year Zero-Bit-Error warranty. In addition to Ethernet Alliance booth participation, ADC's other data center and enterprise solutions will be on display at the company's booth #2225, also at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

About the TrueNet Portfolio

The TrueNet Structured Cabling System, a highly reliable, end-to-end system, is designed to meet the unique network infrastructure needs of enterprises, backed by the industry's only true Zero Bit-Error Warranty that guarantees signal integrity and network throughput. Featuring proven cable, connectivity, and cable management solutions for Fiber, 10 Gigabit Ethernet over UTP, and Category 6/5e from the data center to the desktop, TrueNet is installed in high-performance networks worldwide. Learn more about these solutions at www.adc.com/truenet.

About ADC

ADC provides the connections for wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world. ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) has sales into more than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com.