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Broadcom now offers a quad-port 1Gb Ethernet (GbE) network interface card (NIC) for PowerEdge 12G rack and tower servers. It provides the high levels of performance, efficiency, and scalability for the enterprise data center. Designed for today's enterprise, the Broadcom 5719-based NIC adapter is the ideal solution for multicore servers, delivering full line-rate throughput across all ports. The adapter utilizes Broadcom's quad-port BCM5719 integrated controller to deliver lower power consumption and Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), reducing IT operation costs. Increasing application workloads are placing greater demands on enterprise networks, and the Broadcom 5719-based quad-port 1GbE NIC is the solution of choice for such environments, providing a reliable, high-performance, energy-efficient 1GbE connectivity solution.