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ORIGIX Launches Ethernet Services
In Minneapolis
ORIGIX CORP. announced the introduction of GigaNet Ethernet services in
Minneapolis, for the first time giving Minnesota businesses access to the
fastest, most reliable data communications technology available.
"ORIGIX is the first company in the state to deliver high-speed metro
Gigabit
Ethernet," President and CEO Doug Ruth explains. "Our GigaNet services define
the convergence of IP, data, media streaming and storage for the Twin Cities.
The network is simple and very scalable, allowing our customers to increase
bandwidth on the fly and eliminate the need for long- term, fixed-pipe
contracts."
With speeds of a Gigabit per second (Gbps) and beyond, the firm's new
GigaNet
service is more than 22 times faster than a DS-3 connection and more than 667
times faster than a T-1 line. At maximum bandwidth, the system can transfer
more than a billion bits of data per second.
"ORIGIX GigaNet provides us with a reliable, scalable solution to support
our
mission critical applications at a cost-effective price," says Glen Kragness,
Director of Technology for the Minneapolis-based law firm Dorsey & Whitney
LLP.
GigaNet is dynamically scalable, which means it's easy to increase or
decrease
bandwidth in 1 Megabit per second (Mbps) increments with no service
interruption. This eliminates the need for businesses to be locked into fixed
amounts of IP bandwidth that can be underutilized.
The scalability of GigaNet provides the varying amounts of bandwidth
required
by Dorsey & Whitney's new document management system, Mr. Kragness explains.
Traditional systems can't provision changes in bandwidth that quickly.
"It is a lot of bandwidth for the money," Mr. Kragness adds. GigaNet is
more
economical because businesses pay only for the bandwidth used and ORIGIX's
dedicated optical network eliminates expensive local-loop charges.
GigaNet's point-to-point Ethernet delivers unparalleled connectivity with
"latency" (that's the time it takes data to move through the network) of less
than 5 milliseconds. That exceptional speed, combined with the virtual local
area networks (LANs) and storage area networks (SANs) it creates across
metropolitan areas, also makes GigaNet a reliable, cost-effective choice for
remote data storage and business continuity services.
ORIGIX's GigaNet network is integrated with its Optimized Network Access
Point
(ONAP) that ensures optimal routing of IP traffic to multiple Internet
networks, providing up to 30 percent greater efficiency for Internet access.
ORIGIX leverages Sockeye Network's Global Route 3.0 service to optimize the
upstream IP traffic. Whether a business uses a quarter Mbps of bandwidth or a
Gigabit of bandwidth, the IP traffic is optimized.
Route optimization was important to Dorsey & Whitney, Mr. Kragness says,
because it increases reliability and reduces the firm's need to contract with
multiple IP carriers.
Riverstone Networks Inc. and ORIGIX began to architect the Gigabit Ethernet
network in early 2002. ORIGX has deployed Riverstone's RS 3000 and RS 38000
Gigabit Routers to "light" its fiber terminations in selected downtown
Minneapolis buildings.
About ORIGIX CORP.
Minneapolis-based ORIGIX CORP. was the first company in the state to offer
dedicated Gig E networking, providing Minnesota businesses with value-priced,
high-performance data communications and off-site storage/disaster recovery
solutions that rival the most advanced technology available anywhere.
The network delivers superior speed, performance and cost-effectiveness by
combining proven Ethernet technology with ORIGIX's optimized network access
point (ONAP). The combined services provide superior data-carrying capacity
and the fastest, most reliable network access in the market today. Additional
in formation about ORIGIX is available at www.origix.net.
About Riverstone Networks
Riverstone Networks, Inc. provides carrier class solutions for mission
critical networks. From the metropolitan edge to the campus network,
Riverstone's advanced technology delivers the control and reliability
carriers, government organizations, educational institutions and large
corporations require. Worldwide, operators of mission critical networks trust
Riverstone.
For more information, please visit www.riverstonenet.com.
About Sockeye Networks
Sockeye Networks is the leading provider of route optimization services.
For
enterprises and service providers with more than one connection to the
Internet, GlobalRoute reduces network management and infrastructure costs,
optimizes network performance to improve user experience, and mitigates the
risk of Internet outages, enabling businesses to confidently depend on the
Internet for mission-critical applications. Privately held, Sockeye has raised
$40 million in equity financing.
For more information visit www.sockeye.com.
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