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Foundry Networks Accelerates
10-Gigabit Ethernet Adoption
Foundry Networks, Inc., a performance and total solutions leader for
end-to-
end switching and routing, announced breakthrough pricing for its complete
line of 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) products including existing FastIron
Enterprise switches, BigIron backbone switches and NetIron Metro routers.
Foundry offers the industry's broadest portfolio of 10GbE products and the new
pricing significantly increases 10GbE affordability and helps accelerate the
market adoption of the technology in enterprise, metro provider and Internet
service provider networks.
New 10 GbE US List Prices for current FastIron 400/800/1500 systems,
BigIron
4000/8000/15000 systems, and NetIron 400/800/1500 systems:
- $14,995 for 1-port 10GbE (LR optics included)
- $19,995 for 1-port 10GbE (XENPAK; optic not included)
- $29,995 for 2-port 10GbE module (XENPAK; optic not included)
The new pricing delivers 10GbE performance at less than $15,000 a port (US
list price), including optics, in Foundry's existing line of modular LAN
switches and Metro routers, making high performance end-to-end 10GbE solutions
affordable. Foundry Networks is the 10GbE market leader with more than 70
percent market share worldwide, according to a February 2003 market study by
industry research firm the Dell'Oro Group. More than 150 enterprise, metro
provider and Internet service provider customers worldwide have deployed
Foundry's 10GbE solution in their high performance networks, including the
London Internet Exchange (LINX), Canada's University Health Network, Walter
Reed Army Hospital and University of Southern California.
"As a market leader in high performance networking and a technology
innovator
which brought the first 10GbE product to market 18 months ago, Foundry
continues to lead in making 10-Gigabit Ethernet affordable," said Bobby
Johnson, president and CEO of Foundry Networks. "We led the migration of
Gigabit Ethernet to the mainstream market and we are now delivering
affordable, best-in-class 10GbE solutions to accelerate wide adoption of this
technology," added Johnson.
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