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Extreme Networks Adds Pair of Modular Switches
January 10, 2005 12:00 PM ET
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Aspen 8800 Series
Extreme Networks Inc.
Product summary: Santa Clara, Calif.-based Extreme today plans to introduce two modular switches with Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities. The Aspen 8810 includes 10 slots, and the Aspen 8806 has six. Extreme said the Aspen rollout adds a tier of switches below its BlackDiamond high-end line. The new devices are suited for use as access-layer switches for integrating wired, wireless and IP telephony deployments and as interconnects for high-performance computing clusters, the company said.
User experience: Welch Foods Inc. in Concord, Mass., has purchased two Aspen 8810s to use as core network switches that will work in tandem, with one redundant to the other, said Carmine Iannace, manager of IT architecture at the juice and jelly maker.
The switches, which are due to be installed within a month, will eventually be shifted to support a planned voice-over-IP system. But Iannace said that for now, their performance and high-availability features should let them function well in Welch's data center. "High availability in these switches is critical for us, since we support financials for manufacturing and other functions," he said.
Extreme "gave us a very aggressive price" on the Aspen switches, Iannace added. He wouldn't disclose the amount but said it was 35% lower than the cost of Catalyst 6509 switches from Cisco Systems Inc. that he also evaluated.
Extreme's Aspen 8810 switch
According to Tierney, HPTI has used Extreme's products for many years because the vendor's gear is both high-performance and inexpensive. "We want everything, and we want it really cheap," he said.
Analyst assessment: Josh Johnson, an analyst at Synergy Research Group Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz., said the Aspen line is based on a marketing and research collaboration with Avaya Inc., which offers voice switching products. "Very customer-friendly pricing is likely to help the Aspen," Johnson said.
Other vendors in the market: Cisco and Foundry Networks Inc., among others.
Pricing: Starts at $350 per port for Gigabit Ethernet functionality and $3,500 per port for 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
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