Extreme networks summit x650 switch voted data centre product of the year
Two Powerful Enterprise Solutions, the Summit® X650 and Summit X450 10 gigabit and gigabit switches receive prestigious honours at the Network Computing Awards in London
Extreme Networks has recently celebrated its success at the Network Computing Awards 2009 after winning two major industry awards at a ceremony held at Guoman Tower Hotel in London. The Summit® X650 data centre switch was voted the Data Centre Product of the Year and the Summit® X450 family of switches won Infrastructure Product of the Year award.
The 2009 Network Computing Awards comprised of 24 categories to reflect the wide range of application areas that impact the modern day network. Extreme Networks is ideally positioned to address the growing needs of end users, connected edge devices and the various networking demands set by today’s dynamic organisations. Extreme Networks switching products were short listed as finalists in four separate categories, winning the Network Infrastructure Product of the Year and Data Centre Product of the Year categories against competition from the likes of Cisco and Juniper Networks.
“Winning these awards is a great honour and demonstrates our leadership in the field of data centre networking and infrastructure,” enthuses Extreme Networks Middle East & Africa Regional Director, Aziz Ala’ Ali. “In the current economic climate, end users are looking very closely at the investments they make and our Summit X650 and X450 products are ideally suited to meet the most demanding requirements of our Customers. Our solutions allow our customers to reduce cost through innovation, allowing them to solve today’s biggest challenge – doing more with less.”
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The Summit® X650 10 Gigabit fixed switch, is a “Top of Rack”
Ethernet solution supporting copper and fibre connectivity. The switch is purpose built to boost performance and change economics in data centres. It uniquely addresses the demands of high capacity network aggregation and data centre requirements efficiently by supporting wire rate 10-gigabit server and switch connections, delivering resiliency and by supporting multiple 10-gigabit interfaces.
The Summit® X450 provides end users with advanced convergence and resiliency features brought with the ExtremeXOS® modular operating system. This allows organisations to optimise the functionality of their networks and allow for high productivity while supporting all of their business applications and IP communications.
The readers of the magazine vote for the Network Computing Awards winners, with 2009 seeing a record number of entrants as well as voters registering their opinion for the best in class solutions for the networking industry.
“The Network Computing Awards were launched to recognise the products, services and companies that have particularly impressed readers of Network Computing, the UK's longest established computer networking magazine,” says Network Computing Awards Event Director, Dave Bonner. “2009 saw the 3rd annual Network Computing Awards take place, where more than 25,000 votes were cast.”
