Cable & Wireless to Deploy Gigalabs Switching Solutions; GigaStar Super-Fast Switching Platform to Support CWIX's Internet Exchange Platform.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1996--GigaLabs, Inc., today announced that Cable & Wireless Internet Exchange See IXP and NAP. (CWIX CWIX Cable & Wireless Internet Exchange ), a Vienna, Va.-based Cable & Wireless business unit that is establishing the first globally deployed Internet exchange platform, will deploy GigaLab's super high-speed switches on its network. "GigaStar(TM) provides CWIX with a totally scaleable solution allowing us to grow our capabilities as overall Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. grows without incurring major, upfront capital costs," said George Vinall, general manager at CWIX. "For us, GigaStar offers the price-performance we demand to provide our customers with high-bandwidth Internet applications and capacity." The GigaStar family of products includes a platform of super-fast switches which typically are ten times faster than high-end switches generally available today. The GigaStar platform also protects users' investments by providing a modular upgrade path to as much as 53 Gbps on the switching backplane An interconnecting device that has sockets for printed circuit boards to plug into. Passive and Active Although resistors may be used, a "passive" backplane adds no processing in the circuit. as the network scales. Drawing from a strong legacy in supercomputing technology, GigaLabs specializes in the design and manufacture of very high speed switching and interconnection products. The company's mission is to be the leader in any-to-any power switching for LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. environments. Cable & Wireless is one of the world's leading international providers of telecommunications services. The Cable & Wireless Group operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. With its own network of fiber-optic and land-based cable links connecting the world's principal business centers, Cable & Wireless is well positioned to serve the communications needs of international business customers. Additional information about the Cable & Wireless Internet Exchange (CWIX) can be accessed at http://www.cwix.net. Founded in 1988 as Input Output Systems Corporation, GigaLabs is well known in the supercomputer world for its reliability and expertise in gigabit switching in the most demanding networks. The company's client roster includes AT&T, Batelle, Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. , Fujitsu, Hitachi, Jet Propulsion Laboratories “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. , Lockheed, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform , Raytheon, Silicon Graphics, Shell Oil, and Westinghouse, among other Fortune 2000 companies. Today GigaLabs is leveraging its supercomputing expertise and adapting its technology to deliver gigapower to the enterprise LAN. Customers wanting more information about GigaLabs or the GigaStar product line can contact the Sunnyvale, Calif., headquarters at 1-800-LAN-8120 or 408-481-3030. Or visit the GigaLabs World Wide Web home page at http://www.gigalabs.com. -0- Editors Note: GigaLabs will be announcing and demonstrating its new products this week at Networld+Interop, in Atlanta at booth 1901. CONTACT: CWIX Sheila Blackwell, 703/734-4474 Sheila.Blackwell@cwi.cablew.com or Gallagher PR Kevin Gallagher, 510/743-7830 kevin@gpr.com |
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