Cabletron is Number One in the High Speed Layer 3 Switching Market According to Gartner Group Dataquest.Business/Technology Editors ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000 For The Third Consecutive Quarter, Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. DataQuest has Named Cabletron Number One in the Low Blocking, High Performance Layer 3 Switch Market - a Technology Critical To Next Generation Internet See Internet2. Service Providers Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS) has been named the market share leader in the low blocking, high performance Layer 3 switching sector by Gartner Group Dataquest. This marks the third consecutive quarter that Cabletron has been ranked number one in market share in Layer 3 switching, a sector critical to next generation Internet Service Providers (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ), content hosting companies and e-business reliant enterprises. Fueled by the strong demand from the Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , Content Hosting, and Application Hosting organizations, the Layer 3 switching space is one of the fastest growing markets in all of data communication. Layer 3 switching technology provides the backbone for the next generation Internet, and is the enabling technology behind the emergence of multi-service networks that will deliver the convergence of voice, video and data. Gartner Group DataQuest estimates that the Layer 3 switching market should reach $13.2 billion dollars by the year 2003. The Gartner Group DataQuest's Quarterly Networking Market Watch: Local Area Network Equipment, Third Quarter 1999 report, released today, shows Cabletron with a market leading 28.5 percent share of worldwide revenues. &uot;The SmartSwitch Router has been successful because it solves specific customer needs. As the only multi-layer switch router that provides transparent load balancing across firewalls, it provides ASP's true scalability, and enables them to maintain ironclad ironclad, mid-19th-century wooden warship protected from gunfire by iron armor. The success of the ironclad when first employed by the French in the Crimean War sparked a naval armor and armaments race between France and Great Britain. security in the face of large traffic loads. As the only Layer 3 switch to combine full-function routing with sophisticated load balancing, it reduces the number of co-location and content hosting systems that ISP's must manage. In addition, the SmartSwitch Router is the only Layer-3 switch has a unique WAN capability-T1/T3, ATM and Packet over SONET A metropolitan area network (MAN) or wide area network (WAN) transport technology that carries IP packets directly over SONET transmission without any data link facility such as ATM in between. interfaces, eliminating the need for legacy software based routers in the enterprise.&uot; said Andrew Feldman, senior director of worldwide product marketing at Cabletron Systems. &uot;Cabletron's Layer 3 switches, the SmartSwitch Router family, has been critical to the expansion of our services,&uot; said Bob Froberg, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and senior vice president at Intellispace. &uot;This technology will be key in our build-out of metropolitan area networks throughout major cities in the United States and overseas. About Cabletron Systems Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scalable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Cabletron Systems products and services are used by leading Internet Service Providers including Earthlink, Intellispace and Cybertech Wireless, leading e-business retailers such as toysmart.com, government organizations such as NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and thousands of enterprise customers around the world. Cabletron Systems also supports a global network of Synergy Plus authorized distributors and resellers who deliver award winning technology and services in their regional markets. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S& 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at http://www.cabletron.com. |
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