Press Releases
2003
FORCE10 NETWORKS RECEIVES NETWORK WORLD'S PRESTIGIOUS BLUE RIBBON AWARD
MILPITAS, Calif., February 6, 2003 — Force10 Networks, Inc. today announced its E1200 switch/router has received the Blue Ribbon Award from Network World in its first hands-on testing of new 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches. Five vendors’ equipment were put through a comprehensive set of performance tests for Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet, and Force10’s E1200 was the only device to deliver true 10G bit/sec throughput with any frame size.
Force10’s E1200 won the Blue Ribbon Award based on the following test results:
- True 10-Gigabit per second performance for any frame size without packet loss
- Flawless backbone Link Aggregation delivering 30 Mpps across three 10-Gigabit Ethernet trunk ports
- Superior Quality of Service (QoS) policy enforcement on 10-Gigabit Ethernet links
- Only vendor to show 10-Gigabit Ethernet fail-over capabilities utilizing 802.3ad and OSPF
About Network World's Blue Ribbon Awards
Network World's Global Test Alliance tests hardware and software products of enterprise scope on a weekly basis. Network World's Blue Ribbon Awards are given to the top performer in comparative tests providing the winner earns a score higher than 3.5, on a 1-5 scale.
Network World's Global Test Alliance publishes the results of tests conducted on network products, including Ethernet switches, routers, wireless networking equipment, Web-site management software, VPNS, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, security appliances, storage hardware and software, enterprise network management tools, and server operating and servers. Test results are published each week in Network World, the Leader in Network Knowledge, and on Network World Fusion, the leading network information site for Network Leaders on the Web at http://www.nwfusion.com.
About Network World, Inc.
Network World, Inc., the Leader in Network Knowledge, empowers Network IT Executives through education, information and community. Network World is the leading provider of news, analysis, events and education on information technology. Network World publishes the leading newsweekly, Network World, hosts the most active online community, Network World Fusion (http://www.nwfusion.com), and produces educational seminars and events worldwide.
About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks develops high-performance data center solutions powered by the industry’s most innovative line of open, standards-based, networking hardware and software. The company’s Open Cloud Networking framework grants Web 2.0/portal operators, cloud and hosting providers, enterprise and special-purpose data center customers new levels of flexibility, performance, scale and automation—fundamentally changing the economics of data center networking. Force10 Networks operates globally, providing 24x7 service and support to its customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.force10networks.com.
Contact:
Michael Schoolnik
StoryPR on behalf of Force10 Networks Inc.
+1 415-674-3816
michael@storypr.com
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