News and Events

2005

PETER KIEWIT INSTITUTE INCREASES PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY OF ITS ADVANCED NETWORKS WITH THE FORCE10 E-SERIES AND S50 END-TO-END SOLUTION

MILPITAS, Calif., June 1, 2005 — Force10 Networks today announced that the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) at the University of Nebraska has deployed a combination of the E-Series and S50 in its advanced research networks and clusters to increase performance and reliability. The Institute leverages its networking resources to provide students with an innovative, state-of-the-art engineering and information technology program that promotes dynamic collaboration between academia and industry.

"PKI has built alliances between students, faculty and business leaders to better educate the engineers that will drive the development and deployment of next-generation technologies and networks," said Winnie Callahan, executive director of the Peter Kiewit Institute, home to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln's College of Engineering and Technology and the University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Information Science and Technology. "The Force10 E-Series and S50 play a crucial role in our vision, allowing us to build networks and computing clusters with the most advanced technology available today and giving students access to real world deployments."

To ensure that it is providing the most advanced technology to its students, PKI is deploying the Force10 E600 and S50 in its research network. With the compact form factor S50, PKI brings the reliability and performance traditionally associated with the core to the edge of its network. The S50 pairs with the Force10 E600, which delivers unmatched Gigabit Ethernet density, to provide a reliable and high performing end-to-end solution that connects the Institute's research network with its Sensor network and the Scott Technology Center. Additionally, the Force10 E300 is delivering the reliability and scalability PKI requires in its bioinformatics cluster to study a range genetic issues.

"By challenging the status quo and creating an environment that joins the most talented and motivated students with the resources of academia and business, PKI has developed a state-of-the-art approach to educating future generations of engineers," said Marc Randall, CEO and president of Force10 Networks. "With an end-to-end Force10 solution at the heart of its research network, PKI has the advanced foundation that will enable its students to study emerging technologies and architectures for tomorrow's networks."

In addition to the deployment, Force10 is further extending its relationship with PKI by acting as a business mentor for its students. In that role, Force10 will work with students, hold seminars and provide technical support for both PKI and the Scott Technology Center.

Force10 recently introduced the compact S50 switch, which extends reliability and performance from the core to the network edge. Combined with the Force10 E-Series, which features unmatched resiliency and scalability, the S50 delivers a high performing end-to-end network solution.

Contact:
Peter Ruzicka
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5151
pruzicka@force10networks.com

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Jennifer Arculeo
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5194
jarculeo@force10networks.com

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