3Com Switches
3Com has re-emerged as a player with serious enterprise focus that can offer a reasonably full line of solutions. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

Alcatel-Lucent Switching Portfolio (Alcatel Legacy)
Alcatel-Lucent offers a full line of Ethernet switching solutions from fixed configuration to modular to high capacity modular switches. (6/22/2007)

Price: $895

Cisco Ethernet Switching Solutions
Cisco’s wired Ethernet switching solutions are based on three premises that permeate its strategy. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

Enterasys Switching Solution
Enterasys offers a full line of modular, fixed, and enterprise high capacity switch routers for the enterprise customer. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

Extreme Networks Switching
Extreme Networks is a full-line Ethernet switch vendor with a reputation for high performance switching gear. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

Force 10 Networks Switches
Force 10 Networks is the newest player on the enterprise switching front. With the release of the latest products in its S-Series, Force 10 has now entered into the enterprise market with its trademark speed and density. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

Foundry Networks Switches
Foundry Networks is a performance oriented vendor that offers a full line Ethernet switching solution to both the large enterprise as well as the high performance/high density customer. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

Nortel Networks Switches
Nortel’s switching solutions are port diverse, offer various services modules, and the enterprise features required for a true Tier 1 player. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

ProCurve by Hewlett-Packard Switches
ProCurve by Hewlett-Packard is a value-oriented vendor that started out in the SMB/SME part of the market and has since grown its business to include the largest of enterprises. (6/24/2007)

Price: $895

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• Key Selection Criteria
  • High Availability
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