Mar 30, 2005 : Force10 Unveils New IDC Switches

📅 March 30, 2005 - Force10 Networks (force10networks.com -> hostinger.com) announced on Monday that it had introduced the Gigabit and 10 Gigabit models of its S50 Ethernet data center switches.
 The Force10 S50 delivers line-rate high density Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet to the server edge of data centers, with a single rack unit S50 supporting 48 line-rate 10/100/1000 ports and two optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The company says the Force10 S50 has 20 percent more switching capacity than other comparable solutions and includes resiliency features, core-like reliability and stability in a stackable, compact form factor. Force10 says the S50, similar to the company's Terra-Scale E-Series, delivers the high-density throughput necessary for network operators to process more traffic on a single system, simplifying the network and reducing costs.  "The S50 is an ideal complement to Force10's product line that provides an end-to-end solution by leveraging the tremendous success of the TeraScale E-Series in the data center core, where reliability is essential," says Andrew Feldman, vice president of marketing at Force10 Networks. "With the S50, managers can build into the server edge of their data centers the density and resiliency features typically found in the core, increasing reliable performance and the value of the data center as a strategic asset." Force10's customers include Google, IBM, Sun Microsystems and Dell.