"Full spectrum of networking gear to shine at N+I"
"In advance of the Las Vegas show, 3Com Corp. and Intel Corp. this
week introduced new switches, while Intel and Cisco Systems Inc.
debuted Gigabit Ethernet networking products. At the chip level,
Adaptec Inc. and Jato Technologies Inc. are readying silicon that
promises to make all that equipment run more efficiently."
"3Com will target SMEs (small and medium-size enterprises) with two
new products. The Santa Clara, Calif., company defines SMEs as
organizations with 25 to 2,500 users.
Leading off will be the SuperStack II Switch 3800, which houses 24
10/100M-bps ports and one Gigabit Ethernet port. The SuperStack II
Switch 9000, meanwhile, will include eight Gigabit Ethernet ports. Both
support Layer 3 routing switch technology and will be available next
month. The 3800 will list at $9,975, or about $399 per port, and the
9000 will list at $14,995, or about $1,875 per port, officials said.
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