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Technology Stocks : Cabletron Systems (CS: NYSE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Verssen who wrote (6069)	5/10/1999 11:48:00 AM
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Nice breakout at 11 1/2 for CS....would like to see it test the high end of the downtrend line at 14.5 - 15... Not sure if breakout is related to new products or Spectrum spinoff possibility....comments? Lots of news out this morning, one of which is: >>05/10/1999 08:52 Cabletron Upgrades SmartSwitch Family to Support New Layer 4 (BusinessWire) LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999-- New SmartSwitch Modules and Firmware Upgrade Deliver Application-based Switching to More Than 10 Million Users Cabletron Systems [CS-news] today unveiled a new suite of modules for its SmartSwitch 9000 platform, as well as a cost-effective firmware upgrade path that enables application-based switching across its entire lineup of SmartSwitch 2000, 6000 and 9000 switching solutions. The new functionality cost-effectively extends Layer 4 features, enabling network managers to administer router-like control over their entire network from the wiring closet to the backbone. Unlike other vendors who require Layer 3 router configuration complexity to yield Layer 4 features, Cabletron delivers the flexibility of Layer 4 application control with the simplicity of Layer 2 switch forwarding. Additionally, Cabletron's SmartSwitches offer standards-based, advanced control of IP multicast , IP address protection, protocol types, broadcasting, filtering, security and prioritization. Cabletron's award-winning SmartSwitches and SmartSwitch Routers (SSRs) are integral to the company's newly announced SmartNetworking QoS initiative, which ensures consistent, predictable, policy-controlled delivery of business-critical data (see related news release, also dated 5/10/99). New Firmware Enables Next-Generation Features Cabletron's Layer 2 SmartSwitch 2000, 6000 and 9000 platforms are being firmware-upgraded to cost-effectively enable a host of critical Layer 3 and Layer 4 features, which will allow customers to unleash the potential of policy-based QoS in several ways, including: --Ensuring the delivery of voice or video traffic across a data infrastructure, --Creating authorized lists of senders and receivers for multimedia traffic, --Preventing unwanted protocols from entering the network, --Providing access control list security on switch ports, --Protecting critical server and router network addresses, and --Prioritizing e-commerce and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications. Michael Skubisz, Cabletron's chief technology officer, explains, "Cabletron has long had a proven track record of providing investment protection for our customers. Today's announcement further strengthens our commitment, as we help our customers take advantage of new industry features and functionality while at the same time avoiding costly forklift upgrades." Skubisz continued, "Additionally, Cabletron's SPECTRUM enterprise management platform helps customers mask the configuation and deployment complexity of QoS in a multivendor environment." New SmartSwitch 9000 Modules Deliver Optimum Performance Cabletron is also introducing a series of new, next-generation SmartSwitch 9000 modules that reinforce the company's commitment to deliver five times the performance at half the price per port every two years. The any-to-any distributed switching architecture of the SmartSwitch 9000 maximizes reliability and fault tolerance, while scaling performance in excess of 35 million pps throughput and 45 Gbps bandwidth, leveraging the 300 Gbps system capacity. The new module configurations allow for up to 336 10/100 ports or 56 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Flexible, high-speed interface modules (VHSIMs) provide connectivity to FDDI, ATM and Gigabit backbone technologies, as well as a variety of wide area and remote access technologies. Availability --9H532-17 16-port 10/100 TX with VHSIM uplink --9H532-18 16-port 10/100 TX with dual Gigabit GPIMs --9H532-24 24-port 10/100 TX --9G536-04 4-port Gigabit via GPIMs --9H531-24 24-port 100-Base FX MMF --9H539-24 24-port 100-Base FX SMF SmartSwitch 2000 and 6000 firmware upgrades are available immediately, at no charge, to customers with a Cabletron LANCare support agreement. The new SmartSwitch 9000 modules will be available to customers in the next 90 days, with pricing to be announced at that time. Please contact your Cabletron sales representative or authorized reseller for pricing. About Cabletron Systems Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of enterprise-class networking solutions, delivers dependable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist for the information age.Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at cabletron.com. --30--bh/bos* CONTACT: Cabletron Systems Ann Kelly, 603/337-2588 akellycabletron.com or Ruder Finn Nicole Peters, 212/593-6376 petersnruderfinn.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com (c) 1998 Business Wire