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Enterasys Networks(R) (NYSE: ETS), the Secure Networks
Company(TM), today introduced the Matrix X-4, a secure core router
with a compact form factor to meet the needs of the small to mid-size
enterprise market. The X-4 is the latest innovation in the Matrix X
family of secure core routers that Enterasys began shipping earlier
this year.
In the third quarter of 2005, Enterasys won a multimillion-dollar
deal from the German National Railway centered on the Matrix X-4. The
sale included 24 X-4 systems along with SecureStack B2 secure edge
switches and related services. The X-4 accounted for more than half of
the revenue from the sale.
Offering unrivalled performance, capacity and functionality, the
Matrix X family of core routers extends Enterasys' Secure Networks
leadership to the critical aggregation point at the network core.
Designed to support multiple applications and services--including
converged voice, video and data--the unique architecture of the Matrix
X combines groundbreaking terabit capacities, carrier-class high
availability and embedded security features to form the industry's
most powerful and secure core router.
The X-4 offers the same industry-leading hardware and software
platform resiliency as the larger Matrix X-16 and X-8 platforms. Its
per-slot performance capabilities are identical to the larger models
but in a much smaller footprint. The X-4 uses the same system
components and input/output modules (IOM) as the other Matrix X
platforms and runs the complete Enterasys networking software suite.
"The Matrix X-4 brings the unmatched secure core routing
capabilities of the Matrix X family of routers to a much broader range
of enterprises," said John Roese, chief technology officer of
Enterasys Networks. "As enterprises add more business-enhancing
applications to their networks, the core is the critical aggregation
point of these new applications and services, making it the target of
existing and emerging threats that can bring down the entire network.
The X-4 delivers industry-leading performance and port density to
handle the largest application demands, along with support for policy
management. Its carrier-class availability ensures consistent,
on-demand service across the enterprise."
Matrix X Secure Core Router Capabilities
Key features and capabilities of the Matrix X family of secure
core routers include:
-- Three chassis variants--4-slot, 8-slot and 16-slot with
support for modular Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabet Ethernet
I/O modules
-- Supports more than 2.5 Terabits of switching capacity
-- Supports up to 64 10-Gigabit Ethernet and 1024 Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces in a single rack
-- High availability designed for no single point of failure and
Enterasys' unique software recovery mechanisms
-- Virtual output queuing architecture supports more than 8,000
queues in the system, providing an unequalled level of
quality-of-service support--even when the network is hit with
security threats and attacks
-- Future I/O module and switch fabric upgrades deliver unrivaled
investment protection
-- Native IPv6 and MPLS ready
Pricing and Availability
The Matrix X-4 is available now from Enterasys and its worldwide
distribution partners. The X-4 offers the industry's most affordable
entry price for a secure core routing platform. U.S. list pricing
begins at $29,995 for the X-4 starter kit.
The Enterasys Secure Networks Advantage
Enterasys' industry-leading Secure Networks technology and
solutions provide the highest level of embedded infrastructure
security available today. Secure Networks delivers the most granular
level of security, providing visibility and control down to the
network device, individual user and application level, which enables
enterprises to quickly and easily detect, assess, locate and protect
against attacks. This unmatched security comes from the integrated
policy-based management software architecture that works with the
embedded security capabilities Enterasys designs into its entire
product line. Enterasys' unique architectural approach offers
significant operational and business benefits, unmatched by vendors
that add hardware or software to multiple network access points in an
attempt to increase security. In fact, Secure Networks technology can
even make networks with competitors' equipment more secure.
About Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks is the Secure Networks Company, providing
enterprise customers worldwide with the industry's most up-to-date
portfolio of edge-to-core networking products, solutions and services,
with award-winning policy-based security capabilities embedded in the
infrastructure. For more information on Enterasys Secure Networks and
the company's comprehensive wired and wireless products, visit
www.enterasys.com. (ETS-P)
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