Brocade has announced innovation in the campus LAN market with the introduction of the company's vision for The Effortless Network. This vision is based on the new Brocade HyperEdge technology, which is designed to deliver new levels of automation and simplification of the campus LAN lifecycle - with significant cost savings and investment protection. Brocade also introduced two additions to the Brocade ICX switch family to support the company's advancements in campus LAN technology.
The new stackable access switches join the recently released Brocade ICX 6610 Switch. The entire family of Brocade ICX switches is ready for HyperEdge technology, enabling customers to effortlessly upgrade their networks as their needs evolve. As a result, customers can be confident that the switches they are deploying today will deliver all of the benefits of HyperEdge technology well into the future.
"Organizations today are increasingly relying on advanced enterprise communications solutions – such as video, real-time collaboration and unified communications – to increase productivity and reduce costs. These applications require a solid networking foundation to deliver the seamless user experience that consumers expect. As Microsoft continues to drive next-generation communication technologies forward, it's apparent that Brocade is focused on powering these new applications with innovative campus LAN solutions optimized to ensure highly reliable and scalable enterprise-class communications deployments," said Warren Barkley, General Manager, Lync, Microsoft Corporation.
