----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck's Long Road" To: Sent: 31 August 2002 12:30 pm Subject: Re: Views on Extreme networks? [7:52432]
> Extreme is a large player in the service provider market. They also have a > line of access switches. They are non blocking wire speed. Some of their low > end line is L3 capable. One selling point is an "IOS like" CLI. Another of their selling points (as of approximately 10 months ago) is that ALL of the offerings in their 3 main product lines (pick a ski equipment vendor of your choice) are L3 capable and non-blocking. They did lose a potential selling point by conforming to relevant CPs (current practices) in developing a proprietary L2 failover mechanism and thereby complicating phased integrations cisco style. During the past couple of years, it hasn't proven too difficult to beat cisco pricing (YMMV, based upon organization size & pre-existing business relationships), but Extreme seemed determined to undercut all. Additional data points confirming, denying or redirecting this contribution are most welcome. > > I've been to a couple of their SE training labs. The stuff seems pretty > nice. I can't comment on pricing. I just don't have the information handy. > > On the high end, with their architecture being wire speed non blocking, you > don't have to fool around with SFM's and fabric-enabled versus > non-fabric-enabled cards, the way you have to with Cisco. > > Probably the best thing for you to do is hit the Extreme website, find out > who your local sales team is, and contact them. Extreme is becoming very > aggressive in the lower end markets, and heir teams will be happy to set you > up with some training and some sales materials. > > HTH > > -- > TANSTAAFL > "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" > > > > > ""suaveguru"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > hi anyone > > > > heard of Extreme networks ? I heard they are > > leveraging on Ethernet technologies over IP ? Is it a > > good skill to pick up? > > > > > > regards, > > > > suaveguru > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=52451&t=52432 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
