4 ""Kevin Cullimore"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > ----- 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
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