Dell today introduced its line of PowerConnect network switches to the EMEA region, including SA. They are designed for the growing demand from small to large enterprise customers for reliable networking products at affordable prices.
The family of local area network (LAN) switches, which is available from today, offers customers outstanding performance and reliability and also enables them to buy Dell networking products along with Dell servers, desktops, notebooks and storage products.
A network switch connects a LAN, sending information directly to the computer for which it is intended, without broadcasting it to all systems on the network. The PowerConnect family of switches is ideal for businesses connecting client workgroups to servers or establishing LANs in branch offices. The launch will be supported with a heightened press and promotional campaign throughout EMEA targeted at small and medium businesses, as well as large enterprises.
"Both our large and small customers say they want affordable networking products that are easy to install and manage," said Sean Wainer, enterprise product manager of Dell South Africa. "Standards have emerged in Ethernet networking technologies and Dell has leveraged those standards to provide our customers with flexible, reliable products at what we believe is the best value in the industry."
A family of values
Products in the PowerConnect line are as follows:
2000 Series - `unmanaged` plug-and-play simplicity
* PowerConnect 2124 has 24 ports of Fast Ethernet connectivity, plus one Gigabit Ethernet up-link. PowerConnect 2508 is an unmanaged switch with 8Gb Ethernet ports. Both offer plug-and-play simplicity, wire-speed performance, enhanced availability, and high performance workgroup connectivity, and are ideal for organisations that need simple, fast server or workgroup aggregation. PowerConnect 2124 is priced at R4 990 and PowerConnect 2508 is priced at R7 590.
* PowerConnect 2024 and PowerConnect 2016 are unmanaged switches providing easy and affordable Fast Ethernet connectivity for growing businesses. PowerConnect 2024 is priced at R3 290 and PowerConnect 2016 is priced at R2 490.
3000 Series - Managed fast Ethernet w/Gigabit uplinks
* PowerConnect 3024 is a managed workgroup switch providing Fast Ethernet ports and 2Gb Ethernet copper ports. It also has 2 GBIC slots, supports stacking using built-in Gigabit stacking ports and provides various advanced switching features. The PowerConnect 3024 can be managed via a Web browser, console or SNMP and is priced at R9 790.
* PowerConnect 3248 delivers a high-performance, rack-dense switching solution with advanced management features to meet the needs of medium organisations. It supports open industry standards including quality of service (L3/L4-aware), multicast support, link aggregation, dynamic VLAN configurations, and Gigabit Ethernet uplinks via integrated copper ports or SFP transceiver slots (transceivers optional). It can be managed via an industry-standard CLI, remotely using an embedded Web server or by employing SNMP-based management applications and is priced at R20 190.
* PowerConnect 3048 is a versatile, manageable, and high bandwidth switch with 48 Fast Ethernet ports with 4 wire-speed Gigabit Ethernet uplinks for server/storage connectivity and/or aggregation to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone. It can be interchangeably stacked with 3024, up to 144 Fast Ethernet ports, and has optional fibre media support for Gigabit-speed connectivity over longer distances. It is priced at R17 590.
5000 Series - Managed all-Gigabit Ethernet
* PowerConnect 5224 is a managed all-Gigabit switch featuring 24Gb Ethernet copper ports plus 4Gb interface converter (SFP) slots, (fibre transceivers optional), providing flexibility between copper and fibre cabling. It supports several advanced switching features such as virtual LAN and Class-of-Service and can be managed via a Web browser, console or simple network management protocol (SNMP). PowerConnect 5224 is priced at R34 990.
Reliable service and support
Dell PowerConnect switches are backed by Dell`s comprehensive service and support, including standard 3 Yearnext Business Day swap out support, upgradeable to 2x7 Same Day Warranty. As with all Dell products, customers can reach Dell technical support by phone or at www.dell.co.za. To place an order or to get more information about PowerConnect, visit www.dell.co.za/networking.
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