Nortel extends Ethernet series

Nortel has unveiled the new Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 family to enable a cost-effective, flexible and reliable deployment of high-capacity, high-performance networks that provide critical competitive advantage for enterprises, reports FOX Business.

The line of high-end, stackable Nortel switches was designed and engineered from the ground up to be a break from the evolutionary approach to building data products to deliver real-time unified communications.

The five switches in the ERS 5600 series offer up to 18 times the stacking performance, up to twice the capacity, and up to seven-times the resiliency of the stackable switches from the primary competition, at a fraction of the expense.

Cisco has initiated a new channel programme for Australian resellers who cater for customers in the home and small office/home office market space, says CRN.

The Cisco Consumer Channel Network programme gives resellers benefits and incentives for selling the Linksys by Cisco product line of Connected Home Products.

Cisco home networking solutions include wireless routers, network storage, networked entertainment solutions, Internet cameras, adapters, home network management software and more.

Tatanet, a networking solutions provider with expertise in connectivity solutions and managed services, has unveiled the e-courier, a content delivery service that can be used to distribute content and data within a closed user group, states Enterpriser.

Offered on the VSAT network with multicasting ability, this service enables the subscriber to distribute security patches, software updates and content without the use of Internet.

This solution is considered to be of great service to extended network customers, banking customers, digital film distribution and digital signage.