Almost GBP 400,000 Expected to be Saved in Power and Support Costs Over a
Five-Year Period
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and LONDON, Dec. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry
Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for
end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that NTT Europe Online, a
global leader in data center services, has selected its data center switching
solution, the BigIron(r) RX Series, as part of a data center upgrade in Paris
and Madrid. In this multi-phase project, NTT Europe Online will provide its
customers with high-speed switching capabilities that support complex network
infrastructures, managed services, hosted applications and cope with huge
volumes of event-driven online traffic.
NTT Europe Online builds complex network infrastructures for flagship customers
who rely on the company to deliver zero downtime, continual access to
resources, and deliver managed services. As part of an infrastructure upgrade
to gain performance and operational efficiencies, NTT Europe Online deployed
the BigIron RX Series backbone switches in the two data centers due to ease of
management and interoperability with existing data center equipment. Multiple
BigIron RX-16 and BigIron RX-8 switches have been installed at both locations
for high-performance aggregation and backbone switching to provide network
resilience with Ethernet connectivity and lower operational costs.
NTT Europe Online is part of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
(NTT), the world's second largest telecom provider with operating revenues near
$100 billion and providing services in more than 200 regions worldwide. NTT
Europe Online's solutions include high-quality voice, data and IP services
throughout Europe and managed applications, such as CRM systems, security,
storage and 24/7 monitoring. NTT Europe Online's customers include household
names, such as the Union of European Football Association (UEFA), Arsenal
Football Club, Aviva, Gumtree.co.uk and various public sector organizations and
government entities.
"We wanted to upgrade our network and future proof it for the next five to
seven years, so it was essential that we had high-speed Ethernet connectivity,"
said Craig Pennington, vice president of operations, NTT Europe Online.
"Reducing power consumption was another consideration and, with costs
increasing year-on-year, we wanted to manage this as much as possible. Foundry
really won out on reduced power consumption. Many vendors make claims about how
much power and space they can save, but Foundry really delivers on its promise.
Based on the savings we have already seen, we are forecasting an overall saving
of GBP 380,000 in power and support costs at both data centers over the next
five years."
Pennington continued, "In addition to saving on energy, the BigIron RX switches
also allow us to save on physical space in the data center. The nature of our
business means that all equipment we have in our data centers must be revenue
generating equipment."
Foundry's(r) BigIron RX switches support mini-RJ21 connectivity for up to 1,536
GbE ports per system, resulting in a dramatically lower number of switches
needed in an 'end of row' design than would be traditionally used in a similar
set-up by other vendors. Deploying Foundry's solution means NTT Europe Online
will use only 10 switches, compared to 130 using equipment by competitors in a
five row, 12 rack (per row) installation, for a substantial decrease in support
and ongoing operational costs.
Scalable to over two billion packets per second, the BigIron RX Series is one
of the most powerful Ethernet switch families in the industry. It incorporates
the latest advances in switch architecture, system resilience, Quality of
Service (QoS) and security in a family of modular chassis that set
industry-leading benchmarks for price/performance, scalability and total cost
of ownership (TCO).
"NTT Europe Online is a leader in data center services, dedicated to providing
the best service in the industry," said Ken Cheng, vice president and general
manager for Foundry's High-End and Service Provider Systems Business Unit. "It
deals with huge volumes of traffic on a daily basis and Foundry is helping to
underpin its business offering. We are pleased to be an integral networking
solution for NTT Europe Online's infrastructure."
About NTT Europe Online
NTT Europe Online provides managed hosting, security and application management
services to businesses globally. These services provide the reliability,
availability, security and scalability needed to underpin business success
online. NTT Europe Online is certified to ISO27001 for Information Security
Management and, as part of NTT Communications, has the global reach and scale
to support businesses of all sizes. NTT Communications is the global data and
IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader, Nippon Telegraph &
Telephone Corporation (NTT). For further information visit
www.ntteuropeonline.com
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic
management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone
switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro
and core routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro
service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities,
entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing
companies. For more information about the company and its products, call
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NTT Europe Online Upgrades Data Centers With Foundry High-Performance Networking Solution
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