…which traditionally makes up to 60 percent of the cost for the solution. Current storage extension solutions require the storage equipment to connect into a Storage Area Network (SAN) switch, a storage extension device, Ethernet/ATM switches, an external router, and finally to the service provider?s…

Ciena® Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that EMC Corporation will resell Ciena?s CN 2000(tm) Storage Extension Platform and ONLINE Metro(tm) Multiservice DWDM Platform through the EMC Select Program. The EMC Select Program facilitates enterprise customers? acquisition…

Features & benefits * Features connectivity extension for Mainframe, Open Systems and SAN/LAN extension over SONET/SDH, WDM or dark fiber * Functions with multi-protocols, including 1GbFC, 2GbFC, GbE, FICON, FICON Express (2G) and ESCON * Includes MAN/WAN Interfaces: DS3, OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4…

…’s CN 2000™ Storage Extension Platform and CN 2600™ Multiservice Edge Aggregator based on customer needs or additional service expansion.  “In addition to our reputation as a leading broadband data and network services provider, and the extensive reach of our fibre optic network…

…total residential and commercial customers, has deployed Ciena’s CoreDirector® Multiservice Optical Switches in the super headend of its San Diego network to interconnect two metro rings, each transporting multiple 10 Gbps circuits over DWDM. To interconnect the rings, Cox faced the cost and…

…Unicom, has selected Ciena’s CN 2600™ Multiservice Edge Aggregator (formerly known as ONLINE Edge) to support storage area network (SAN) extension for its data center disaster recovery and restoration plans.   “Zhejiang China Unicom’s next-generation disaster recovery…

…establish a new price/performance industry benchmark for SAN extension solutions used to support enterprise business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) applications. The alliance provides enterprises with additional options to extend SANs using a wide range of MANs and WANs, and gives organizations…

…storage area network (SAN) extension over metro WDM applications," noted Sterling Perrin, manager, Optical Networks, IDC. "SAN extension applications will be a major driver of WDM spending through 2008, particularly for large enterprises. Enterprises will continue to extend SANs across longer distances…

…networks (WANs) to support a variety of healthcare-related technology applications, including business continuity, HIPAA compliance, remote storage extension and picture archiving communication systems (PACS). HIMSS is a membership organization focused exclusively on providing leadership for the optimal…

…performance monitoring, automated service provisioning, outstanding SAN protocol transport solutions and protection management. "By implementing Ciena?s ONLINE Metro platform and ON-Center™ management software, KPN will ensure that its extension into Europe is fully supported by a strong network infrastructure…