…applications. In addition, enterprises would like to reduce network costssignificantly by consolidating bandwidth services to one or two service providers. Storage extension services offer service providers a means for new revenue and differentiation from other providers vying for the consolidated business. Challenges…

…(76%) of European IT directors believe that data storage is critical to enterprise business continuity. However, more than half (52%) of respondents surveyed don’t know or disagree that compliance is forcing the increased uptake of data storage networking. These statistics are amongst the latest…

…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 and deployment of commonly used storage networking components of information lifecycle…

At Storage Networking World Spring 2004, Ciena® Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN), a leading global provider of innovative network solutions, today announced the general availability of its newest generation CN 2000™ Storage Extension Platform. The CN 2000 platform now makes even more efficient use…

…service, 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…

Information is the lifeblood of financial services organizations, and inter-site storage connectivity is needed to backup data and allow remote locations to easily access current information. Many financial institutions have 24-hour, "follow-the-sun" operations in which customer service is transferred…

Remote data storage replication for Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) is required for agencies and municipalities to meet availability objectives and regulatory demands. While it is essential to implement a network-based replication solution for COOP, extending cost-effective applications between…

Remote data storage replication for Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) is required for agencies and municipalities to meet availability objectives and regulatory demands. While it is essential to implement a network-based replication solution for COOP, extending cost-effective applications between…

…, a subsidiary of China 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…

…network services provider to Eastern Ontario businesses and public-sector organizations, today announced the availability of a suite of SONET, WDM and storage extension services enabled by platforms from CienaÒ Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist. These services are designed to provide…