Blade Watch

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AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NetEffect, the leader in high-performance, low-power Ethernet connectivity solutions, today announced the formation of a multi-tier channel program serving the increasing demand for 10Gb Ethernet solutions in the data center. The company also announced new channel program participants: Verari Systems, the premier developer of powerful, flexible and scalable platform-independent rack and blade computing solutions; Concurrent, a leading provider of real-time Linux® operating systems, software and integrated computer solutions for mission-critical applications; and Western Scientific, a global provider of high-performance computing and storage solutions.

The NetEffect channel program consists of systems integrators (SIs), value-added resellers (VARs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Channel partners such as Verari, Concurrent and Western Scientific will expand the reach of NetEffect into a wide range of data center applications, bringing vertical industry knowledge and complementary products and services to bear on customer problems.

“After evaluating a number of providers, we found NetEffect to have superior technology, and have chosen NetEffect’s 10Gb accelerated Ethernet adapters for use within our rack and blade systems for the most demanding customer environments in industries such as financial services, oil and gas, and media and entertainment,” said Dave Driggers, Founder and CTO, Verari Systems. “NetEffect’s unique high-performance, low-power 10Gb Ethernet adapters and mezzanine cards for rack and blade systems offer one of the industry’s best building blocks for high-density scale-out/cluster computing.”

Very cool, 10GB Ethernet is increasingly important in hpc and virtualization solutions, offering more 10GB Ethernet based solutions highlights the business case for the technology and brings more opportunities for users to choose from.

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