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Cisco Adds Some TopSpin To Their Line-up
By Chris Richardson
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2005-04-15
Yesterday, Cisco Systems announced their intentions to purchase TopSpin Communications, makers of server fabric switches, which allow multiple server connections onto a grid.
Once the connections are established, fabric switches help provide network and storage connectivity to the grid they are connected too. Acquiring a hardware utility developer such as TopSpin allows Cisco to offer a more complete solution to existing and upcoming customers.
Luca Cafiero, Senior Vice President, Data Center, Switching and Wireless Technology Group, Cisco Systems, offers:
"The widespread adoption of server architectures such as blades, grid computing, and clustered applications is driving an emerging market opportunity within the data center. As our customers build out these new computing environments, it is important that we deliver server networking technologies to fit their needs.
"By adding Topspin's server fabric switches and virtualization software, alongside our industry leading portfolio of Ethernet and SAN switches we are able to offer our customers compelling end-to-end data center switching capabilities."
Cisco will be acquiring TopSpin for a reported $250 million, while the deal is expected to be finalized by the fourth quarter of 2005.
About the Author:
Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest search news.
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