NETDEVICES TO PROVIDE BRANCH OFFICE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTEROPNET AT INTEROP LAS VEGAS 2006
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 1, 2006 - NetDevices, a developer of services gateway products for enterprise branch networks, announced today that it has been selected as the primary provider to enable multiple branch office locations in this year’s InteropNet at Interop Las Vegas. Given the growing importance of branch office networks for today’s CIO, the InteropNet will feature branch locations for the first time in the show’s history.
Interop Las Vegas 2006 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center from April 30 to May 5, 2006. The InteropNet, managed from three network operations centers (NOCs) on the show floor, is built in collaboration with hand-selected, innovative vendors and volunteers, who will come together to provide reliable, high-speed networking services to all Interop exhibitors, conferences, and meeting rooms.
Serving as a core infrastructure component within InteropNet, NetDevices’ SG-4 Services Gateways will manage WAN access, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, and QoS for the two branch offices on the show floor.
Tours of the InteropNet will be given at 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, and Wednesday, May 3. Tours will also be available at 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 4.
This year's InteropNet features 24 vendors and services, including AGN, APC, Apposite, Aruba, Avaya, CA, ConSentry, Coyote Point, Extreme Networks, Fluke Networks, Gigamon, GroundWork, IBM, Internap, Juniper Networks, MarquisNet, NetDevices, Network General, Network Physics, Qwest, Spirent, Splunk, Systimax, and Tandberg.
About NetDevices, Inc.
Founded in July 2003, NetDevices, Inc. provides next- generation products that simplify the multiple technologies found in remote enterprise networks. NetDevices’ services gateways unify multiple security and networking services into a single, highly available platform, while vastly improving manageability. Enterprises can significantly reduce their total cost of ownership while retaining flexibility, and increase the serviceability and reliability of critical branch services. NetDevices is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information on NetDevices, please visit www.NetD.com.
About Interop®
Interop®, now part of the CMP Media family of global brands, has led the revolution and evolution in IP networking for the past twenty years, and is dedicated to promoting and demonstrating the interoperability of the converged network, applications and devices to seamlessly exchange and use information to address the full range of business challenges facing IT organizations today and tomorrow. As the leading destination for technology buyers and sellers, Interop has fostered the growth and evolution of the IT industry for the past two decades, and remains the most anticipated and only comprehensive IT event. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop® provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop® Las Vegas will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, April 30-May 5, 2006, and Interop® New York 2006 will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, September 18-22, 2006. For more information about these events, visit www.interop.com.
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