SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc.
(NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers
innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers,
today announced the launch of the new NETGEAR ProSafe® Next-Gen
Edge M5300 series, a family of top-of-the line stackable managed
Gigabit switches that satisfy 10-Gigabit Ethernet backbone
requirements and provide a resilient, future-proof access layer.
The switches deliver line-rate performance for virtualization or
convergence with two embedded 10-Gigabit uplinks, 10 Gbase-T (RJ45)
and SFP+ (fiber), and two additional 10-Gigabit I/O bays for uplink
or stacking. In an industry-first, NETGEAR is offering customers an
easy path to upgrade from Gigabit Layer 2+ models to full Layer 3.
As new applications and network requirements are added, the
affordable upfront costs and the upgrade path to Layer 3 make it
easy for customers to protect their investment.
NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 switches feature virtual
chassis stacking technology with 48 Gbps interconnect per switch to
simplify network operations, and meshed stacking provides
multi-resiliency and advanced load balancing capabilities. The
modular main power supply and hot-swap redundant power
supply/external power supply (RPS/EPS) capabilities ensure that
networks operate at industry-leading high availability to support
mission-critical applications.
Mid-sized organizations, hospitals and schools today have the
same bandwidth needs as large enterprises. With the wide adoption
of virtualization, the convergence of audio, video, and data and
the rapid proliferation of bandwidth intensive applications, the
widespread deployment of Gigabit to the desktop has become a
bottleneck for any network access layer. High-performance
connectivity enabled by 10-Gigabit Ethernet has made it the de
facto solution for supporting bandwidth-intensive business
applications such as desktop and workstation data workload
aggregation, IP voice and video applications and vertical industry
applications, such as digital imaging for healthcare and
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series, consisting of
fully managed Gigabit Ethernet switches with embedded 10-Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity, are a reliable, affordable and simple
solution for any mid-sized organization considering 10-Gigabit
Ethernet backbone architectures. As components of converged voice,
video and data networking solutions, the switches deliver a
resilient access layer in server rooms for virtualization, campus
LAN environments and commercial buildings. Virtual chassis stacking
technology, including meshed stacking, scales both the entire
network's performance and its redundancy.
The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series enables
successful 10-Gigabit Ethernet deployments with advanced features
such as integrated security, high availability, delivery
optimization, enhanced manageability and support for new
applications:
- 10-Gigabit virtual chassis hardware stacking technology and
10-Gigabit distributed link aggregation scale both the entire
network's performance and its redundancy.
- NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 switches working with
servers benefit from greater bandwidth capacity with active-active
teaming (link aggregation control protocol [LCAP]) and load
balancing.
- Redundancy is assured by distributing multiple connections
across the stack, which acts as a single logical switch that is
transparent to the server and aggregation switch.
- Thanks to virtual chassis stacking, IT administrators can
easily add more ports to the switch fabric, simplifying management
and increasing network resiliency.
"NETGEAR's new line of fully managed switches are ideal for
growing organizations with evolving networking requirements," said
Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst with Infonetics Research.
"With a long list of standard features, including PoE+ and
10GbaseT, and the ability to upgrade to layer 3, these switches
allow organizations to adapt as their requirements become more
complex."
"The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 Gigabit series is the
ideal access layer for campus and enterprise networks with
10-Gigabit Ethernet backbone requirements. The switches deliver
pure line-rate performance for virtualization or convergence,
without the exorbitant acquisition and maintenance costs of
solutions offered by legacy big IT networking vendors. The NETGEAR
ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series combines the latest advances in
hardware and software engineering for higher availability, stronger
security, better scalability, better usability and greater energy
efficiency," said Laurent Masia,
product line manager for managed infrastructure, NETGEAR commercial
business unit.
Pricing and Availability
The NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300 series will be
available from authorized NETGEAR channel partners worldwide:
- M5300-28G, 24 ports Gigabit, Layer 2+ software package,
GSM7228S-100NAS: USD $2,270
- M5300-52G, 48 ports Gigabit, Layer 2+ software package,
GSM7252S-100NAS: USD $3,650
- M5300-52G, Layer 3 license upgrade for M5300-28G,
GSM7228L-10000S: USD $660
- M5300-52G, Layer 3 license upgrade for M5300-52G,
GSM7252L-10000S: USD $1,250
- M5300-28GF3, 24 ports Gigabit Fiber, Layer 3 software package,
GSM7328FS-200NAS: USD $2,930
More Information
Learn more about the NETGEAR ProSafe Next-Gen Edge M5300
series at www.netgear.com/managed/m5300. To learn more about other
new NETGEAR consumer products and services, please visit
www.netgear.com.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company
that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and
service providers. For consumers, the company makes high
performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage
and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and
their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides
networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and
complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service
providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their
customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven
technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and Powerline, with a focus
on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in
approximately 32,000 retail locations around the globe, and through
approximately 42,000 value-added resellers. The company's
headquarters are in San Jose,
Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is
an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available at
http://www.NETGEAR.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect
with NETGEAR at
http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
© 2012 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo and ProSafe
are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in
the United States and/or other
countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or
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Information is subject to change without notice. All rights
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically,
statements concerning NETGEAR's business and the expected
performance characteristics, specifications, reliability, market
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following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of
NETGEAR's products may not meet the price, performance and ease of
use requirements of customers; product performance may be adversely
affected by real world operating conditions; failure of products
may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user
data; new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge
the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR's products; the
ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology;
the impact and pricing of competing products; and the introduction
of alternative technological solutions. Further information on
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and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks
and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part II - Item
1A. Risk Factors," pages 45 through 63, in the Company's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2012, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 8,
2012. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly
any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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