SAN- Storage Area Network Switches Technology, News and Resources

VirtenSys unveils VIO switches
August 27, 2009 -- I/O virtualization switch vendor VirtenSys has announced the general availability of the VirtenSys I/O (VIO) 4000 series, the company's flagship line of PCI Express-based virtualization switches that pool I/O resources in virtual server environments.

Cisco speeds data over WANs with MDS upgrades
July 27, 2009 -- Cisco Systems is about to release a round of software upgrades for its MDS 9000 family of Multilayer Directors that improve data encryption and accelerate traffic over distances for IBM System z mainframe storage environments and open systems SANs.

IBM expands storage networking partnerships, product lines
July 23, 2009 -- IBM is beefing up its Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Ethernet networking portfolio through a series of expanded OEM partnerships with Brocade, Cisco, and Juniper Networks.

IBM to resell Brocade's IP networking gear
April 28, 2009 -- Brocade and IBM are expanding their decade-long OEM relationship beyond Fibre Channel SAN switches to include Brocade's full line of enterprise IP networking switches and routers acquired from Foundry Networks.

Cisco expands switch lineup
January 28, 2009 -- Cisco continues to push its unified fabric infrastructure products into the enterprise with a slew of additions to its Nexus switch family and enhancements to its Catalyst products.