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| NetXen's Intelligent Network Interface Chip NetXen, Inc. has brought the industry closer to widespread 10GbE deployment with the launch of its multi-protocol, intelligent network interface controller product family. Top-tier system suppliers, including HP and IBM, plan to incorporate NetXen's Intelligent NIC technology in products currently under development. The datacenter is undergoing a major evolution. Blade servers, server consolidation and the convergence of network fabrics at 10 Gigabit speeds are driving an exponential increase in both data volumes and protocol complexity. Against this backdrop of escalating network processing demands, IT managers must address the challenge of system power consumption and cooling. NetXen's Intelligent NIC is an elegant, cost-effective solution that alleviates these problems while scaling datacenter performance. The NetXen Intelligent NIC products are the first dual-port 10 Gigabit solutions on the market, and the first to offer native PCI-Express (PCIe) support. They are software- and firmware-upgradeable, unlike existing hardwired solutions, which enable server systems to readily evolve with changing market needs and adapt to different datacenter workloads. This offers IT managers greater flexibility and investment protection in an ever changing climate. Key features of NetXen's Intelligent NIC: - Provides an integrated solution with dual 10GbE and native PCIe functionality - Drives system efficiency and performance by offloading multiple network protocols simultaneously - Enables datacenter consolidation and virtualization - Uses an operating-system-agnostic approach to protocol offload - Evolves to meet changing IT requirements through its adaptable firmware-based implementation - Achieves high throughput and low latency suitable for clustering and storage applications - Enables datacenter performance to scale while increasing power efficiency. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |