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- SpringSource Enterprise Java Cloud Foundry mixes best of open source with PaaS for application lifecycle efficiency
- This is the clear path for open source and Java developers to the cloud. Microsoft will have its hands full just keeping the .NET developers and operators on the farm, so to speak. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., PaaS, Programming Languages, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- To the Moon: Boeing, the Rocket Foundry
- The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Boeing Co., S-IC, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-07-10
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company created
- AMD and a technology investment company backed by the government of Abu Dhabi have established a new semiconductor company that will manufacture AMD's advanced processors. The new company--currently known as "The Foundry Company"--will take over all of AMD's existing manufacturing facilities, including the two leading-edge fabs in Dresden, Germany, and...
- Tags: Asset, Foundry Networks Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Government, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Foundry Helps EEC Deploy Internal and External Network
- Located at Microsoft's corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, the Enterprise Engineering Center EEC is a state-of-the-art proving ground for the world's most complex computing environments. The EEC wanted to deploy a network that would give internal and external customers access to resources located within the EEC, as well as the...
- Tags: External Network, Foundry Networks Inc., Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Brocade to acquire Foundry in $3 Billion deal
- Brocade to acquire Foundry in $3 Billion dealEthernet Simplicity WinningThis acquisition confirms to me that Ethernet simplicity will be the long-term winner in the data center. http://blog.tmcnet.com/the-hyperconnected-enterprise/data-center/brocade-foundry-acquisition-confirms-ethernet-simplicity-will-win.asp
- Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, NETWORKING, Foundry Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Brocade to acquire Foundry in $3 Billion deal
- Brocade has said it will acquire Foundry Networks, a company that does enterprise and service provider switching and routing, in a deal valued at $3 billion. The acquisition, which still needs final approval, comes on the heels of corporate problems for Brocade, notably the criminal misconduct sentence...
- Tags: Stock Option, Foundry Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Backdating, Stock Options, Benefits, Investment, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- University Reduces Costs by Converging Network Services
- With six campuses, an ever-increasing student body, and advanced teaching and research facilities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University SJTU needed a network solution that could deliver multiple network services at a reasonable cost. SJTU wanted to minimize management - and cost - by converging different services on a single solution that...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Network, Network Service, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Networking
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Foundry and Q1 Labs Delivers Security Solution to Provide Better Event Management and Network Behavior Analysis
- The University of North Alabama serves 7,100 undergraduates as well as graduate students through its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Nursing and Health. The University wanted to continue to upgrade the network to support new applications and university initiatives, and allow greater visibility into the network and...
- Tags: Security, Foundry Networks Inc., Q1 Labs Inc., Network, Analysis, University Of North Alabama, Networking
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- aCerno Delivers Predictive, Targeted Ads to Online Buyers in Milliseconds
- aCerno delivers predictive targeted advertisements to online consumers as they are shopping. The company wanted to deliver predictive targeted advertisements to millions of online shoppers on the fly and process tens of millions of transactions daily in 150 milliseconds or less. The challenge was to build a network with 99.999...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Advertisement, aCerno, Service Level Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Foundry Networks and Impulse Point Deliver NAC Solution to Provide Endpoint Security Policy Management
- West Chester University was taking a phased approach to upgrading the campus network, the new solution had to coexist with the university's current equipment for some time, requiring a solution that could handle varying gigabit rates from 10 gigabit to 100 gigabit on the same switch. In addition, the school...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Network, Gigabit, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications, Security
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- RTL Online Manages Growth Surge and Traffic Storms With Foundry Networks
- RTL realized that to continue providing its customers with excellent quality of service, it needed a scalable solution that could exponentially increase future bandwidth on demand. After searching for a high-performance, scalable solution, the Dortmund-based software and systems house Comco AG delivered and installed two high-performance ServerIron load balancers from...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Leadership, Data Centers, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Cadence Design Systems Re-Designs Data Center With Foundry Networks
- Founded in 1988, Cadence Design Systems is the world's leading EDA technologies and engineering services company. Cadence Design Systems realized that consolidating resources in its data centers would go a long way toward reducing operational costs. By upgrading its network, Cadence could get the additional bandwidth it needed - and...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Data Center, Cadence Design Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- GameRail Gives Online Gamers a High-Performance Edge
- Missouri-based GameRail connects more than 34 million homes in the continental United States, Alaska, and Canada through partnerships with top national and regional DSL and cable broadband providers. The company wanted to deliver a flawless online gaming experience for customers and create a private bypass network to improve performance while...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., High-performance, Online Game, Games, Leadership, Cable, Personal Technology, Management, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2008-01-03
- Foundry Networks Stakes Claim on Property Asset Management Company
- Capital & Regional is a co-investing property asset management company with £6.5 billion worth of property under its management. The company wanted to centralize the majority of core business systems at a co-location center in East London operated by Interxion. The challenge was to ensure network uptime and reliability through...
- Tags: Asset, Foundry Networks Inc., Asset Management, Networking, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Foundry Sails Into Navy Systems Center Network
- This large government agency and its systems centers provide much of the tactical and non-tactical information management technology required by the U.S. Navy to complete its operations missions. Their one major concern was rogue devices. The IT team was unable to prevent users from connecting to the network because they...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Network, Strategy, Networking, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Foundry Networks Bridges the International Divide
- Niagara Falls is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque areas of North America. Niagara Falls Bridge Commission NFBC wanted to deploy a converged networking solution to consolidate the many types of data coming in to the NFBC's Operations Center and include advanced security features to keep this busy border crossing...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Cloud Computing, Networking
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- German Engineering Firm Makes the Call to Foundry for VoIP
- The TRUMPF Group is one of the world's leading production engineering companies. Getting VoIP up and running was not without its challenges. It was really quite an effort to make the existing network environment VoIP-compatible, so they quickly decided to seek new solutions and components. For the initial VoIP deployment,...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Network, TRUMPF Group, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- Foundry Power Unleashes Student Creativity at Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam
- Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam GLR wanted to give students the freedom and power to create with always-on, continuously upgraded graphic and multimedia technology. GLR sought a network solution that would provide more than maximum power. In addition to handling increasing bandwidth needs, the new network infrastructure would also have to meet...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Network, Networking
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- Rockford Health System Practices Good Medicine and Expert HCIT
- Rockford Health System RHS is the largest health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. RHS needed to replace its Cisco networking equipment because some devices were failing and the collapsed backbone design was outdated. The edge switches had become especially problematic as they had reached the end of their...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., Network, Rockford Health System, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2007-08-01
- Foundry and London Internet Exchange: Powering the Internet at 10 Gig Speeds
- The London Internet Exchange LINX, one of the largest Internet Exchange Points IXPs in the world, offers cost-effective Internet peering to content delivery providers and ISPs. To accommodate a burgeoning membership and rapidly increasing traffic volume, LINX needed to raise its bandwidth capacity. The challenge was to add more powerful...
- Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., BigIron RX, Ethernet, Network Technology, Internet, Networking
- Case studies 2007-06-01
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