SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IT managers
are in need of an easier and faster way to manage the 8.4 billion
connected devices expected to overload networks with data this
year, according to Gartner. To address the time constraints and
resources spent on managing complex networks, Extreme Networks,
Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) today announced the launch of Extreme Automated
Campus™, a cost-effective alternative to outdated traditional
networking solutions that delivers plug-and-play simplicity and
true business agility. The solution comes within just two months of
Extreme closing on its acquisition of Avaya's networking business,
and combines Avaya's field-proven Fabric Connect infrastructure,
Extreme's industry-leading Extreme Management Center ™
and Extreme's top-ranked support services to eliminate
networking complexity, increase security and deliver increased
visibility into the network.
Now with over 1,500 unique deployments, spanning every industry,
Fabric Connect has been proven to deliver 11x faster time to
service, 7x faster mean time to repair and provide a 100% reduction
in outages as a result of human error, according to Fabric Connect
Customer Experience Research Report. With this announcement,
Extreme wired and wireless edge products have been integrated into
the Fabric Connect architecture, giving customers greater choice on
how they evolve their network edge. Additionally, Avaya's
networking portfolio has been integrated into Extreme Management
Center, bringing a unique 360-degree view of the network, users,
devices and applications for actionable business insights.
Also available are two new fabric enabled hardware platforms for
high performance 10/40/100 Gigabits per second aggregation and core
networking. The first is the VSP 8600, an innovative small 7RU form
factor core chassis with over 21 Tbps of switching capacity. The
other is the VSP 8404C, a 2RU modular core form factor with four
pluggable slots providing for highly flexible deployment options.
Finally, to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, the
end-to-end solution is supported by Extreme's top-ranked services
and support organization.
Key Facts:
- The enterprise market's only fully-automated end-to-end
campus solution: Extreme is introducing a consistent
policy-based, fabric-enabled architecture extending from core to
wired/ wireless edge – enabling true dynamic services through a
suite of zero-touch policy and networking features.
- Enhanced security through frictionless hyper-segments:
Extreme's Automated Campus leverages hyper-segments – which contain
breaches and isolate and protect critical applications, information
or users – for heightened security. These hyper-segments can be
implemented with greater ease and far greater scale than
traditional networking technologies. Centralized, intuitive,
role-based policies control user and device access to
hyper-segments.
- 360-degree visibility: Extreme's Automated Campus
solution is unique in its ability to provide a true 360-degree view
of the network (wired and wireless), users, devices and
applications – with context and scale – through integrated
management, analytics and policy. IT managers can create
centralized policies for as many as 200,000 users and devices and
gain actionable insights with customizable signature sets for more
than 7,000 applications. Additionally, through open APIs, Extreme
Management Center integrates with third party solution providers so
that customers can orchestrate workflows based on third party
alerts, providing a holistic and programmable solution.
- First-person resolution: Underlying the end-to-end
solution is Extreme's top-ranked 100% in-sourced support and
services, according to Gartner's Peer Insights, with a first-person
resolution rate of over 90 percent.
Executive Perspectives
Dan Dulac, Vice
President, Product Management & Solution Strategy,
Extreme Networks, Inc.
"When we acquired Avaya's
networking business, we promised to deliver a stronger combined
value proposition that leveraged each company's core strengths that
would best serve customers. The introduction of our first
integrated solution delivers on this promise just two short months
following the close of the acquisition. We developed Extreme
Automated Campus to give both Avaya and Extreme customers the best
of both worlds by providing a leading end-to-end software-driven
solution from the core to the wired /wireless edge – and in this
case, an automated, secure, policy-enabled campus architecture that
is easy to manage."
Craig Mathias, Principal,
Farpoint Group
"Traditional networks are often very complex
to manage and can waste the already constrained time and resources
of IT and network managers and operations staff. Extreme Automated
Campus puts organizational goals first with simplified network
management. This launch also reflects Extreme's remarkable progress
in integrating Avaya's products and technology into their
already-impressive products and services portfolio. We expect
Extreme to continue to grow market share and advance their
newly-minted position as the third largest vendor in the networking
industry."
Mark Starry, CTO, Concord
Hospital
"We consider the network in the same critical
category as electricity, oxygen and water. It needs to be
available 24x365. Fabric Connect has provided us with a secure,
self-healing, highly available network that enables us to serve our
patients effectively in our complex paperless environment. We
are looking forward to the latest innovations from Extreme, namely
the VSP 8600 and Extreme Management Center, in order to increase
capacity and scale within our core and to provide increased
control, visibility and management of the end-to-end network."
David Raftery, Managing
Partner, Integration Partners Corporation
"As a long
standing Avaya partner, we were excited to learn that a quick
integration and seamless transition for legacy partners were top
priorities for Extreme. The Automated Campus demonstrates how
Extreme's existing and acquired technology truly complement each
other. By combining the best of both portfolios, we're confident
that Extreme's Automated Campus will bring our customers the
security, visibility and simplicity they need to successfully
manage their networks."
Additional Resources
- Extreme Automated Campus Product Page
- Webinar: A Practical Approach to Bringing Automation, Security
& Efficiency to Your Network
- Extreme: The New Triple Threat Blog
- Automated Campus Solution Video
- Avaya Fabric Connect Product Page
- ExtremeManagement Product Page
- Extreme Management Center 8.0 Press Release
- VSP 8000 Series Data Sheet
- Extreme Acquisitions & Integrations Page
- Connect with Extreme via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn
and Google+
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements in this
release, including those concerning the Company's ability to
integrate Avaya, Inc. and Extreme Networks, Inc. solutions to
deliver an automated campus architecture that eliminates networking
complexity, increases agility, augments network security and
optimizes end users' quality of experience are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
release. Actual results or events could differ materially from
those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result
of certain factors, including: the effectiveness of our solutions
as compared with our customers' needs; a highly competitive
business environment for network switching and software equipment;
the possibility that we might experience delays in the development
or introduction of new technology and products; customer response
to our new technology and products; and a dependency on third
parties for certain components and for the manufacturing of our
products.
More information about potential factors that could affect the
Company's business and financial results is included in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, without limitation, under the captions: "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," and "Risk Factors". Except as required under the
U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Extreme
Networks disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements after the date of this release, whether
as a result of new information, future events, developments,
changes in assumptions or otherwise.
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks,
Inc. (EXTR) delivers software-driven networking solutions that
help IT departments everywhere deliver the ultimate business
outcome: stronger connections with customers, partners and
employees. Wired to wireless, desktop to data center, on premise or
through the cloud, we go to extreme measures for our customers in
more than 80 countries, delivering 100% insourced call-in technical
support to organizations large and small, including some of the
world's leading names in business, hospitality, retail,
transportation and logistics, education, government, healthcare and
manufacturing. Founded in 1996, Extreme is headquartered
in San Jose, California. For
more information, visit Extreme's website or call
1-888-257-3000.
Extreme Networks, ExtremeWireless, ExtremeManagement,
ExtremeAnalytics, Extreme Automated Campus and the Extreme
Networks logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks
of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries. Other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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