SANTA CLARA, Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced it will highlight its high-performance computing (HPC) market leadership by participation in SC08's SCinet network as well as exhibiting next-generation HPC solutions in booth #1141 at the Austin Convention Center from Nov. 17 to Nov. 20. Foundry's presence reinforces its supercomputing focus to create a high-performance, flexible and efficient network architecture to deliver core, aggregation and edge services with compelling financial economics, energy and rack space efficiency.
Built each year for the show, the SCinet networking infrastructure provides a high-performance, production-quality network with direct wide area connectivity that enables attendees and exhibitors to connect to the Internet and other networks worldwide. SCinet connects multiple 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) circuits to the exhibit floor that link the convention center to research and commercial networks around the world. SCinet is powerful enough to transfer more than 100Gbps of data in just one second to allow revolutionary applications and experiments.
As in years past, Foundry is an integral part of SCinet's success with the company's products used throughout the network. Foundry's BigIron RX backbone Layer 2/3 switches are being used as core switches for Layer 2 traffic from the show booths to a specific Ethernet WAN. Foundry's NetIron XMR backbone routers are being positioned out in the show floor acting as routers connecting booths for Layer 3 traffic. In addition, Foundry's FastIron Edge X advanced Layer 2/3 switches will be used in the network operations center network to manage and control the routers and switches in the SCinet network.
In addition to SCinet participation, Foundry's Bill Ryan will present with Dwight McKay of Purdue University on how Foundry partnered with the University to build the largest Big Ten supercomputer, capable of 60 teraflops, in a day. The session will take place on Wed., Nov. 19 from 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. in Exhibitor Forum Session Room 12A/12B.
"We are pleased to continue our HPC market leadership with our participation in SC08 and SCinet," said Ken Cheng, vice president and general manager for Foundry's High-End and Service Provider Systems Business Unit. "As an integral component of SCinet, through innovative activities with Purdue University, and our constant product leadership, Foundry continues its momentum as a true pioneer and performance-oriented visionary in the HPC space."
As part of the SC08 20-year celebration, Foundry will be displaying a one-of-a-kind George Lucas-signed Foundry gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch in the lobby history museum. The switch was selected to be part of this exhibit since it was the first GbE switch in the industry and was used by Lucasfilm in one of the first HPC networks using a GbE fabric. Using Foundry's switching technology, Lucasfilm has produced such blockbusters as the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises as well as worked on other major movies, such as Iron Man and Transformers, through its subsidiaries Industrial Light and Magic among others.
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro and core routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynet.com.
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