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Gartner Global Campus LAN Magic Quadrant 2008

GartnerThe Gartner Magic Quadrant offers a visual snapshot of a market's direction, maturity and participants. The value of the Gartner Magic Quadrant is that it is well-understood throughout the IT world. The report provides an easy to understand market overview representing complex data gained through rigorous and independent research. The LAN switching market is mature; however, its importance is increasing, as enterprises move toward a secure, collaborative workplace and Ethernet takes over more data center functions. During the past two years, four key, largely product-related attributes have emerged that drive nearly every LAN upgrade:

  • Support for an open, standards-based platform for convergence applications
  • Ability to embed security in the LAN infrastructure
  • Support for increasingly large, scalable data centers
  • Ability to drive innovation to support a long-lived, cost-effective infrastructure
Gartner Global Campus LAN Magic Quadrant
Strengths
Continued investments in sales and marketing have allowed Foundry Networks to capitalize on the early indicators of market traction Gartner observed a year ago. Revenue has increased substantially, and we continue to see this vendor mentioned in the shortlist discussions of a growing number of clients.
Continued expansion of the workgroup switching line (to include more PoE options, including a cost-effective, full-power option) has allowed Foundry to offer a more complete product line. It is getting more traction for offering complete solutions, rather than being just a high-end LAN-core provider. This vendor is well-positioned for open convergence opportunities.
Outstanding customer support remains a strong attribute that is repeatedly mentioned by Foundry customers.
This is an extremely well-run organization, as demonstrated by sustained profitability and significant financial resources that ensure long-term viability.

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  • Pavel Radda
    Foundry Networks
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    Foundry Networks
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