Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Foundry Jetcore in stock!!!! J-BxGMR4

Call now for pricing on Foundry Jetcore modules. These are very scarce in the secondary market. We offer units fully tested with 1-year warranties.

We can custom configure any Bigiron, Serveriron, and Netiron chassis.

Peter

415.626.4231 x224

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Lot of ServerIron XL means deals galore!

We recently got a bunch of clean, ServerIron XL (FCSLB16) in stock. The bad boys come with 16-ports, 400Mhz processor, 32MB System DRAM, Internet IronWare, 16-port 10/100BaseTX(RJ45), Console Cable, Rack Mount Kit. We are clearing these out at $2,900 for end-users with the above config. or you can get Dual AC ($200 extra), or upgrade to the 2GE ($300 extra).

Contact Charles@townsendassets.com for more information.

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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

5 Sexiest “Racks” in Networking

Maxim and others regularly post lists of sexy new gadgets ranging from cell phones to video game modules. We thought, hey why don’t we make a list of the sexiest networking hardware from the last few years. If you think we’ve missed a piece of gear, add it to the comments section!

1. Cisco Cataylst 6500 - With a name like Cisco, this full-featured hunk of burning love will keep you whispering her name long into the night. The scalabilty and flexibility of this unit are enough to blow the load of any lonely Network administrator. Her chasis can support up to 32 10-Gbps Ethernet ports! The overall attractiveness of the Catalyst 6500 lies in it’s performance and value. Fellas, this is truly the marrying kind.
   
   
2. Foundry BigIron 4000 - While this unit has been around the block, it’s a unit you can always call upon to get you through the tough times. For those that like ‘em small, her compact design packs nearly double the 10Gbe capacity of all competitors and looks great in a swim-suit. Even though she’s won awards, and been recognized by Network World as the best enterprise switch back in 2000, she’s never went Hollywood and aged gracefully into a grounded, reliable networking “partner.” This is the kind of gal, you can take home to mom.
   
   
3. Foundry FCSLB8 - Not your ordinary 8-port load balancer, this little baby keeps purring no matter how big a load you feed her! She symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm of an entire generation of data networking switches in two words, sung most famously by the IT professionals everywhere: Hummmmm Baby!
   
   
4. Foundry NetIron MLX Switching Routers – Turn-ons: long walks on the beach, picnics, data-redundancy, and Metro Networks. This gal lives life fast, and when I say fast I mean IPv4/IPv6 wire-speed MPLS routing capability. Is it getting hot in here, or is that just me? This baby can handle any packet throw it’s way, and with Terabit scale architecture this may be your first and last date with a network router.
   
   
5. Cisco AS5400XM Gateway – For some, this slender, sexy little thing may be out of their league. However, if you want a piece of real-deal network arm-candy that will make your co-workers green with envy look no further than the AS5400XM. This baby has a rack you wouldn’t believe (try not to stare), deploying more than 24 million voice gateway ports all running at a lower CPU than your last relationship. With the ability to manage an unbelievable amount of traffic, and make every call with crystal-clarity, you better cut to the chase, and put this hot little thing’s number on speed dial.

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Sunday, September 24th, 2006

VoIP Market Projecting Explosive Growth

BY 2009 THERE WILL BE AN ESTIMATED 24 MILLION VoIP USERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

The VoIP market is projected to continue growing at an explosive rate, reaching over $2 trillion by 2008. The number of VoIP providers also continues to grow, with well known brands such as MSN, AOL and GOOGLE jumping into the market with voice-enabled messaging services. While most providers don’t focus on providing pure-play VoIP strategies, each segment serves individual niches, delivering VoIP to different customers in unique and individual ways.

With a low cost of service delivery & increased competition, most pricing structures for VoIP services have declined considerably, while the number of VoIP subscribers continue to grow.

Foundry Networks unlocks the value of VoIP in a converged network by offering an expansive set of VoIP-ready networking solutions that deliver uninterrupted service quality, reliability, security, and compatibility for IP-based phones, video, and converged desktop applications.

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Friday, September 22nd, 2006

5 Ways to Protect Yourself From Buying Stolen Gear

Take it from someone with six years of experience in the secondary market for data networking gear; you’d be hard pressed to find a shadier spot beneath an old oak tree.

That’s not to say that trusted resellers don’t abound, just that the business of buying used gear is tricky as ever.

One of the challenges that resellers face every day in their quest to stock equipment at attractive rates is the proliferation of counterfeit and stolen gear. Like most resellers we’ve been burned a time or two. Like when the Department of Homeland Security showed up at our warehouse to repossess a few items, which had apparently been stolen from a military facility, it was a wakeup call that we needed to adopt some strict guidelines as to how we buy.

The following guidelines will ensure that your experience in the used market for data networking gear is a fruitful one.

1) Verify Serial Numbers– For large ticket items, it is advisable to check the item’s serial number with the manufacturers fraud department. This helps to ensure that the unit is not stolen.

2) Never pay cash – Because there’s no paper trail when a transaction is paid for with cash, use other methods of payment such as credit cards, checks, or bank transfers.

3) Always get a detailed receipt – Receipts provide evidence of a payment. In addition to using traceable payment methods, always get supporting documentation for every transaction.

4) Don’t buy high-end equipment from a private citizen. (Always buy from businesses) – While buying from an individual may sometimes be less expensive, it is much more difficult to track a person down if the item is either damaged or stolen.

5) If it looks too good to be true, it is! – Trust your gut. If someone is offering an item for substantially less than the market value, be wary.

A few years ago, I purchased a Cisco module from a guy off Craigslist. Figuring he didn’t understand market value I snatched the card and sold it to my customer for a healthy profit. The customer called me 3 week later for a replacement. The card had failed. Naturally, my supplier was long gone. The bottom line: You get what you pay for. If you’re in the market for used equipment, buy from a trusted source not from the trunk of a car.

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