Up and Down the Network Stack

Solarflare Extends its Reach to Customers: 10GbE Adapter+Switch Bundle with Force10

Force10 Networks, Inc., a leader in high-performance data center networking, today announced that it has entered into a joint marketing agreement with Solarflare, a leader in high-performance, low-latency 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) server adapters and software, to bundle Force10’s S4810 top-of-rack (ToR) data center switch with the Solarflare SFN5122F Enterprise dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) SFP+ server adapter and the Solarflare SFN5162F Midrange dual-port 10GbE SFP+ server adapter providing customers with an end-to-end solution for 10GbE networking. The bundles are available through Force10’s authorized distributors, Avnet and Synnex, in Europe, US, and Canada.

For more information, see     http://www.force10networks.com/news/pressreleases/2011/pr-2011-08-09.asp

Guest blog by Bruce Tolley, Solarflare

CBOE Chooses Solarflare to Power its Options Exchange

The largest US options exchange – the Chicago Board Options Exchange – has chosen Solarflare and Arista to support next-generation technology for high frequency trading on its CBOEdirect platform. CBOE technologists led the collaborative design effort with Arista and Solarflare to deliver significant performance enhancements to their trading platform.

For more information, see:

http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/12479-solarflare-technology-supports-chicago-exchange

Guest Blogger: Bruce Tolley