The deployment of solutions with 40GbE ports are emerging as the switch inter-connect of choice for the private data center and the hosted cloud.

The Dell’Oro Group announced earlier this year that Extreme Networks was a market leader in market share in modular 40GbE switches and second in overall 40GbE. In its latest reoprt the Group reported that the 40GbE BlackDiamond® modular switches from Extreme ranked #1 worldwide in product revenue and the combined BlackDiamond and Summit® switching products ranked #2 last quarter.

The Dell’Oro Report market reports following the recent Lippis Test Report results that showed the BlackDiamond X8 switch tested 3-10 faster than other network vendors. The Extreme Networks core fabric switch also had the lowest latency (of 2.3 microseconds for 64 bit frames) and lowest energy use (5.6 watts per port) of any core products in the test. The BlackDiamond X8 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2012.

Imerja is an Extreme Networks Gold Partner.

For more information on how Imerja can assit you in the design, deployment and support of leading switch technology from Extreme Networks please contact us at [email protected].

Want to win the Information Security game?

There’s an element of luck in any game, but when it comes to securing your IT infrastructure and protecting your information assets, you need to invest in a winning strategy.

Find our more at SOCITM 2011.

Organisations are constantly faced with escalating business demands and an evolving compliance landscape. The costs associated with a data loss or system breach have increased with financial penalties being more frequently imposed by the ICO, FSA and other regulatory agencies.

Growth in mobility and the use of personal devices in the work place has added to the challenge of protecting your business, putting IT teams under pressure to reduce costs and complexity, and achieve more with existing resources. As a result, organisations are looking for an effective solution – one that is more simple, flexible and easier to manage.

As new threats and needs emerge, Check Point’s Software Blade architecture quickly and flexibly extends security services on-demand – without the addition of new hardware or management interfaces. All solutions are centrally managed through a single console that reduces complexity and operational overhead, delivering a lower total cost of ownership, faster return on investment and cost-efficient protection to meet any network security need – today and in the future.

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Thursday 1 December – Innovation – open data and apps

Join our SOCITM discussion table and discover how mobile technology can enhance service delivery and improve citizen engagement.

The discussion will be chaired by Jamie Kirk from the LGA, who recently undertook an international research project into how the US, Canadian and UK governments are using smart phone apps, mobile technology and open data to deliver services and engage with citizens in more effectively.

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To find out how Imerja and Check Point can help you develop a winning strategy to address your information security challenges, reduce cost and improve performance, please visit us on stand S1 at SOCITM 2011, taking place at Birmingham Hilton NEC from 29 Nov to 1 Dec.

Alternatively, contact us on 0844 225 288 or email [email protected].

Imerja supports delivery of a new and innovative remote stroke diagnosis service with Virgin Media Business.

The service enables doctors in Lancashire and Cumbria to assess patients presenting with suspected stroke who need rapid treatment using high-definition video conferencing, not only helping to improve the outcome for the patient but helping the NHS and social care towards realising savings of over £8million a year.

15 specialist doctors across the region are now using a new high-speed fibre optic network from Virgin Media Business to assess patients directly from their homes. Using this service, doctors can deliver quicker care, consulting emergency patients remotely using digital video conferencing via a secure connection into the consultant’s home.

Doctors link up with a live video and audio conference system, where they can directly see and speak to the patient in the hospital. They also have access to an Image Exchange Portal, where they can view the patient’s CT scan and medical records. This information is then used as part of a virtual face-to-face consultation, to assess whether the patient is suffering from a stroke and if they should receive Thrombolysis treatment. A portable video conferencing tool called a Telecart will be positioned at the patient’s bedside in A&E or in some cases, the stroke unit.

To help deliver this service Imerja is providing a centrally hosted high definition video conferencing registration service, multi-conference bridge, recoding facility and 24×7 comprehensive services wrap from its dedicated operations centres located in Lancashire and Hertfordshire.

Ian Jackson, managing director at Imerja, commented: “We’re extremely pleased to be working with Virgin Media Business to deliver this ground breaking and innovative service which directly impacts on front-line health services, benefiting patients and budgets. We hope it will become a standard setter for Stroke Networks across the UK.”

For more information on the service and the impact it has made to patients visit the following links

• Doctors use HD video conferencing in rapid remote treatment for stroke patients
• Saving lives with videoconferencing –Lancashire & Cumbria case study
• Telemedicine enables faster out-of-hours stroke diagnosis – Virgin Media Business blog
• Lancashire parient’s stroke diagnosis by TV videolink – BBC case study