Fortinet buys assets from Ethernet co. Woven
Network security company Fortinet has acquired fabric Ethernet provider Woven Systems to boost the efficiency and speed of its offerings, reports PE Hub. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Woven’s claim to fame is that it makes some of the smallest and densest 10-gigabit network switches in the world, competing with Force10 Networks and even Cisco Systems. This switching power will help Fortinet scale its own security provisions, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company says.
Woven Systems raised $35 million in… Continue Reading
Force10 rolls out virtualization products
Force10 Networks, a developer of 10-gigabit networking hardware, will be launching a new line of products over the next half year to help companies set up automated and virtual networks. Currently, it provides routers and switches to web companies like Facebook and eHarmony, to help them manage large amounts of data over their local networks, reports VentureWire.
In this pursuit, Force10 faces a full field of competition including Woven Systems, Foundry Networks, Cisco Systems and Juniper… Continue Reading
Woven Systems delivers second-generation of enterprise switches
Woven Systems is launching its second generation of networking products that serve as the energy-efficient communications glue for corporate data centers.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company makes 10-gigabit Ethernet switches that compete with the likes of Cisco, Foundry Networks and Force10 Networks. These products solve a fundamental problem: as the number of servers in a data center skyrockets, so do the bandwidth needs. Today’s servers are also more dense: they can fit multiple quad-core processors in… Continue Reading
Woven Systems, offering 10 gigabit switching for data centers, raises $20M
Woven Systems, a Santa Clara, Calif. developer of 10 gigabit Ethernet fabric technology for use in corporate data centers, has raised $20 million in a second round of funding.
Mohr Davidow Ventures led the deal, which included previous investors Goldman Sachs and Palomar Ventures. Woven Systems has now raised a total of $35 million in funding.
Woven will use the new capital to expand its sales and go-to-market initiatives for its EFX 1000 Ethernet Fabric Switch… Continue Reading