NetApp has announced world-wide availability of the Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch for its storage area network (SAN) solutions. The Cisco MDS 9124, coupled with NetApp FAS200 and FAS3000 series systems, delivers small and medium-sized enterprise customers cost-effective, advanced enterprise-level functionality to meet their data management demands.

BT is continuing its global expansion programme by acquiring Comsat International, a data communications provider that supplies Latin America.

Prism has strengthened its presence in Scotland with a strategic partnership with the Tait Group. The agreement, which sees the Glasgow-based group stock and supply Prism products through its Tait Components brand, also incorporates the new Tait Networks division, which will distribute cabling infrastructure products. 

“BOAT”, a consortium of nine investment banks launched to address regulatory changes in the financial markets with respect to pre- and post-trade market data provision, today announced its selection of BT Radianz and COLT as client connectivity and infrastructure hosting partners. 

HellermannTyton Data has launched its brand new iD Active hardware, the Intelligent Infrastructure Management (IIM) solution which accompanies its existing iD software offering. The complete package adds genuine scaleable control and flexibility for the network engineer who wants to log their actions, have instant access to information regarding their ports and immediate updates on work being carried out on their system by fellow engineers.

InfoVista has expanded its partnership with Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited to include support for Carrier Ethernet implementations for its customers.

Networks First has launched ‘Hummingbird’, an independent service to monitor and maintain the quality of IP telephony. The service allows companies to test and manage the quality on their networks as they provide the correct infrastructure to support real time applications such as VOIP and other dynamic network environments.

Connectix Cabling Systems has been a top-four supplier into the UK and Irish structured cabling market for many years and is now expanding into the Middle East.