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Integrating datacenter servers, storage and networking
Integrating datacenter servers, storage and networking
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About BLADE
Company History
BLADE Network Technologies became a private enterprise on February 13, 2006. BLADE is a private, venture-funded company, with sales and support offices worldwide. BLADE holds several patents and trademarks. See our timeline for details on our history. Learn more or see one of our videos on Blade switching or Rack switching.
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BLADE’s Industry "Firsts" Include:
- First to ship native 10 Gigabit Ethernet blade switches – received Frost and Sullivan’s Product Innovation Award
- Industry’s best price-performance for blade server switches - under $500/port for 10GbE
- Industry-leading product quality with over 5 million hours MTBF
- First to ship integrated Layer 2-3 and Layer 2-7 switching for blade servers
- Industry’s record holder for highest throughput and lowest latency blade switch
- First blade server networking product line offering 100-percent interoperability with existing infrastructures
- First green networking company – named to AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100
- First rack-level networking to provide software for network virtualization
- Award-winning startup – Red Herring Global 100, Byte & Switch’s Top 10 Companies To Watch and CRN Emerging Tech
BLADE Company Overview
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