Enterasys Named Champion in Info-Tech Research Group Enterprise LAN Vendor Landscape

ANDOVER, Mass., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company, today announced it has been listed as a Champion in Info-Tech Research Group's Enterprise LAN Vendor Landscape, earning the highest distinction possible. Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes recognize the contribution of exceptional vendors in a particular category. Champions receive high scores for most evaluation criteria and offer excellent value. They have a strong market presence and are usually the trend setters for their industry.

"Enterasys offers feature-rich hardware and an impressive admin interface," said Mark Tauscheck, Lead Research Analyst for Info-Tech Research Group. "Its solutions should be a consideration for any business shopping for enterprise LAN."

The Vendor Landscape report notes Enterasys as one of the top rated enterprise LAN vendors in a survey of Info-Tech Research Group clients, citing good feedback and ease of use as reasons for choosing Enterasys. The report also praises Enterasys' OneFabric Control Center as it unifies management across the network, including wired and wireless components.

"Enterasys is continually developing solutions, such as our OneFabric Edge architecture, to better manage the integration of wired and wireless environments," said Chris Crowell, president and CEO at Enterasys Networks. "Being recognized as a Champion by Info-Tech Research Group validates that our efforts to consolidate wired and wireless security and management capabilities into a single virtual platform are providing improved simplicity, lower costs, easier deployment, and improved mission-critical reliability."

Resources

• Enterasys Switching & Routing solutions webpage
• Enterasys on Twitter
• Social media newsroom
• Info-Tech Research Group's Enterprise LAN Vendor Landscape

About Enterasys Networks and Siemens Enterprise Communications

Siemens Enterprise Communications is a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions that use open, standards-based unified communicationsand business applications for a seamless collaboration experience. This award-winning "Open Communications" approach enables organizations to improve productivity and reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments, delivering operational efficiencies. It is the foundation for the company's OpenPath® commitment that enables customers to mitigate risk and cost-effectively adopt unified communications. Jointly owned by The Gores Group and Siemens AG, Siemens Enterprise Communications includes Cycos and Enterasys Networks. For more information about Siemens Enterprise Communications or Enterasys please visit www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com.

About Info-Tech Research Group

With a paid membership of over 25,000 members worldwide, Info-Tech Research Group (www.infotech.com) is the global leader in providing tactical, practical Information Technology research and analysis. Info-Tech Research Group has a fourteen-year history of delivering quality research and is North America's fastest growing full-service IT analyst firm.

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