SMC Networks today announced it is launching its new family of TigerStack II 1000 Stackable Managed Layer 3 Switches (SMC8926EM and SMC8950EM) through Bell Microproducts.

The TigerStack II 1000 Stackable Managed Switches are affordable value-packed, feature rich, high-performance networking solutions designed to improve partner total cost of ownership (TCO).   The new TigerStack II 1000 Switches feature 24 or 48 10/100/1000 BASE-T ports and include built-in 10G stacking ports which you normally have to pay for from other vendors.  These ports offer 12.5Gbps, as opposed to the standard 10Gbps stacking, ensuring complete non-blocking between switches in a stack.

In addition to the integrated non-blocking stacking ports, SMC will include the stacking, cable and one 10G module for 10G Uplink capability.  SMC's innovative design ensures that the 10G Uplink ports do not share ports with the 1G ports, thus providing the user with full use of every port on the switch, lowering the cost per port and providing maximum flexibility for network configuration.  Moreover, each of the two 10G Uplink ports is individually managed and provides options for trunking for 20Gbps.  The TigerStack 1000 module slots currently provide XFP and CX-4 10G connections with the ability to support 10GBase-T and SFP+ in the near future.

"The performance demands on corporate networks, driven by advanced network applications and the acquisition of growing amounts of data, continue to grow exponentially while the pressure to tighten budgets and limit corporate spending continue to increase," noted Gary Gammon, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Marketing for Bell Micro.  "SMC's new 89-series switches deliver a rich set of features, value and performance that will enable our customers to affordably upgrade the capabilities of their networks to meet today's needs, while delivering the scalability to protect their investment and network performance for many years to come."

"The new 89-Series switches are the first in a new line of high-performance solutions that are designed to address the increasing performance and scalability demands that our larger channel partners need to compete and grow their revenue in their respective markets," explained Keith Alexis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SMC Networks.  "Because SMC's channel partners are the core of our business, we establish and maintain close relationships with our partners and are in tune with the needs and desires of their customer base.  As such, we are continuously focused on developing solutions that will help our partners to win business, grow their client bases and maximize profitability.  Our new switches provide a great deal of performance and value when compared to competing products because our solutions come complete with 10G stacking ports, cable and 10G uplink module case which are typically a $1,500 add-on by other vendors, but are provided at no cost to our reseller partners."