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>> Business-Class Solutions
It is D-Link’s strength as a true designer and planner of business-class networking
equipment that makes it a worldwide leader with solutions for
businesses and organizations of any size.
According to Gartner, Ethernet switch port shipments will
grow at a compound annual rate of 7.6% from 2006 to 2012,
and end-user spending will continue to grow during the
same period. D-Link is uniquely positioned to secure more
than its share of that projected growth with the strong
market share it already possesses.
D-Link designs and distributes a wide range of networking
solutions for businesses of all sizes and levels, including the
small oce home oce (SOHO), small and medium sized
business (SMB), large enterprise, government agencies
and educational institutions.
With more and more mission critical applications running
over today’s networks, the protection of those network-
attached resources from exploitation comes to the forefront
for all business. D-Link NetDefend Network Security
provides solutions to protect networks of any size.
The D-Link xStack family is the industry’s most aordable
multi-layer stackable Gigabit switch solution with
integrated 10-Gigabit support. The Company’s unique
future-proong designs – with impressive support for 10-
Gigabit Ethernet core technology – are an ideal migration
path for Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit-to-the-desktop.
As businesses scale, users expect the convergence of
wired and wireless networking for the ability to roam
between access points. New applications like Wi-Fi Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) require the ability to roam
seamlessly and securely. D-Link is at the forefront of
switches and equipment for the convergence network.
D-Link Web Smart switches are ideal for small and
medium-sized businesses that require advanced features
like SNMP, VLAN, QoS and secure authentication. Smart
switches blend plug-and-play simplicity with exceptional
performance and reliability to create cost-eective
solutions for bandwidth-starved workgroups and
departments.
D-Link Green switches implement special power-saving
features that detect link status and cable length to adjust
power usage accordingly. D-Link has devoted itself to
providing environmentally friendly options for businesses
of all sizes with the addition of new Web Smart Green
switching devices available in 16-port
(DGS-1216T), 24-Port (DGS-1224T), and
48-Port (DGS-1248T) into its already
robust Green switch line for 2008.
D-Link IP Telephony communication
solutions are expandable phone systems
providing advanced functionality for any small
business with as many as 50 extensions, in a single location
or throughout a campus environment. In 2008, D-Link
released Response Point SP1 software as a download for
VoiceCenter™, a Microsoft Response Point phone system
that was integrated into D-Link IP phones the previous year
to facilitate the transition from traditional phones to VoIP.
The xStack Storage iSCI Storage Area Networking
(SAN) collection was designed to directly address the
growing requirements for storage solutions: Application
Performance, Data Backup and Recovery, Server
Consolidation Disaster Recovery.
D-Link AirPremier wireless components provide exible
and aordable solutions to expand existing business
networks quickly and securely. D-Link is the industry
pioneer in wireless networking, providing performance
breakthroughs in wireless connectivity that make
integration with existing wired networks seamless and
cost-eective.