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D-Link’s primary focus has been on solutions for the
small to medium business segment with an emphasis on
high-port-density unmanaged switches. Within the past
several years, mounting expertise has allowed D-Link to
increase production volume of managed switches suitable
for a wider array of applications. This has produced
outstanding revenue growth of over 70 percent in
managed switches worldwide. The D-Link Smart Switch
series is likely to experience comparable or greater
popularity as a middle ground for businesses that require
the power of a managed switch without the complexity.
D-Link plans to further extend its reach, especially in the
mid-to-large enterprise segment by releasing its rst
Chassis series switch (DGS-8000). This extensible switch
series supports core-to-edge applications for larger
enterprise network environments.
The near exhaustion of IPv4 addresses has raised
awareness of the need for IPv6-capable network
infrastructure. With this in mind, D-Link has made IPv6
readiness a priority for all products. Ahead of the
competition, D-Link has already attained IPv6-ready
certication for all of its Managed Switch products,
including its full line of Smart Switches. D-Link L3 switches
currently support IPv6 routing in addition to IPv6
management.
Security has been a primary concern for networking
administrators. However, the complexity of creating a
secure network environment can prove to be a daunting
task. With this in mind, D-Link developed its Unied
Services Routers to provide everything needed for
comprehensive management, superior wireless
performance, robust security, and exible deployment.
Similarly, D-Link’s NetDefend UTM Firewalls also oer an
extensive feature set that includes Intrusion Prevention
(IPS), Antivirus (AV), and Web Content Filtering (WCF) for
managing, monitoring, and maintaining a healthy and
secure network.
The increased dependence on wireless technologies has
fostered many opportunities for D-Link as a provider of
“fat” access points and unied wireless solutions. In
particular, D-Link’s unied access points, unied wireless
switches, and wireless controllers for management and
roaming control have seen considerable growth of over 70
percent worldwide. This growth has also been met with
increased investment as D-Link expands its wireless
oerings to small and medium enterprises.
D-Link storage solutions empower data centers with
support for virtualization. For maximum value, D-Link iSCSI
Storage solutions are embedded with license-free snapshot
and replication technology capable of handling
applications that require high-availability in virtualization
and cloud computing environments. D-Link Unied NAS
systems were recently developed to serve businesses that
require iSCSI capabilities alongside standard le-based
storage systems. Furthermore, D-Link’s xStack storage
solutions achieved both Citrix Ready certication and
VMware Ready status to accommodate to future needs of
the business environment to assure for virtualization
compatibility with enterprise applications. The next
generation of D-Link storage products will include added
integration with cloud backup services, making them
particularly attractive to channel partners and customers.
IP surveillance has begun to overtake CCTV as the preferred
method for surveillance because of the quality and
convenience that it provides. The latest generation of
switches includes support for Auto Surveillance VLAN, a
sophisticated feature that oers advantages for businesses
establishing a combined switching and surveillance
infrastructure. D-Link IP cameras can be installed on the
same network used for data transfers without any
degradation in network performance. Auto Surveillance
VLAN provides the benet of zero-conguration combined
with quality of service (QoS) improvements.
As a leader in the industry, D-Link has made a number of
products with green technologies available to the public, to
conserve energy, protect the environment, and reduce
waste. D-Link Green technology was developed several
years ago as part of an initiative to equip businesses with
energy ecient technologies that meet or exceed current
green guidelines for manufacturing and disposal. When
IEEE ratied the green standard for Energy Ecient Ethernet
in October 2010, D-Link had already launched an
IEEE-compliant switch. D-Link will soon extend this
compliance to its entire line of enterprise products and will
continue to help businesses minimize their carbon
footprint.
D-Link has dened itself as an end-to-end solution provider,
oering products that extend across all areas of network
infrastructure including switching, security, wireless, IP
surveillance, and storage. With a rich and robust selection of
features and products among all of these categories, D-Link
has been able to supply businesses with powerful building
blocks that add value at each level of their network
infrastructure.
With many exciting opportunities arising from the business market segment, D-Link
remains committed to providing SMEs, SMBs, and SOHO customers with powerful and
cost-eective solutions that facilitate success in today’s evolving networking environment.
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