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In article <88652@rphroy.ph.gmr.com> rrichter@link.ph.gmr.com (Roy Richter PH/32) writes:
>For those of you at the spring SEMiSLUG who heard the Kalpana
>people give a presentation on their etherswitch, I just called
>them up to followup and the local office is closed.  The Evil
>Venture Capitalistas have "reduced the level of funding" below 
>what is needed to keep the local office open.
>
>I guess people are just subnetting and not worrying about
>congestion too much.
>--
>Roy Richter                  Internet: rrichter@ph.gmr.com
>Physics Dept, GM Research    UUCP:     rphroy!rrichter
>        and Environmental

An etherswitch does not make a complete solution (although it is the
most expensive component).  I've got a quote for updating the ethernet
in our NY office from Glasgal Communications, Inc.  I should be getting
a quote from Amerinet today.  In addition to the etherswitch we need
cables, transceivers, some multiport repeaters, installation and
maintenance.  We can get all that from one vendor with one number to
call if anything goes wrong.

Synoptics is also repackaging and reselling the Etherswitch in a
Synoptics backplane.  The Synoptics version is attractive because
you end up with fewer cables.  Unfortunately, it is far more
expensive.

It looks like Kalpana has an effective sales organization with out
a local office.
--
Paul Haas
OTA Limited Partnership
(313) 930-1888