Extreme Networks
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Extreme Networks, founded in 1996, is a publicly listed company that designs, builds, and installs Ethernet network solutions for enterprise and Carrier Class (metro
) networks.
Gordon Stitt served as Chief Executive Officer until August 2006, when he retired and transitioned to a role serving as the company's Chairman of the Board of Directors. Extreme Networks launched its Initial Public Offering in April 1999, listed on the Nasdaq, as ticker "EXTR." Extreme Networks' first product was the Summit1 Gigabit Ethernet switch, a 6 Port Ethernet Layer 3 switching device featuring 1000SX Dual GBIC SX interfaces. This product shipped in 1997 and won the "Best of Show" award at the Networld+Interop industry tradeshow event in 1997. The Summit1 was also named the "Best of the Best Grand Winner" for the event. Extreme Networks won Best of Show awards at Networld+Interop five consecutive years, 1997 through 2001 with its Summmit PX1 application switch, a Layer 4-7 device. Extreme Networks introduced its first modular switching products, including the BlackDiamond 6800 and Alpine 3800 switches, in 1999. Extreme Networks launched its first standards-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution in 2002, available with its BlackDiamond 6800 switch.
Extreme Networks develops from an extensible, modular software Operating System
(OS) for its switching products, where its efforts began in 2003 with its award winning BlackDiamond 10808 switch, featuring a Linux abstraction layer. The ExtremeXOS
software OS was later expanded with its Summit line of fixed switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 family of modular products.
Extreme Networks most recent high capacity switch is the BlackDiamond 20808, supporting 120 Gigabits per line card, and is purpose built for Carrier Ethernet networks, providing economical Metro transport.
September 1997 - Extreme Networks aided in providing the first multi-vendor Gigabit Ethernet backbone at Networld + Interop 97
April 1999 - Extreme Networks announced its Initial Public Offering
December 1999 - Extreme Networks Achieved Million Port Milestone in Switch Port Shipments to Internet Service Provider
and Enterprise Customers
February 2001 - Extreme Networks acquired Optranet
March 2001 – Extreme Networks acquired Webstacks
January 2004 - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 10808 Switch Named Technology Product Of The Year by InfoWorld
June 2005 - Extreme Networks Announces Wireless LAN
Solution with Converged Data and Voice
August 2006 – Extreme Networks appoints Mark Canepa
as Chief Executive Officer
September 2008 - Extreme Networks Announces BlackDiamond 20808 Carrier Ethernet switch http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Extreme-Networks-Inc-NASDAQ-EXTR-902128.html switch
February 2009 - Extreme Networks Ships Summit X650 Top of Rack Data Center switch http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Extreme-Networks-Inc-NASDAQ-EXTR-944229.html
March 2009 - Extreme Networks Announces Products for the LAN's Outer Edge http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Extreme-Networks-Inc-NASDAQ-EXTR-964496.html
Metro Ethernet
A Metro Ethernet is a computer network that covers a metropolitan area and that is based on the Ethernet standard. It is commonly used as a metropolitan access network to connect subscribers and businesses to a larger service network or the Internet...
) networks.
Corporate History
Extreme Networks is located in Santa Clara, California. Its mission is to deliver high performance networks with the large scale and speed of emerging 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet. Solutions are targeted at corporate enterprises and companies building and hosting the Web and multimedia over IP.Gordon Stitt served as Chief Executive Officer until August 2006, when he retired and transitioned to a role serving as the company's Chairman of the Board of Directors. Extreme Networks launched its Initial Public Offering in April 1999, listed on the Nasdaq, as ticker "EXTR." Extreme Networks' first product was the Summit1 Gigabit Ethernet switch, a 6 Port Ethernet Layer 3 switching device featuring 1000SX Dual GBIC SX interfaces. This product shipped in 1997 and won the "Best of Show" award at the Networld+Interop industry tradeshow event in 1997. The Summit1 was also named the "Best of the Best Grand Winner" for the event. Extreme Networks won Best of Show awards at Networld+Interop five consecutive years, 1997 through 2001 with its Summmit PX1 application switch, a Layer 4-7 device. Extreme Networks introduced its first modular switching products, including the BlackDiamond 6800 and Alpine 3800 switches, in 1999. Extreme Networks launched its first standards-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution in 2002, available with its BlackDiamond 6800 switch.
Extreme Networks develops from an extensible, modular software Operating System
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
(OS) for its switching products, where its efforts began in 2003 with its award winning BlackDiamond 10808 switch, featuring a Linux abstraction layer. The ExtremeXOS
ExtremeXOS
ExtremeXOS is the software or the network operating system used in newer Extreme Networks network switches. It is Extreme Networks second generation operating system after the VxWorks based ExtremeWare operating system....
software OS was later expanded with its Summit line of fixed switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 family of modular products.
Extreme Networks most recent high capacity switch is the BlackDiamond 20808, supporting 120 Gigabits per line card, and is purpose built for Carrier Ethernet networks, providing economical Metro transport.
Milestones
October 1996 - Extreme Networks acquired Mammoth TechnologySeptember 1997 - Extreme Networks aided in providing the first multi-vendor Gigabit Ethernet backbone at Networld + Interop 97
April 1999 - Extreme Networks announced its Initial Public Offering
December 1999 - Extreme Networks Achieved Million Port Milestone in Switch Port Shipments to Internet Service Provider
Service provider
A service provider is an entity that provides services to other entities. Usually, this refers to a business that provides subscription or web service to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include Internet access, Mobile phone operators, and web application hosting...
and Enterprise Customers
February 2001 - Extreme Networks acquired Optranet
March 2001 – Extreme Networks acquired Webstacks
January 2004 - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 10808 Switch Named Technology Product Of The Year by InfoWorld
InfoWorld
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June 2005 - Extreme Networks Announces Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN
A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network...
Solution with Converged Data and Voice
August 2006 – Extreme Networks appoints Mark Canepa
Mark Canepa
Mark Canepa resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as director of Extreme Networks on 22 October 2009. He joined Extreme Networks as CEO on August 30, 2006....
as Chief Executive Officer
September 2008 - Extreme Networks Announces BlackDiamond 20808 Carrier Ethernet switch http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Extreme-Networks-Inc-NASDAQ-EXTR-902128.html switch
February 2009 - Extreme Networks Ships Summit X650 Top of Rack Data Center switch http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Extreme-Networks-Inc-NASDAQ-EXTR-944229.html
March 2009 - Extreme Networks Announces Products for the LAN's Outer Edge http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Extreme-Networks-Inc-NASDAQ-EXTR-964496.html