Mellanox announces new pricing structure, enabling 10 Gigabit Ethernet for worldwide data centre adoption

23 Jan 2012 Sunnyvale - Mellanox Technologies Ltd., a supplier of high-performance, end-to-end connectivity solutions for data centre servers and storage systems, has introduced a new pricing structure and expanded channel for its high-performance line of end-to-end 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) solutions. Analysts are predicting significant movement towards 10GbE in 2012, particularly with the upcoming launch of the Intel Romley and Sandy Bridge with PCI Express 3.0 platform. Mellanox's solutions provide end users with better application performance, lower power consumption and lower cost vs. offerings currently available from other Ethernet vendors.

With the launch of the new pricing structure, Mellanox's 10GbE price/port for switches and adapters are significantly below current industry averages:

• Mellanox SX1016: 1u, 64 port 10GbE switch: $188 per port
• Mellanox SX1036: 1u, 64 port 10GbE, 36 40GbE switch: $257 per port
• Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN: 2 port 10GbE host adapter: $390 per card

According to Crehan Research, currently there are almost 170 million data centre and server-class ports installed for 1GbE worldwide and about 25 million ports for 10GbE; 10GbE currently accounts for just 13 percent of all those installed Ethernet ports. In 2012, Crehan Research expects 10GbE to increase to 37 percent of the total annual market shipments.

"In 2012, we expect to see a significant increase in the number of 10GbE deployments, with it becoming the dominant and de facto data centre network connection by 2014", stated Seamus Crehan, president, Crehan Research. "Price declines, such as the ones announced from Mellanox, will help drive volume adoption."

Mellanox has also expanded its Ethernet offering via its worldwide network of channel and distribution partners including Altima, Avnet, Colfax Direct, DScon, Hammer PLC, SAMboo Systems, Servants, SysOne, Tech Data, and others.

"The launch of the Intel Romley and Sandy Bridge platform in the coming months is going to give the industry a strong push towards faster interconnect speeds", stated Eyal Waldman, chairman, president and CEO of Mellanox Technologies. "For data center managers, 10GbE is the minimum data rate they should be considering for all deployments this year. Mellanox products and solutions are delivering 10GbE and higher data rates today - providing better application performance, lower power consumption and improved ROI."

Mellanox also will organize a new educational webinar taking place January 30 from 8:00am-9:00am PST. The webinar will include detailed 10GbE market data presented by Crehan Research, including adoption trends, forecasted market growth and an overview of Mellanox end-to-end 10GbE solutions. The webinar will also be held in Chinese on Thursday, February 9 from 10:00am-11:00am China Standard Time. For more information and to register, you can visit www.mellanox.com/ethernet/register