Dell completes Acquisition Force10networks

The Sina Science and technology news Beijing time August 26 evening information, Dell announced today, has completed the data Center network solution provider Force10 NX's acquisition. Dell announced in July this year that it would buy Force10 NX, a data center network solution company, without revealing the exact amount. Founded in 1999, Force10 NX is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., where research and development centers are located in Silicon Valley.　　Force10 NX business in more than 60 countries around the world, but 80% business in North America, the company revenue of 200 million U.S. dollars last year. Dell's acquisition of Force10 NX is designed to expand its network offerings to provide a virtual network services infrastructure (VNSI).　　Dell expects the deal to generate revenue in the second half of next year. Over the past 3 years, Dell has taken a number of steps to expand its business.　　In addition to strategic acquisitions like Force10 NX, Dell's Silicon Valley Research and Development Center is planning to recruit hundreds of technical, sales and marketing and service personnel. Force10 NX is a leading technology vendor in the Global Data Center network, and its Open Cloud network (open Cloud Networking) is based on openness and features automation and virtualization, consistent with Dell's philosophy.　　Force10 NX Technology is highly complementary to Dell's current datacenter strategy. Dell says it will continue to maintain and develop the current channel plan for Force10 NX.　　Force10 NX's clients include leading Web 2.0 companies, Fortune 100 companies, internet companies, mobile operators, research laboratories and government departments. "Through Force10 NX technology, Dell can provide a data center-level network solution that allows enterprise customers to provide aggregated infrastructure," said Cindy Borovick, vice president of IDC's Network Business Research, Sindi Borovik. FORCE10 NX's technical architecture will be closely integrated with Dell's virtual data center strategy. "(Li Ming)