Nortel has introduced the Virtual Services Platform (VSP) 9000, a next-generation enterprise solution for mission-critical core networks and data centers.

 

Company officials said that the new platform helps companies realize the benefits of emerging virtualization technologies that require unparalleled reliability and flexibility, while providing over twice the performance compared to the primary competition.

 

Officials said that the VSP 9000 enables simplified network virtualization, positions companies to reduce capital and operating expenses, and provides a more energy efficient network solution that can deliver further savings from lower power usage.

 

The company officials said that the VSP 9000 also delivers carrier-grade reliability to ensure uninterrupted business services based on its ability to repair communication paths in milliseconds, a fraction of the time it takes for competitive solutions to recover.

 

Aftenposten is the largest newspaper in Norway and its IT department also provides network operations for nearly 30 other companies of all sizes, including five of the top fifteen internet sites in Norway, and the largest internet classifieds site in the Nordics.

 

"Cost, as measured in total cost of ownership, is a critical driver. As a large company with international operations, our customers depend on us and any network downtime is completely unacceptable. Our assessment of Nortel's (News - Alert) VSP 9000 shows it provides flexibility, simplicity of operation, security and incredible performance," said Tor Fleime, manager Aftenposten IT, in a statement.

 

Fleime said that the solution promises enhanced scalability and carrier grade reliability to meet the increasing needs and future expectations.

 

"Business continuity, network flexibility and cost reduction are the top factors that enterprises identify as their most prevalent concerns today," said Joel Hackney (News - Alert), president, Enterprise Solutions, Nortel.

 

Hackney said that businesses are taxed with the increased network capacity requirements of today - and more importantly, anticipating tomorrow's demands - especially as they embrace unified communications.

 

Given the current state of diminished IT resources and skyrocketing network demands, the new VSP 9000 can give businesses a competitive advantage from a networking standpoint, he added.

 

Nortel has partnered with VMware to provide network infrastructure that maximizes the performance, availability and resilience of their industry-leading server virtualization solution.

 

"We are glad to see Nortel working to complement the industry-leading VMware platform with a solution like VSP 9000, which is aimed at improving uptime, availability and mobility of applications running on VMware vSphere 4, the first operating system for building the internal cloud," said Shekar Ayyar, vice president, infrastructure alliances, VMware.

 

Ayyar was of the opinion that Nortel's solution can help customers accelerate their virtualization adoption as they move toward cloud computing to achieve greater efficiency, control and choice in their datacenters.