The worldwide Ethernet switch market reached record revenues of $5.9 billion in the third quarter of 2011 (3Q11), representing strong growth of 6.1 percent year over year and 10.9 percent quarter-over-quarter. Meanwhile, the worldwide router market also grew but at 2.9 percent year over year in 3Q11, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker. The final 3Q11 results show exceptional Ethernet switch market performance in the Asia/Pacific region, which increased 27.8 percent year over year and now accounts for 25.8 percent of worldwide revenue.
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Azul Systems Solves Enterprise Java Scalability Challenges
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Eurotech and IBM Contribute Software to Connect Next Generation of Wireless and Mobile Devices
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