Cisco Develops Switching, Routing and Wireless
Networking Products for Industrial Manufacturing
Environments to Accelerate Industrialization of the
Internet
SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 23, 2012 - Reinforcing its
commitment to the industrialization of the Internet,
Cisco today announced the
Industrial Ethernet (IE) 2000 switch series, a
cornerstone product for the company's Connected
Industries business unit and industrial network
offerings. The Cisco IE 2000 industrial switch series
will help customers build intelligent networks for
industrial automation, delivering highly secure, scalable
connectivity from plant floor to enterprise network.
The
Cisco IE 2000 switch series builds on the
company's enterprise networking expertise and
existing Industrial Ethernet family of switches,
delivering reliable and highly secure network
connectivity to unique manufacturing environments. With
the IE 2000 switch series, Cisco continues its leadership
in providing intelligent networks that simplify the
deployment of security, video and voice services for
machine-to-machine communications on the manufacturing
floor and industrial IP networks.
According to Cisco's
Visual Networking Index (VNI), by 2016, there will be
nearly 2 billion machine-to-machine wireless connections
- including GPS systems in cars and asset tracking
systems in shipping and manufacturing sectors -
demonstrating the need to more tightly connect and
integrate devices, machines and vehicles with traditional
enterprise networks. The resulting transition, which
Cisco refers to as "The Industrialization of the
Internet," will accelerate the networking industry
beyond the IT and service provider (SP) networks in
industries such as manufacturing and transportation.
Cisco is uniquely positioned to address these new demands
on industrial networks, which require a greater need for
improved inter-connectivity across industrial equipment
and enterprise networks. The Cisco IE 2000 switch series
provides consistent network services between industrial
networks and enterprise business applications, while also
providing integrated security and better manageability -
creating a truly intelligent network.
The Cisco IE 2000 industrial switch series also provides
highly secure remote access and monitoring of automated
systems and offers intelligent energy management with
visibility into machine performance to help customers
better manage costs. The IE 2000 industrial switch
interoperates corporate and manufacturing floor networks
in a cost-effective manner to deliver video and corporate
applications to manufacturing plant floor.
The Cisco IE 2000 industrial switch portfolio will be
formally unveiled at the Hanover Messe Industrial
Automation trade fair beginning on April 23. Cisco will
also be displaying (Hall 8, Stand D26) its complete line
of industrial networking solutions from its Connected
Industries business unit, including the Cisco switching
solutions developed in collaboration with Rockwell
Automation, showcasing switching solutions that enable
faster deployment and reduced risk for manufacturing, oil
and gas, mining, transportation and energy companies.
Supporting Quote:
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Maciej Kranz, vice president and general manager,
Connected Industries business unit, Cisco
"Major sectors of the economy are undergoing a
transformation driven by new requirements around
production and factory automation, traffic management,
data analytics and machine-to-machine communication.
Cisco's Connected Industries business unit was
created to help customers realize the benefits of the
transition to Ethernet and IP across the operational
technology segments including manufacturing plants,
transportation infrastructure and vehicles."
Supporting Resources:
Tags / Keywords
Switching, Internet of Things, Intelligent Networking,
Manufacturing Automation, VNI, Visual Networking Index,
Borderless Networks, Connected Industries,
Ethernet-to-the-Factory, Industrial Manufacturing,
Industrial Networks, Machine to Machine, M2M, Digital
Factory, Hannover Messe, Hanover Messe, IE 2000, Cisco
Connected Industries Business Unit, Industrial
Automation, Mobility, Wireless Factory, IT Solutions
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