http://www.itvarnews.net/news.php?j=6390 NETGEAR Technologies Iannounced the launch of the NETGEAR's ProSafe Stackable Smart Switch FS728TS for small and growing companies. Wednesday, October 31, 2007 http://www.itvarnews.net/news.php?j=6390 NETGEAR Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, announced, the launch of the NETGEAR's ProSafe Stackable Smart Switch FS728TS for small and growing companies ‘bet the business’ on their network, depending on it as the essential nerve center for applications, VoIP phones, videoconferencing, and much more.Each ProSafe Stackable Smart Switch comes with 24 or 48 10/100 ports and four Gigabit ports. Up to 24 ports of Power over Ethernet (PoE) are also available, making these switches ideal for deploying wireless access points, Vd aoIP phones, and surveillance cameras. Two of the Gigabit Ethernet ports offer the option of fiber connectivity via small form-factor pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots for long distance links. A 4 Gbps, dual-ring, resilient stacking architecture provides the highest reliability, while allowing you to mix and match to stack up to six units or 192 10/100 ports - and easily manage them all at a single IP address.FS728TS is very versatile as you can expand the network as you grow your business, adding switches to the stack as you need them. FS728TS is so powerful that the Gigabit ports provide high-speed connectivity as soon as you add more servers, or link in power users. Not only that the new ProSafe Stackable Smart Switch FS728TS is easy to use and is optimized for ProSafe Network Management Software (NMS100) and works with other SNMP-based management software. Atul Jain, Country Manager, Netgear India and SAARC says, "Netgear FS728TS product family allows the enterprises to protect their existing investment and scale up at a time because it provides a hybrid connectivity option. And, along with this, we are also creating an environment of assurance and scope to concentrate on their business advancements than the enablers because all the family of this product comes with life time warranty."Price and Availability: Available with two national distributors - Rashi Peripherals and Cyberstar Infocom, the pricing of the product is Rs 22,000/- MRP. And, comes with lifetime warranty.