D-Link commemorates its silver jubilee

D-Link
recently announced the commemoration of its 25^th
anniversary with a renewed pledge of leadership and innovation within
the networking and consumer electronics industry. Founded in 1986 to
design and market network adapters, now the company has grown into an
international networking giant with a worldwide reputation for robust
and affordable products.

The
networking scene has changed drastically since D-Link's inception
25 years ago. Initially with only the domain of government and
academia, networking technology today has become ubiquitous,
enriching social lives and empowering business operations. A growing
emphasis on mobile and cloud computing has reinforced the need for
reliable networking solutions everywhere. D-Link appears poised to
meet the demands of the current landscape with new offerings that
facilitate private clouds in the home, and enterprise solutions that
arm administrators with versatile management, security, and quality
of service features.

Cost-Effective,
Green,
and IPv6-Ready

Conscious of
the evolving global networking environment, D-Link is striving to
achieve IPv6 readiness for all new products. Ahead of most vendors,
several D-Link wireless routers first received IPv6 Phase 1
certification from the IPv6 Forum in 2006. Since then, D-Link has
attained IPv6 compliance for all Managed Switch products including
its full line of Smart Switches. D-Link L3 switches currently support
IPv6 routing in addition to IPv6 management.

For
businesses in the small enterprise segment, D-Link's auto
surveillance VLAN is a fresh development that highlights the
company's growing strength as an end-to-end provider. As SMEs look
to cut costs, the opportunity to combine IP surveillance and data
networking becomes especially attractive. “Considering the enormous
benefit of zero configuration combined with QoS improvements, the
advantages of auto surveillance VLAN will be difficult for
cost-minded SMEs to ignore,” noted Anthony Lai, head-business
solutions unit, D-Link.

Technology
&
Innovation for the Future

An increased
reliance on mobile computing also presents new opportunities for
D-Link as a solutions provider. As femtocells and mobile hot spots
become more common, there is a greater need for technology that will
provide seamless transitions between multiple network layers.
D-Link's recent foray into mobile technology and its considerable
track record with wireless leaves it in a prime position to develop
hardware that will improve users' experience with their service
providers as they begin to abandon their landline phone and cable
connections in favor of an all IP-based system for their living
space.

Tony Tsao,
CEO, D-link said, “Consumer behavior is always evolving, and we are
now seeing an accelerating trend toward technological convergence.
This convergence presents a multitude of opportunities for D-Link as
a solutions provider. D-Link is committed to developing innovative
new products that will shape the future of networking over the next
25 years.”