Andover, U.S.A. — Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company, announced on November 5, that the City of Staunton, Virginia, has upgraded its network with an Enterasys OneFabric Edge solution to better serve its citizens at 30 city government locations.

Based upon Enterasys identiFi, the city is offering free public Wi-Fi Internet access in the city’s Gypsy Hill Park, which includes a pool, baseball field and bandstand where several events take place each week. This deployment is an extension of the free Wi-Fi the city implemented in the Staunton Public Library nearly ten years ago as one of the state’s first public libraries to offer wireless access.

Located in the Shenandoah Valley, Staunton is a 20-square mile city with 24,000 residents. As a long-time Enterasys customer, Staunton has been using Enterasys solutions for 20 years through several network upgrades. The city has 450 nodes on its network, which includes wide area support for the city schools, fiber connect in all its city government facilities, and 28 access points for Wi-Fi access.

“With a five-person IT staff, we are challenged to keep our network stable and running, a critical function for a municipality. Similar to a public utility, there is a high expectation for the network to be always available and so far, our employees have had no complaints about the coverage,” said Kurt Plowman, CTO at City of Staunton. “As a long-time customer, I can say that Enterasys’ identiFi and OneFabric solutions consistently exceed our expectations.”

The City of Staunton has plans to build on its current network to continue to expand Wi-Fi access throughout the city. They are also planning a project to offer enhanced mobility to its police and fire department, which will be supported by the Wi-Fi network. The city is also considering replacing its existing Enterasys core switch with a new Enterasys S-Series. “Enterasys solutions work so well we haven’t needed to upgrade. We ran one of our Enterasys switching platforms for more than 10 years. Their products simply work and are built to last the test of time,” said Plowman.

“One key benefit of using Enterasys is the low cost of annual maintenance, as well as the low support costs and lifetime warranties on products. Just the other day, I spent some time on the line with Enterasys tech support and never felt rushed and was very happy with the service provided,” said Plowman.

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PRNewswire — As digital sleigh bells ring and virtual snow is glistening, D-Link’s holiday line-up ensures that everyone on your shopping list can be walking in their own Wi-Fi winter wonderland.

This holiday season, D-Link is making it easier than ever to view, entertain, connect, and share throughout the home with the Day/Night Network Camera with mydlink™ (DCS-932L), Amplifi™ Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) and Boxee Box by D-Link.

“Chances are you’ve got quite a range of interests, hobbies and personalities to shop for this holiday season,” said Rod St. Michel, vice president of consumer sales for D-Link Systems, Inc. ”D-Link’s got you covered no matter what, from keeping an eye on things remotely with easy to set-up and operate network cameras, to building the ultimate home entertainment center with the latest in Web-to-TV experience, or simply creating the best wireless network at home.”

Check out the following D-Link holiday shopping tips to help stay connected this holiday season:

• Who’s Kissing Under the Mistletoe? The Day/Night Network Camera with mydlink (DCS-932L) helps keep an eye on what matters most – mischievous children, sleeping babies, and pets.Equipped with a built-in CPU, web server, and infrared illumination technology, the compact and easy to set-up Wireless N Day/Night Network Camera DCS-932L offers a complete day and night monitoring system. And, easily view streaming video on-the-go from a PC, notebook, iPhone®, iPad®, or Android™ phone or tablet.

• Garlands, Lights and Wi-Fi.Hanging lights is only part of the holiday prep routine, now ensuring your home is geared up to support the online festivities is equally important.From streaming HD holiday flicks to uninterrupted gaming with family to supporting large media file downloads for all your holiday projects, the D-Link Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645)delivers the best in whole home coverage with SmartBeam™ technology.The Whole Home Router 1000 DIR-645 extends Wi-Fi coverage into the farthest corners of the home and features speeds up to 300Mbps(1), four Gigabit Ethernet ports, advanced QoS bandwidth prioritization and SharePort™ Plus for sharing USB devices such as hard drives or printers.

• Streaming Holiday. No matter what you’re viewing – holiday photos, streaming movies or holiday jams – the Boxee Box by D-Linkis the easiest way to bring TV shows, music and more from the Internet to your TV.Featuring support for a full web browser, full HD streaming, and popular media file formats, along with integrated social networking, available content for Boxee Box by D-Link is always expanding, with support for apps such as Spotify, MOG, Netflix, Vudu, MLB.tv, and more.In addition, the Boxee Box features an SD card slot, two USB ports, optical digital audio, HDMI output, 802.11n wireless, and an Ethernet port for flexible connectivity.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011, D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers.

An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management.

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