Short Take: Alteon rolls out new gigabit-speed gear

Start-up Alteon Networks has continued its rollout of gigabit-speed networking gear designed to relieve bottlenecks between servers and networks. The new ACEswitch 180 combines eight auto-sensing 10/100-mbps Ethernet ports with a corresponding number of 1,000-mbps connectors, plus a gigabit uplink. Software included with the switch also provides load balancing and cache redirection features. The 180 is available immediately for $14,995.