InfiniBand switch vendors such as Voltaire are sitting in the sweet spot of this growth, experts say. In a recent report, analyst firm IDC predicted the InfiniBand switch market will grow from $94.9 million in 2006 to more than $612 million by 2011. (See InfiniBand to Transcend HPC.)
Networking giant Cisco is also ramping up its InfiniBand efforts, as CEO John Chambers and his minions alluded during this week's Networkers Live event in Anaheim, Calif. (See HP Teams With Cisco, Cisco Doubles Up InfiniBand, Cisco Joins 20-Gig InfiniBand Party, and Cisco Launches Products.) Although he did not reveal specifics, Chambers confirmed that Cisco's InfiniBand sales are "doing pretty well" during a press briefing earlier this week.
James Rogers, Senior Editor Byte and Switch
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