• GbE prices have dropped dramatically, making the difference between it and 10/100 almost negligible
• PC’s are much faster
       - Transfer tests show 5-fold gain in transfer rate
       - Applications now load faster from servers than local hard drives
• WideBand Corporation has unveiled technology to work reliably over all network cables

Widespread Adoption
     The result of these changes has been staggering growth as demand for high-speed networking has increased. It is estimated that by the middle of 2002, over 50% of worldwide NIC revenues came from GbE products.


Increased Productivity
     Network Managers have identified the network as a key to increasing productivity. After deploying GbE, they have found that now faster is “faster”. Files can be copied and opened at a substantially higher rate.

As organizations depend more and more on computing in their jobs, decreasing the associated “wait time” has become very significant. Because of the increased productivity, the impact of upgrading to GbE can be measured against overhead expenses such as employee salaries. This had made justifying costs to Management easier for Network Managers.

• Digital photography and satellite imaging
• GIS mapping
• Document Imaging
• Faster database access
• Streaming video for conferencing or surveillance
• Real-time file transfers and back-ups
• More effective e-Communications
• Large documents
• Professional content creation

• Specify GbE on all new servers, workstations and desktop purchases to future-proof your network.
• Implement GbE adapters and switches to high-traffic servers
• Deploy GbE switches in the backbone
• Upgrade wiring closet to provide GbE throughout
• Retrofit desktops of power users with GbE