NetXen, a provider of 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) technology and products, announced that its NetXen Intelligent NIC solution will be used in the HP NC512m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Server Adapter.
The HP NC512m network adapter includes NetXen's Linux Sockets Acceleration (LSA) for the HP BladeSystem c-Class family of high-performance blade servers. NetXen's Intelligent NIC controller is now offered in 10GbE adapters across the entire portfolio of HP BladeSystem servers.
The NC512m is compatible with the new corresponding HP 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch, providing a complete solution for 10-Gigabit connectivity all the way from the server to the core network.
"The NetXen Intelligent NIC solution simplifies the process for customers to upgrade to 10GbE performance in the datacentre," said David Pulling, president, NetXen.
According to Mark Potter, vice president, BladeSystem Division, HP, "In addition to providing significant increases in blade server I/O bandwidth, our new dual-port NC512m multifunction server adapter uses NetXen's efficient offload technology to improve network processing performance."