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By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
04/23/01
At start-up Surgient Networks,
it's the box that's generating so much excitement. Neither a device
nor an appliance, the company's network platform provides differentiated
levels of service for an array of Internet applications including content
delivery, streaming media and storage.
Able to support gigabit speeds, Surgient's
platform can sit at the edge of a network or reside in its core, depending on
the application. Target customers include service providers, content providers
and companies that need to provision end-to-end services.
One early partner is Enron Broadband Services, which is
interested in Surgient's platform for delivery of differentiated services
for streaming video and networked storage.
Exactly what's inside Surgient's box is
somewhat of a mystery. But that will change this summer, when Surgient plans to
announce general availability of its platform and its first customers.
To meet this deadline, Surgient's management team
is encouraging its 115 employees to keep their noses to the grindstone. To make
that easier, Surgient provides many concierge functions; it even brought in a
florist on Valentine's Day so employees could send flowers to their loved
ones.
Surgient Networks The name: |
Derived from “surge of intelligence.”
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