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Taipei - November, 18
2004
Micronet, the leading
provider of networking solutions, contributed to the
largest gamefest, XLAN 2004, in New Zealand. About
600 computer geeks took up residence at Alexandra
Park in Auckland over Labour Weekend (23-25,
October) for a 50-hour gaming marathon. Event
organiser Anthony Baikie said XLAN 2004 was the
largest gamefest yet to be held in the country. |
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Two SP684B 24-port Gigabit Smart Switches at the core
with 4-port (8Gbps) trunks were linked to three SP676BA
16-port Gigabit Smart Switches. All computers and
switches were linked to seven Micronet SP1658A Gigabit
Management Switches, which meet the Ministry of
Education requirements for edge switches. The management
on the SP1658A helped the event organisers to keep an
eye on gamers' machines to make sure they weren't
slowing the network down with viruses, faulty NIC's or
excessive file sharing. |
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"The base infrastructure of
the event was fantastic for the duration of the event;
the network and power were one of the best of any large
LAN in New Zealand", said Dee-Zilla, Managing Director
of XLAN. |
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Entrants arrived on Saturday morning, humping enormous
hard drives and terminals up three flights of stairs to
reach the gaming areas. Several came prepared for a long
campaign, with sleeping bags, food and plenty of coffee.
The competitions involved well-known games such as
Counter-Strike and Warcraft. |
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About Micronet
Micronet is a leading company in developing and
manufacturing advanced networking solutions to the
Enterprise, SME, ISP, and SOHO. Since 1992, Micronet has
delivered over millions of connections worldwide. Today,
Micronet offers its customers a broad range of
networking and communication solutions in 5 main
categories: Ether Fast LAN, Wireless LAN, Broadband
Communication, IP Telephony, and Networking Peripheral.
More information about Micronet is available at
www.micronet.info |
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