OREANDA-NEWS. June 15, 2011. Foothill Ranch, Calif. June 13, 2011—Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.(FFNA), a leading provider of IT-based business solutions, including advanced technology products, biometric security, and digital media solutions, today announced the “Summer of Speed” test drive program for North America and Europe. The try-before-you-buy program features the Fujitsu XG2600 10GbE Ethernet switch paired with two Solarflare SFN-5122F NIC cards. The program enables new customers to receive and install the bundle on their own network and evaluate it for 30-days using their own architecture and applications

“The “Summer of Speed” test drive is all about enabling new customers to find out for themselves, in a no-risk, no obligation manner, just how well our XG2600 10GbE Ethernet switch performs in the real world,” said Vic Herring, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Fujitsu Frontech North America. “Extracting the very highest performance out of network equipment is a key priority in the marketplace. We feel very strongly that our Fujitsu XG2600 paired with Solarflare’s SFN-5122F NIC cards gives our customers the tools they need to deliver their business operations clear and tangible competitive advantages.”

Running from June 13, 2011 – September 30, 2011, Fujitsu’s “Summer of Speed” is open to new customers and will be fulfilled through distribution partners and resellers. Qualifying participant’s equipment will be shipped from new stock and they will then have the option of keeping the Fujitsu XG2600 switch and Solarflare SFN-5122F NIC cards upon completion of the “Test Drive”.

“Working with Fujitsu on the “Summer of Speed” test drive program illustrates the confidence we have in the performance of our products.” said Bruce Tolley, Vice President of solutions marketing for Solarflare. “We feel our customers network functions and critical business transactions run faster with this bundle and the test drive program allows them discover this internally, rather than trying to rely manufacturer claims, or media reports”

North American and European customers can get full program details and initiate participation in the “Summer of Speed” test drive program by either visiting http://us.fujitsu.com/XGTestDrive, emailing XGTestDrive@us.fujistu.com, or calling toll-free (866) 618-2781. They can also contact their authorized Fujitsu distributor or reseller to get started.