For those awaiting Cisco's next big product overhaul, 2009 might be the year.
Cisco is planning a significant campus product launch under the code-name "Big Bang," according to Marie Hattar, vice present of network systems and security solutions marketing. It will follow this year's refresh of the data center with the Nexus 7000 line, and the edge router portfolio with the ASR 1000 series.
Despite the jolt inspired by the code name, Hattar promises that Big Bang will be an "evolutionary" event for customers of Cisco's Catalyst 6500 switches, not a "forklift." To help ease the impact of Big Bang, Cisco does plan to incrementally enhance the Cat 6500 line before then to extend its lifespan, Hattar says.
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