Nayak insists thats not the case. Startups are always looking for money, he concedes. But thats not our first concern... We certainly have cash to get past product launch.
Even if Maranti does finally manage to get its behemoth SAN switch out the door, finding customers for it may prove difficult. There are plenty of other huge, intelligent SAN switches already cluttering the market.
And while Maranti probably will have a fair shot competing against other small startups, like Candera Inc., many developers of similar technology have already been swallowed up by industry heavyweights that help lend them credibility (see Candera Unveils Controller). There is of course Cisco Systems Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CSCO) Andiamo Systems Inc. switch, Brocade Communications Systems Inc.'s (Nasdaq: BRCD) Rhapsody switch, and -- most recently -- McData Corp.'s (Nasdaq: MCDTA) acquisition of Sanera Systems Inc. (see Cisco SAN Sales: Ramping Hard?, Brocade Reupholsters Rhapsody, and McData Sweeps Up Nishan, Sanera).
You have to always keep your eyes open about the competition, Nayak says. But we believe that we have the best product that delivers the most value to the customer.
Nayak refuses to reveal much of anything about Marantis new switch before it hits the market, but claims that, unlike most store-and-forward architectures, the startups switch is based on an inline, cut-through architecture. Well offer better, faster, and more cost-effective products, he says.
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