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Dell Debuts Layer 3 Switches: Page 2 of 2

In addition to appealing to customers who already have Dell equipment, the switches provide a strong value proposition in comparison with competitive products, with a list price of $3,499, Hansen said. The switches also come with redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and fans, an integrated cable tester, network-management standard-edition software, and a three-year service contract, as well as lifetime tech support and access to firmware upgrades.

Hansen said Dell has not broken out sales of its networking products, the first of which was introduced in September 2001.

"We want to give the business a little more time to establish itself on a worldwide basis," he said.