Short Take: New Oak ships switch

New Oak Communications announced shipment of the fledgling company's NOC 4000 switching device intended for customers looking to tie outside partners into their internal information systems, sometimes called an "extranet." The new switch includes support for the LDAP directory service protocol and comes with client software for secure access to extranet resources. The NOC 4000 is available immediately for $50,000.

Dec. 1, 1997 12:55 p.m. PT

announced shipment of the fledgling company's NOC 4000 switching device intended for customers looking to tie outside partners into their internal information systems, sometimes called an "extranet." The new switch includes support for the LDAP directory service protocol and comes with client software for secure access to extranet resources. The NOC 4000 is available immediately for $50,000.