Unparalleled refresh of the Catalyst 6500 delivers IPv6 and NetFlow ‘industry firsts,’ can triple performance, quadruple scalability, and provide potential investment protection for another decade

LAS VEGAS, NV – July 12, 2011 – Today at Cisco Live, the company’s annual IT and communications conference, Cisco introduced the infusion of multiple innovations into its flagship Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches, the most widely deployed network switches on earth. These innovations provide Catalyst 6500 customers with the capability to evolve their network infrastructure for the coming decade’s  proliferation of connected devices, growth of video traffic, cloud computing business models and increasingly mobile workforces—without requiring “rip and replace” upgrades.