Cisco Systems is pleased to announce the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Switch, a wire-speed, low latency, 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Layer 2-4, 1-rack-unit (RU), fixed-configuration switch for rack-optimized server-switching applications. An external announcement is scheduled for September 27, 2004. The Cisco Catalyst 4948 Switch offers exceptional performance and reliability for Layer 2 and Layer 3 server switching deployments for enterprise and small and medium-sized (SMB) businesses.