How's this for a challenge? The CEO dies suddenly and you're tabbed to take his place -- on the heels of your network infrastructure company entering into a major new strategic partnership and in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Oh, did I mention your competition includes some companies named Systems, Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks, among others? That's life for Chris Crowell, CEO of Enterasys Networks, who took over in 2009 shortly after predecessor . Since then, Crowell has refreshed Enterasys' product line, pushed for the development of innovative new capabilities that promise to make life easier for network admins, and achieved record sales in the last financial quarter. In this latest installment of the , Crowell spoke with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant about how Enterasys is competing against networking's big dogs, explored an upcoming fabric launch expected in October and talked about the company's . He also explained why "Isaac" is so important and where Enterasys plans to take the technology.