What is a SIXNET Managed Switch?

As their name implies, SIXNET Industrial Ethernet Managed Switches are managed devices. So what does this really mean?

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  Overview: Ethernet Hub vs. Switch vs. Managed Switch
  Extremely Rugged and Ultra Reliable
   Fully Configurable with Any Web Browser
  Network Reliability with SNMP & RMON
   Redundancy with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
  Real-time Performance with QoS, IGMP, VLAN & more
  Security with Authentication and Encryption
  Advanced Diagnostics such as Port Mirroring
  Interoperability with Open Technology
  A View to the Future with Linux IPm