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Extreme starts anew after Enterasys buy
Now that Extreme Networks has closed its acquisition of Enterasys, it's time to focus on the task at hand as a company twice its previous size.
Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback
With its new-found focus on IP networking and fast broadband access, Alcatel-Lucent is poised to take advantage of a worldwide explosion in mobile...
Facebook Open Compute Project picks switch specs
The Open Compute Project this week announced that it is considering four contributions for development of an open, operating system-agnostic data...
Alcatel-Lucent enterprise on the block again?
Alcatel-Lucent is reportedly looking again to sell its enterprise business as it attempt to cut expenses through an asset sale.
Arista fires broadside at Cisco/Insieme with new switches
Kicking off a week that promises to be rich in data center and cloud networking news, Arista Networks today unveiled a new line of switches designed...
What to look for in converged infrastructure for branch offices
Many organizations have been consolidating data center resources to drive efficiency and save money, and some are now poised to continue that push in...
Cloud start-up Cumulus supports Broadcom Trident II
Cumulus Networks, the start-up developing a Linux network operating system, this week rolled out Version 2.0 of its software, which supports...
Juniper unveils new fabric switch, architecture
Juniper Networks this week unveiled a new top-of-rack data center access switch, as well as a new fabric architecture that features that switch along...
How to more easily upgrade your network to 40/100G Ethernet
Upgrading you network from 10G Ethernet to 40G and 100G is not as easy as swapping out switches and line cards.
Juniper targets big new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000
Juniper Networks is expected to soon announce a new QFabric switch for top-of-rack applications that supports Broadcom's Trident II silicon for dense...
Juniper targets key new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000
Juniper Networks is expected to soon announce a new QFabric switch for top-of-rack applications that supports Broadcom's Trident II silicon for dense...
Juniper targets key new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000
Juniper Networks is expected to soon announce a new switch for top-of-rack applications that supports Broadcom's Trident II silicon for dense 10/40G...
Cisco raises Catalyst switch prices by up to 67%
Cisco is raising the price on older generation Catalyst switches in an effort to prod users into buying newer gear.
Cisco patches vulnerabilities in some security appliances, switches and routers
Cisco Systems has released security patches for authentication bypass, command execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities affecting products...
Shhh… Cisco's latest switch supports VMware NSX
A recent switch upgrade by Cisco has added an interesting twist to the company's battle royale with VMware over next-generation virtual networking...
Facebook networking chief: No more secret ASIC commands
Facebook's head of network operations has great expectations for software defined networking (SDN), though he may not be relying on commercial...
Cisco to launch new Catalyst access switch
Cisco next week is expected to unveil a new Catalyst access switch designed to converge wired and wireless networking.
Apple iOS 7 surprises as first with new multipath TCP connections
Apple's iOS 7 is the first large-scale use of a newly-minted Internet protocol, called multipath TCP. It lets computers send and receive data across...
Brocade stocks fabric and net virtualization arsenal to better battle Cisco
Brocade this week bolstered its fabric networking and network virtualization line-up with new top-of-rack switches and software enhancements.
Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI
VCE, the data center-focused joint venture formed by Cisco and EMC/VMware, this week rolled out converged infrastructure systems designed to support...
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