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New look Juniper opens up, readies for next decade
Juniper Networks' wide-ranging announcements last week, billed as the most significant since its founding in 1996, included a sweeping array of...
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Juniper’s splash big on tech vision, short on specifics
Juniper Networks' wide-ranging announcements on Thursday, billed by the company as the most significant since its founding in 1996, perhaps left more...
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Extreme treads water
Extreme Networks this week finds itself with wounded revenues, an interim CEO, and doubts about its future.
Faster, Cheaper and Easier to Maintain WHITE PAPER
This paper will explore the performance characteristics, energy demands and maintenance requirements of today's new, energy-efficient servers, and...
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Extreme Networks replaces CEO, lays off 70
Ethernet switch vendor Extreme Networks is replacing its CEO and laying off 70 employees in an effort to quickly improve the company's bottom line...
Extreme turns to Motorola for WLAN future
Extreme Networks on Wednesday announced a new set of enterprise wireless LAN products based on Motorola technology as part of a broader partnership...
Enterasys revamps high-end Ethernet switch line
Enterasys this week is introducing a major upgrade to its Ethernet switch line in an effort to better serve converged networks, including those that...
Aligning IT to Business: The Rising Importance of Application Delivery Networks WHITE PAPER
Application Delivery Networking (ADN) will play a vital role in helping enterprises incorporate strategic technologies to achieve business...
Extreme Networks adds to BlackDiamond 8800-series modules
Converged ethernet networks provider Extreme Networks has announced a key addition to its BlackDiamond 8800 switching family.
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3Com patents bite back
Some big names in the computer industry were sued this week by a company claiming that they have infringed on Ethernet-related patents developed by...
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Ciena to buy Nortel unit for $521 million
Ciena has agreed to acquire Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks business for approximately $521 million in cash and stock.
Acceleration 102 WHITE PAPER
Both asymmetric and symmetric acceleration technologies can deliver great benefit to your users. But how and where do you deploy them? This paper...
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What has changed for Brocade?
The news that data center networking vendor Brocade is shopping itself around is startling, given where the company was just a little over a year ago.
Will 400G be the next Ethernet?
Recently, the industry has been pondering whether the next big leap for Ethernet should be 400Gbps or 1Tbps.
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Some Ethernet switch vendors buck the trend
The market for Ethernet switches is hurting, but there are some companies that are bucking the trend, according to the latest numbers from In-Stat.
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