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There's nothing local about this LAN: Verizon Business this week expanded its Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) across the world, taking a local area network technology and making it...

Extreme treads water: Extreme Networks this week finds itself with wounded revenues, an interim CEO, and doubts about its future.

The Internet has shifted under our feet: The way traffic moves over the Internet has changed radically in the last five years, according to a new report, and few people have realized it.

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...

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.

Nortel could offload Metro Ethernet unit to Ciena: Ciena is in advanced discussions to acquire Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business unit, both companies confirmed Monday.

XO pushes Ethernet services: XO Communications is trying to sell customers on the idea that it can get carrier Ethernet services to them in a timely fashion by issuing a...

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...

10G EPON standardized: The IEEE last week ratified a standard for 10 Gbps Ethernet Passive Optical Networks, or 10G EPON. The 802.3av standard builds on 802.3ah to deliver...

100 Gigabit Ethernet network - your tax dollars at work: The Department of Energy this week got a big chunk of money to build the world’s fastest computer network – and the timing of the windfall could not...

100 Gigabit Ethernet is coming - then what?: The Ethernet Alliance can see the light at the end of the standards tunnel for 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet, or IEEE 802.3ba, which are...

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...

Coalition formed to push fiber via ARRA: An impressive number of groups have banded together to push for building the Internet out in a particular way.

Nortel looking to sell stake in joint venture: Nortel this week confirmed that it is looking for a buyer for its majority stake in a joint venture with LG Electronics.

Nortel is certainly taking its time: Outside Nortel, the scene is one of press and analysts glancing frequently and impatiently at their watches. Inside, Nortel says it's tearing itself...

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