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3Com acquisition confirms HP-Cisco battle for China
Hewlett-Packard's 3Com acquisition heightens the HP-Cisco battle for the enterprise networking market, particularly in China. With the new buyout, 3Com's data center core routing and switching may make HP the No. 2 vendor. Article
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Despite Avaya deal, Nortel partners must sell themselves to customers
With Avaya's agreement to buy Nortel's enterprise business for $475 million, Nortel partners finally have some certainty about the future of the products and services they are trying to sell. But they are still worried about how the deal will play ou... Article
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What will Avaya do with Nortel's data networking business?
Avaya's acquisition of Nortel's enterprise division is clearly about gaining access to Nortel's voice customers and channel partners, but the deal also includes Nortel's significant data networking business. Avaya may try to retain that business and ... Article
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Nortel routers and switches may go to buyer of telephony business
Nortel enterprise customers could get swept up in a larger deal for Nortel's telephony business, but it remains to be seen how well a telephony-focused buyer will support networking enterprise customers. Article
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Interop: Reinvent data center networks by smashing silos
An Internet keynote panel featuring data center networking rivals Cisco, Brocade and Juniper discussed the reinvention of the data center. While Brocade and Juniper criticized Cisco for not embracing open standards and interoperability, all three arg... Article
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IBM re-enters networking market with Brocade OEM deal
A new Ethernet networking OEM deal between IBM and Brocade promises to reshape the market. Selling Brocade's switches and routers as IBM-branded products not only boosts Brocade's profile but also threatens Cisco's market domination. Article
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MDI/MDIX (medium dependent interface/MDI crossover)
MDI/MDIX is a type of Ethernet port connection using twisted pair cabling. Definition
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD)
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) is the protocol for carrier transmission access in Ethernet networks. Definition
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TCP/IP offload engine (TOE)
The TCP/IP offload engine (TOE for short) is a technology that is gaining popularity in high-speed Ethernet systems for the purpose of optimizing throughput. Definition
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What power supply problems do 802.11n wireless networks pose?
The power supply requirements demanded of 802.11n wireless networks won't be affordable for enterprises until the IEEE standard and supporting network hardware are approved and have caught up. Here are some options for fixing this problem while you w... Ask the Expert