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Aruba's unified network architecture addresses consumerization of IT
Aruba's new unified network management architecture aims to solve the consumerization of IT conundrum. With employee-owned mobile devices flooding the network, Aruba is advocating unified, policy-based, identity-aware network access control across bo... News | 24 Mar 2011
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Cloud-based networking hardware: Coming to a wiring closet near you?
Cloud-based networking hardware has gained traction in the wireless LAN market, but now vendors are developing wired network devices that are cloud-managed, too. Will cloud-based network infrastructure fill up your wiring closets? News | 16 Mar 2011
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New Cisco 8-port switch series simplifies campus network design
Cisco's new line of Catalyst C-Series switches promise to simplify campus network design. The 8-port switches offer advanced management and security features beyond the wiring closet. News | 13 Jan 2011
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Using cheap network switches from commodity vendors in your LAN
Cheap network switches from commodity vendors that use commercially available silicon can help you save money in your LAN network design when budgets are tight. Some networking pros are considering these low-cost vendors as a viable alternative to pr... Article | 02 Sep 2010
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Cisco Live 2010: Remember, you're a core networking provider!
At Cisco Live 2010, the company will tout a converged Cisco data center strategy, telepresence and collaboration, but network engineers want to know why they can't get a hold of a basic firewall. Engineers are demanding Cisco focus on routing, switch... Article | 29 Jun 2010
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40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet ratification doesn't mean immediate uptake
40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet ratification means that vendors can roll out standardized 40 and 100 GbE switching products with enormous speed, but users are likely to hold off until prices come down and the need for performance is greater. Article | 22 Jun 2010
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Campus LAN: Part 2 of Q&A with Brocade's Jim McHugh
Earlier this year, Brocade hired networking industry veteran Jim McHugh as its chief marketing officer. McHugh is the former head of HP ProCurve and more recently served as the head of Nortel's enterprise networking business. SearchNetworking.com cau... Interview | 04 May 2010
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Cisco's refreshed stackable switches for new era of campus LAN design
Cisco's newly refreshed line of stackable switches, the Catalyst 3750 and 3560, will usher in a new era of campus LAN design, with software being the new differentiator. Campus network design fundamentals will now be about optimizing the network for ... Article | 18 Mar 2010
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Two colleges switch to Enterasys in order to escape ACL programming
ACL programming in command line interface can be time consuming, which is why two colleges recently switched to Enterasys Networks, whose switches have policy and security capabilities baked in, making it easier for small networking teams to configur... Article | 16 Feb 2010
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Gigabit Ethernet backbone switch allows school to digitize classes
Thanks to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone, a private school delivers digital learning and streaming media on interactive whiteboards in every classroom. Article | 27 Jan 2010