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  • Gartner forecasts challenges for Cisco

    Cisco Systems Inc.'s second-quarter profit almost doubled, but shares fell as sales missed analysts' estimates. Is it a minor bump in the road for the networking giant, or a sign of struggles to come?

    Rachna Ahlawat, principal analyst with the St... 

  • Switch software reduces WAN costs

    Foundry's new software provides creative measures for reducing WAN costs. One analyst says it's an ideal alternative to inefficient traditional techniques. 

  • 3Com mounts new switch in the wall

    3Com has released what it claims is the industry's first "in-the-wall" Ethernet switch, and one expert says the innovative design will help 3Com recover from previous missteps. 

  • Cisco's IT services push causes concern

    A recent acquisition has broadened Cisco's IT services capabilities, but one analyst says Cisco's partners may suffer as the networking giant looks to master new markets. 

  • HP plans to 'flatten' the network core

    HP not only previews next year's new family of 10 GigE stackables, but also offers a glimpse at its new strategy that emphasizes edge intelligence and eliminates redundant functionality in the network core. 

  • Motorola buys into mesh networking

    Motorola's plan to buy MeshNetworks not only heralds the arrival of enterprise mesh networking, but also its growing importance as a backhaul technology to support wireless LANs and ultra wideband. 

  • Are 'dumb' networks really smarter?

    During a debate at last week's Next Generation Networks conference, one expert argued that "dumb" networks enable services at the edge, while another claimed that intelligent networks enable technical innovation. 

  • Cisco helps SMBs build app-ready networks

    Cisco today is updating its switches and management tools for SMBs, reducing the network burdens that come with application deployments. 

  • Distributing more data without more WAN

    Using a software-based content distribution system that was 1/10th the price of a hardware-based Cisco product, a financial services firm found a way to distribute large files over the WAN without buying extra bandwidth. 

  • Telephony purchase ABCs for SMBs

    Learn how small and mid-sized businesses can successfully evaluate and select telephony systems.