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Q&A: Nortel's data networking chief discusses the future
Recently, SearchNetworking.com published a story about the future of the Nortel enterprise data business in the wake of the company's bankruptcy. The story characterized Nortel's data portfolio as an old product line. The story also said that the man... Interview | 02 Jul 2009
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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 | 23 Jun 2009
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3Com hopes to win enterprise networking customers with global H3C push
Nearly 10 years after it abandoned the enterprise networking market, 3Com is trying to shake off its SMB reputation. It has announced plans to launch its successful Chinese-centric H3C brand globally as its new enterprise networking brand. Article | 12 May 2009
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Extreme's port extender can replace consumer devices at network edge
Extreme Networks has introduced the ReachNXT 100-8t, a port extender that allows enterprises to create multiple network connections at the outer edges of their networks. The device offers an enterprise-grade alternative to consumer network devices fr... Article | 24 Mar 2009
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Cisco unveils Unified Computing, merging servers, storage and networks
With Unified Computing, Cisco enters the blade server market, but it's putting more emphasis on an architecture that tightly couples servers, storage and virtualization with the network in order to enable cloud computing. Article | 17 Mar 2009
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Network change and configuration management vendors see big changes
Two leading independent network change and configuration management vendors have seen big changes this winter. Netcordia gave its product a makeover, while AlterPoint changed ownership. Article | 04 Mar 2009
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Scalable network lifecycle management processes can reduce costs
In a lousy economy, network managers will be asked to manage their networks more efficiently. One way to cut operational costs is to develop better processes and acquire better tools for network lifecycle management. Article | 18 Feb 2009
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Physical network security key to fighting low-tech threats
Even if a company buys the latest security products and adheres to data security standards, IT professionals must also consider physical network security to close off avenues of potential data leakage. Think outside the box of the standard network se... Article | 11 Feb 2009
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Cisco expands Nexus data center switch line with eye on virtualization
With the launch of two new Nexus switches, a top-of-rack network fabric extender and an upgrade to the Catalyst 6500, Cisco Systems furthers its push to dominate data centers that have large-scale deployments of server virtualization. Article | 28 Jan 2009
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HP ProCurve unveils data center network strategy
With its new 6600 series switches and Data Center Connection Manager software, HP ProCurve aims to compete against Cisco for a share of the data center networking market. The company also launched ProCurve ONE, a platform for running third-party appl... Article | 27 Jan 2009
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