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  • Handhelds don't belong in all workers' hands

    Buying and supporting mobile devices isn't cheap, and some enterprises are learning to save cash by limiting deployments. An expert offers guidelines to establish which workers need devices and which ones can do without. 

  • Router, Ethernet switch markets surge upward

    The router and switch markets are benefiting from a new round of corporate spending. One user suggests that enterprise application upgrades are spurring the need for faster networking gear. 

  • NetScreen's Web-conferencing play goes after Cisco

    Juniper subsidiary NetScreen has refreshed its Web-conferencing appliances, using SSL to keep online meetings secure without client-side software. A customer says the products make collaboration easier, but remote help desks may disagree. 

  • Adtran deals itself into converged device game

    Adtran is taking on an established market with a new line of stand-alone switches and converged switch/routers, but one expert said the company could become an attractive low-end Cisco alternative. 

  • Gateway expands into networking realm

    Gateway is introducing its first wireless access points and enterprise switching products, hoping a combo of built-in features and low price points will appeal to the low-end enterprise market. 

  • Multiple Cisco products among those clobbered by OpenSSL flaw

    Cisco switches, routers and firewalls are vulnerable to attack due to a problem in OpenSSL that has other software vendors scrambling to cope. 

  • Giving Cisco credit where credit is due

    This past week was a busy one for Cisco Systems Inc. The networking giant found itself in an unusual position: playing catch up with its competitors. Oddly enough, in this case, that's a good thing. 

  • Cisco makes strong move on power over Ethernet

    Cisco catches up to the industry by supporting the IEEE's 802.3af power over Ethernet standard in several of its Catalyst switch lines, paving the way for a new generation of cheaper, more advanced PoE-enabled gear. 

  • Symbol switch simplifies remote Wi-Fi networks

    Symbol Technologies is trying to ease remote WLAN management with its latest product, an all-in-one switch, router and firewall. But now the wireless vendor faces tough competition from the likes of Cisco. 

  • Dell delving deeper into networking

    Looking to strengthen its position in the enterprise networking space, Dell has introduced two new Layer 3 switches for small, medium and large businesses. The 6024 and 6024F offer customers 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet in copper and fiber configurat...