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Unified wireless network still a work in progress for vendors
Network administrators who struggle to monitor, maintain and secure both wired and wireless local area networks (WLANs) will find relief in unified network management tools; but vendors still have some work to do. Article | 25 Nov 2009
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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 | 12 Nov 2009
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Juniper to CIOs: Invest in internal cloud computing networks
Juniper's 'New Network' vision calls on companies to invest in an internal cloud computing network strategy to push applications and power out to users in an enterprise grid network strategy. But are enterprises ready to go that route? Article | 04 Nov 2009
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802.11n wireless APs bring IP video to sprawling Illinois high school
Teachers at Lyons Township High School, a school of nearly 4,000 students, are bringing Wi-Fi and IP video to the classroom with wireless tablets and an 802.11n wireless solution. Article | 27 Oct 2009
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802.11n upgrade: College ditches legacy network for new vendor
The University of Rhode Island sought to deploy a wireless LAN with its wired network vendor. But increased bandwidth demand meant a change in networking strategy to consider other wireless vendors. Article | 01 Oct 2009
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Network device management overload: Engineers managing too many boxes
The number of devices in enterprise networks is growing, but the size of the network engineering teams is not. Engineers need to turn to network automation, standardization and network management outsourcing to keep on top of things. Article | 24 Sep 2009
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Nortel bankruptcy: Timeline of a hard fall
The century-old Canadian telecom equipment maker announced last week further sales of its assets, killing off what little hope remained for the company's resuscitation. Trace back Nortel's rocky road to collapse, from the recent sale of its CDMA/LTE ... Article | 20 Aug 2009
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Network budgets to grow in 2010, but VARs must deliver solutions
In a recent purchasing intentions survey, SearchNetworking.com's readers said overwhelmingly that they will increase their spending on networking products in 2010. If channel partners want to get a share of this spending, they must position themselve... Article | 19 Aug 2009
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Lifetime warranties on low-end edge switches indicate commoditization
Extreme Networks has joined the limited lifetime warranty club for low-end wiring closet switches and edge switches, aligning itself with Cisco, 3Com, Nortel and, to a lesser extent, HP ProCurve. The trend acknowledges what many already know: When it... Article | 06 Aug 2009
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Cisco and ProCurve channel partners squeezed in price war
Rumors continue to circulate that Cisco is attempting to engage HP ProCurve in a quiet price war. ProCurve and several channel partners report that Cisco is offering to slash its prices in certain situations where it is about to lose to ProCurve on p... Article | 05 Aug 2009
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