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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • IBM data center networking strategy: Battle HP with partnerships

    IBM has broadened its data center networking offerings with new Brocade and Juniper OEM deals and a reselling agreement with Cisco for its Nexus 5000 switches. By strengthening its data center networking capabilities, IBM is positioning itself for an...  Article | 30 Jul 2009

  • Intelligent edge switches: Complexity is driving a smarter LAN

    Intelligent edge switches are becoming more critical as network access control and security requirements become more complex and network managers are forced to handle network access for nonemployees, mobile workers and employees with multiple user pr...  Article | 29 Jul 2009

  • Despite Avaya deal, Nortel partners must sell themselves to customers

    With Avaya's agreement to buy Nortel's enterprise business for $475 million, Nortel partners finally have some certainty about the future of the products and services they are trying to sell. But they are still worried about how the deal will play ou...  Article | 22 Jul 2009

  • What will Avaya do with Nortel's data networking business?

    Avaya's acquisition of Nortel's enterprise division is clearly about gaining access to Nortel's voice customers and channel partners, but the deal also includes Nortel's significant data networking business. Avaya may try to retain that business and ...  Article | 22 Jul 2009

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