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When router management is your worst nightmare
Michael W. Lucas is a network engineer with decades of experience in corporate networks. Recently, Lucas authored Cisco Routers for the Desperate, which he said is "designed to be read once, and then left on top of the router until something breaks."... Interview | 11 Apr 2005
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CA to acquire Concord Communications
With its $330 million acquisition of Concord Communications, experts say Computer Associates reestablishes itself as a competitive threat in the network management software market. Article | 07 Apr 2005
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Network management outside the cocoon
Evolution is inherent to all IT disciplines. Inertia is simply antithetical to the very concept of technology, and network management is no exception. As business needs create new demands, network managers are forced to adapt to keep pace.
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New switch targets data center aggregation
Leveraging its success with Google and other high-profile customers, Force10 is launching a new 10 GigE data center aggregation switch that offers line rate switching at speeds up to 192 Gbps. Article | 28 Mar 2005
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A better view of LAN awareness
Visual Networks moves into the LAN market with its new suite of Ethernet appliances. With Visual's experience in sophisticated IT management issues and technologies, analysts say it has more than a chance to compete. Article | 21 Mar 2005
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Network automation software offers a familiar rendition
Opsware puts its acquisition of Rendition Networks to good use with a new network automation offering, looking to edge out competitors in the growing standardized configuration market. Article | 09 Mar 2005
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TAP-dancing into GigE monitoring
As more companies turn to Gigabit Ethernet on the desktop, Network Instruments taps into the network TAPs market by guaranteeing high-volume data capture and link performance. Article | 07 Mar 2005
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Price-slashing could shake up WAN appliance market
One analyst says the low price of one new large-circuit WAN application traffic management device will soon cause a ripple effect of slashed prices in the market. Article | 28 Feb 2005
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Sniffer update has a nose for data capture
The company behind Sniffer offers an updated network performance tool, showing that the venerable packet analysis product could be poised for new life. Article | 15 Feb 2005
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Mounting IOS flaws may boost third-party vendors
A spate of recently discovered security vulnerabilities in the software that runs Cisco's routers and switches has caught the industry's eye, but one expert explains why, for some, IOS flaws could be an opportunity. Article | 31 Jan 2005
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