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Why doesn't HP break off its ProCurve business? 09/11/2006 13:37:40
For the No. 2 vendor in the LAN switch market behind Cisco, making network gear isn't close to being a full-time gig. Yet HP's ProCurve business over the last several quarters has crept up to the second spot -- albeit, a fairly distant second -- behind Cisco in worldwide LAN switch market share, according to Synergy Research Group. HP has surpassed 3Com, Nortel, Extreme and Foundry. - +
Wasn't Dell supposed to dominate the LAN market by now? 08/11/2006 10:25:38
Three years ago, Cisco CEO John Chambers frequently mentioned Dell as an emerging competitor. "Our next generation of competition is going to come from below," he said, citing Dell among several low-cost network companies emerging in the market at the time. "It will be interesting to compete with them." - +
Are Cisco switches really so expensive? 07/11/2006 09:15:25
Cisco is the dominant LAN switch vendor, both in the amount of ports it ships worldwide, and its revenue for switch ports sold. One common industry assumption is that Cisco gear is high-priced, but worth the investment for the company's quality support and advanced features. Another assumption is that Cisco switches are just plain overpriced. - +
Cisco switch gear aims at data center 26/09/2006 10:52:10
A pair of new Cisco switch products released this week - an eight-port, 10G Ethernet core switch module and a Gigabit Ethernet blade server switch - are targeted at high-traffic enterprise data centers that require large network pipes and low traffic latency, the company says. - +
Cisco expands carrier Ethernet lineup 26/10/2005 08:30:00
Cisco Systems is getting ready to sell more gear into the burgeoning market for Ethernet services from carriers, preparing to introduce new switches and hardware modules at the Telecom 05 show in Las Vegas this week. - +
Proxim launches products amid acquisition 21/06/2005 12:15:08
Despite the recently announced US$21 million sale of its assets to Moseley Associates, Proxim intends to introduce an appliance this week that brings its product line in sync with centralized wireless LAN management architectures. - +
Nortel to partner in enterprise routing 20/06/2005 09:33:59
Nortel is looking to re-enter the enterprise router market through a partnership to better compete against Cisco, according to Vice Chairman and CEO Bill Owens. - +
Cisco nets Airespace for $450 million 13/01/2005 13:03:53
Cisco Systems this week confirmed plans to buy wireless LAN switch vendor Airespace for US$450 million in stock, following several weeks of speculation that Cisco was shopping for a WLAN switch vendor. - +
Nortel, Symantec partner on network security 14/12/2004 08:40:44
Nortel Networks and Symantec will jointly deliver products designed to help companies filter out Internet attacks before they reach servers and other corporate systems, the two firms announced Tuesday. - +
Mixed net brings smarts to factory floor 18/11/2004 16:08:13
Big companies that make big products - the GMs, Dows and Boeings of the world - have worked for years toward better factory and back-office integration. But even smaller manufacturers are following this trend. - +
The air is starting to come out of the wireless LAN market 21/10/2004 11:54:45
Network industry watchers have been warning for months that the wireless LAN market has been overfunded and was due for a shakeout.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
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Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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