News

• Brocade releases virtual data centre switches

  Networking vendor Brocade has announced a new range of Ethernet switches designed for virtualised data centres and clouds.

• Cisco to unleash data center extensions

  Cisco is expected to unveil new and enhanced data center products that are designed to more easily interconnect and allocate resources among multiple data centers and are optimized for cloud computing and virtualization.

• Enterasys revamps high-end Ethernet switch line

  Enterasys this week is introducing a major upgrade to its Ethernet switch line in an effort to better serve converged networks, including those that are heavily virtualized. 

• Cisco is big tease about 'Big Bang' switch upgrade

  Cisco's "Big Bang" switching upgrade will emerge in late January and encompass more than just the Catalyst 6500.

• 10G Ethernet switch design with a twist debuts

  OEM reference supplier Fulcrum Microsystems has unveiled a 10Gbit/sec. Ethernet data center switch design that vendors can use to make "lossless" alternatives to Fibre Channel fabrics.

• Tellabs takes wraps off Carrier Ethernet switch

  Tellabs this week unveiled a Metro Ethernet aggregation switch designed to extend services closer to end users.

• Advanced switching grabs Interop New York spotlight

  Switching will take center stage at this week's Interop New York conference, where vendors such as Foundry Networks, Enterasys Networks and Force 10 Networks will roll out new and enhanced products in defiance of a downcast IT spending environment.

• Enterasys spiffs up its stackable switches

  Enterasys will roll out this week at Interop New York a line of stackable switches that feature integral 10Gbps Ethernet ports, IPv6 support and increased bandwidth and throughput vs. its earlier models.

• Foundry airs Gigabit Ethernet workgroup switches

  Foundry Networks this week at Interop New York is unveiling a switching line for small and midsize businesses, branch offices and distributed enterprise workgroups, plus stackables and stacking upgrades for existing switches.

• Alcatel-Lucent intros Gigabit Ethernet switches

  Alcatel-Lucent is delivering a new family of Gigabit Ethernet switches that fit into its architecture for blending data, voice and wireless connectivity and are designed for small and midsize businesses.