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New Cisco Ethernet switches to play broader video, security roles: Cisco Wednesday is unveiling new Ethernet access switches and enhanced routers designed to take on more of the jobs frequently handled by separate...

Ethernet switch sales may have forced Brocade product exec out: Senior Vice President Marc Randall left Brocade following disappointing first quarter sales of Ethernet switches.

Vodafone cuts 375 jobs, including IT: Vodafone is cutting 375 jobs, primarily in back office functions, starting this month.

Technology Brief: Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with Intel Xeon processors WHITE PAPER: An HP ProLiant c-Class server blade is a complete server that slides into an HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure. Learn about the three different...

Ethernet switch vendor Force10 files for IPO: Ethernet switching company Force10 Networks this week filed for a $144 million IPO.

Users lament state of Ethernet: Vendors have a lot more work to do to make Ethernet ready for large-scale data center duty, according to users at the Ethernet Technology Summit.

40/100G Ethernet needed, but too pricey: Though demand for 40G and 100G Ethernet is on the rise, prices need to come down to earth before mainstream adoption can occur, experts at an...

IDC Research Report: The Business Value of Consolidating on Energy-Efficient Servers WHITE PAPER: Most organizations faced with budget challenges put off capital expenditures (capex) and seek alternatives, such as extending server life cycles and...

Cisco, Juniper, HP drive Ethernet switch market in Q4: The Ethernet switch market grew almost 20% sequentially during the fourth quarter, with Cisco, HP and Juniper Networks adding almost $600 million in...

QLogic inks design win with HP for 8GB Fibre Channel Stackable switches: In a quickly changing distributed data center environment where wholesale server consolidation is rapidly occurring and where storage capacity is out...

Does a switch deal equal trouble in HP, Cisco's relationship: Hewlett-Packard Co. today disclosed that it has begun selling stackable QLogic Corp.-developed 8Gbit/sec Fibre Channel switches that are targeted for...

The Business Case for Virtualization WHITE PAPER: The business case is clear: Virtualization can help you save money, increase IT agility, and improve business outcomes. Are you capitalizing on...

Extreme Networks enables transition to cloud networks: Extreme Networks is offering next-generation data centre products to enable the migration to virtualised data centres and new infrastructure...

Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving: Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving in a changing world, as these IT executives can attest.

The 12 most popular newsletters of all time: This week will be the final week of the Network Architecture newsletter as penned by me. Before we say goodbye in Thursday's issue, I'd like to take...

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