The days when start-ups seemed to launch at a one-a-minute pace are long behind us, thank goodness. But the entrepreneurial spirit still abounds, even inside the largest network vendors. From our look at a start-up management "Dream Team" of industry executives to our picks of the most powerful people, companies and end user projects, the links below offer you an inside look at the ongoing power of the network industry.

Julie Bort, Executive editor, Signature Series