Network World on LANs

Blue Coat to buy Packeteer

Tim Greene — 2008-04-21T00:00:00Z

Interop Las Vegas 2008 planning guide

Brad Reed — 2008-04-21T00:00:00Z

Enterprise 2.0, corporate agility big themes at Interop '08

10 Gigabit Ethernet Storage Alliance formed

Jeff Caruso — 2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

IP storage system vendor Nimbus Data Systems this week led seven other companies to create the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Storage Alliance.

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Storm clouds looming for Internet, experts say

Brad Reed — 2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

Experts at FutureNet this week nonetheless said that Internet architecture will face some stiff challenges over the next few years that could put significant strain on the Web’s effectiveness.

Internet forecast: snow days ahead

Johna Till Johnson — 2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

It's finally spring, at least here in the Northern Hemisphere. But the forecast for the Internet isn't particularly warm and sunny — at least if some of the world's leading experts on Internet technology can be believed.

Expand Networks takes WAN optimization virtual

Ann Bednarz — 2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

Scores of enterprises are trying out virtualization in the data center, lured by potential benefits such as improved server utilization, reduced OS licensing fees, more rapid deployments and lower power consumption. To tap into that trend, Expand Networks is going virtual. The WAN optimization vendor last week announced plans to release a VMware-packaged virtual version of its acceleration appliances.

An ounce of prevention could cure the health of your network

Steve Taylor,Jim Metzler — 2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

The proverbial "ounce of prevention" being worth a "pound of cure" extends beyond your own health to the health of your network as well. And one of the areas in which this ounce of prevention can be especially useful is routing.

A cheap VoIP alternative: magicJack

Mark Gibbs — 2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

Gibbs looks at magicJack, a good, cheap VoIP service, but support is lacking.

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Chip enables 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches with higher density

Jeff Caruso — 2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

Networking silicon maker Solarflare Communications this week introduced a 10 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver that it says will enable vendors to build switches with a higher density of copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports.

Verizon extends Metro Ethernet reach with SONET enhancement

Brad Reed — 2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

Verizon Business Tuesday announced that it had boosted its Metro Ethernet capabilities that the company says will let enterprise customers link to more locations through Ethernet.

Is your data center ready for tomorrow's applications?

2004-04-12T00:00:00Z

Click here to see what Gartner, Network World and other experts say about the new data center.