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Cisco unveils routers, takes swipe at Juniper
Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper.
FAQ: What is OpenFlow and why is it needed?
Frequently asked questions about the OpenFlow protocol and its potential.
Library system dumps MPLS with cheaper DSL, cable services
The Sno-Isle, Wash., public library system expects to save $400,000 this year by yanking its MPLS network and replacing it with multiple, less...
3G/4G as an access service
This newsletter will look at the slow rate of evolution of the WAN and will discuss the possibility of using cellular services as an access service.
How Treasury, AT&T botched billion-dollar network upgrade
Three years ago, the U.S. Treasury Department awarded a billion-dollar network consolidation project to AT&T, which claimed to win the deal due to...
AT&T wins first major deal at EPA
AT&T won a seven-year, $29 million contract to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's nationwide network -- the carrier's first major...
New routers let companies exploit 3G cellular data networks
Machine to machine (M2M) communications via 3G cellular data links is expanding in the enterprise. Sixnet offers a battery of new products to make it...
Is the Internet down?
It's a question that all too many users have asked: Is the Internet down? As many as 1,900 a month type that question into Google's search engine. It...
New 40G Ethernet spec sought
The IEEE recently formed a study group to look at establishing a new standard related to 40 Gigabit Ethernet.
How MPLS works
How Tootsie Roll Pops can help us understand the intricacies of MPLS
What's next for MPLS?
A look at the new variations of MPLS coming in the near future.
Postal Service extends AT&T managed VPN pact
AT&T's government marketing arm will announce today that it has received a four-year, $120 million contract extension that will allow the carrier to...
There's nothing local about this LAN
Verizon Business this week expanded its Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) across the world, taking a local area network technology and making it...
Broadview taking VoIP service nationwide
Broadview Networks has announced that it is taking its hosted VoIP service, OfficeSuite, nationwide. The company has historically focused on...
The mandate for MPLS support
This is our last newsletter in a series of five newsletters that examined some of the factors that are driving IT organizations to rethink their...
Videoconferencing hits the big time … for real
It feels like 1989 all over again. Wacky haircuts are back (I think I saw a mullet the other day). "Alternative rock" sounds a lot like what used to...
Cisco enhances routers, switches for collaboration
Cisco this week is extending its branch routers and LAN switches in an effort to improve the collaboration capabilities of enterprise customers.
What's up in the branch?
Wireless vendors are attempting to ease the pain of branch office computing with multifunction networking products that replicate the headquarters...
Managing mobility requires casting a wide net
Mobility represents one of the fastest-growing line items in most IT budgets as an increasing number of employees request and receive mobile...
7 reasons MPLS has been wildly successful
The IETF Thursday threw a birthday party for one of its most successful standards: Multi-Protocol Label Switching.
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