Latest LAN news.
Cisco: A quarter of acquisitions not working out: Howard Charney, Cisco senior VP admits to the audience at Networkers Australia that a quarter of Cisco’s were bad. Which ones is he referring to?
Cisco’s challenges: We delve into Cisco’s recent 10-K filing for what the company considers are its risks and rewards.
Cisco broadens Carrier Ethernet line, 09/24/07: Cisco this week is extending its Carrier Ethernet portfolio with a system that allows service providers to deliver fiber-based Ethernet to multi-tenant units, such as apartment buildings.
Can carrier Ethernet answer the call for bigger bandwidth?, 09/18/07: The Metro Ethernet Forum kicked off its series of carrier Ethernet for businesses seminars yesterday, delving into the value that carrier Ethernet presents to businesses that need large amounts of bandwidth to remain competitive.
10 Gigabit controller leverages PCIe 2.0, 09/20/07: Broadcom this week demonstrated a 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller providing bi-directional, line-rate performance over just four lanes of PCI Express 2.0.
HomePlug continues to gain supporters, 09/18/07: The HomePlug Powerline Alliance recently announced that more companies are joining in and planning to use the technology espoused by the group.
Nortel replaces Enterprise chief, 09/20/07: In a surprise move, Nortel this week replaced its Enterprise Solutions chief, even though the unit is growing at about three times the market.
New Nortel Enterprise boss talks about game plan, 09/20/07: In an unexpected move, Nortel this week replaced its enterprise chief. After 20 years with Nortel, Enterprise Solutions President Steve Slattery is leaving the company Oct. 1. Taking over immediately, however, is Joel Hackney, Nortel’s former senior vice president of Global Operations and Quality, and another of CEO Mike Zafirovski’s colleagues from General Electric. Hackney, credited with driving many of Nortel’s recent operational, supply chain, customer and business improvements, shared some thoughts with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy on the sudden switch, which comes while Enterprise Solutions is enjoying some solid momentum — although apparently, things aren’t moving fast enough.
