Allied Telesis ships Gigabit Ethernet switches; Gauging green

Opinion
Jul 16, 20071 min

Latest LAN news.

Allied Telesis ships Gigabit Ethernet switches, 07/10/07: Allied Telesis in recent weeks released two Gigabit Ethernet switches – a 48-port switch and a Layer 3 modular switch.

Biggest lie in the enterprise: The network is down: Reader Bernie Lubitz wants everyone to stop blaming the network when applications are nearly always the culprit.

John Obeto asks: How is your beta test of Windows Server 2008 chugging along? Any gotchas or gems?

Gauging green, 07/12/07: Just how important is the issue of green networking to you?

New computer efficiency specs go into effect July 20, 07/12/07: New Energy Star specifications for computers and related equipment that go into effect next week should save consumers and businesses more than $1.8 billion in energy costs over the next five years. In addition, the specifications will prevent greenhouse gas emissions equal to the annual emissions of 2.7 million cars, according to Energy Star, the joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.