Latest LAN news.
Cisco may adopt unbundled pricing, 06/26/06
Cisco last week said it was considering unbundling network software from its current hardware platforms – a move that could end up costing users more but could give them increased flexibility in buying and configuring the company’s gear.
Analysts debate need for IPv6 in near future, 06/26/06
Any company that does business with Asia or the U.S. government should start using IPv6 as soon as possible, an advocate of the new version of IP told attendees of the recent Burton Group Catalyst conference in San Francisco.
Opinion: LAN switches: What Dell did right, 06/26/06
I feel sorry for Dell. Not just Michael Dell, but the whole lot of them. I never thought I’d say this, but it is difficult not to have that reaction when you see the relentless hammering that Dell is getting in the financial and business press of late.
Routers Blog: Virgin Megastores delivers music, VoIP over WAN, 06/23/06
Virgin Megastores has 17 locations in the U.S., where it sells …
Routers Blog: Healthcare IT pro talks 10G, security and about the CCIE, 06/23/06
Jon Campbell – Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert No. 13772 – …
Routers Blog: How a Cisco network engineer puts it all together, 06/23/06
James Henry Carmouche might have already built and tested the …
Nortel names Roese CTO, 06/22/06
Nortel this week named industry veteran John Roese as its chief technology officer.
Q&A: Cisco engineer on LANs, NAC, network design, 06/22/06
James Henry Carmouche might have already built and tested the network you will soon be deploying. As technical marketing engineer in Cisco’s Enterprise Systems Engineering group, Carmouche figures out the best way to put together the products Cisco …
Q&A: Network exec on 10G, security and getting his CCIE, 06/21/06
Jon Campbell – Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert No. 13772 – is the director of network services at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a nonprofit healthcare network serving 15 counties and including three hospitals and clinics and other facilities …
Samsung ready to take on Cisco, 06/21/06
Samsung has started shipping a router designed for corporate users, part of a planned assault on a market long dominated by Cisco, executives said Wednesday.
Chambers talks of changing Cisco’s software model, 06/21/06
Enterprise network professionals can expect changes in how Cisco sells the software that runs its routers and switches over the next few years, the company’s CEO told reporters at Cisco’s Networkers customer conference this week.
High-Speed LANs Newsletter: Mailbag: Future-proofing the LAN, Part 2, 06/22/06
Last time, I shared some feedback from readers on the issue of Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop and future-proofing. This time, I’ve got a few more responses.
High-Speed LANs Newsletter: Mailbag: Future-proofing the LAN, Part 1, 06/20/06
In a newsletter last month I asked whether Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop is an expense to be avoided. I’d like to share some of the responses.
