Cisco switch gear aims at data center

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Sep 25, 20062 mins

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Cisco switch gear aims at data center, 09/25/06

A pair of new Cisco switch products released this week – an eight-port, 10G Ethernet core switch module and a Gigabit Ethernet blade server switch – are targeted at high-traffic enterprise data centers that require large network pipes and low traffic latency, the company says.

NAC, wireless convergence still works in progress, 09/21/06

Hot topics such as network access control and convergence of cellular and Wi-Fi voice lured IT decision-makers to Interop last week, where they got to see the latest advances but also were warned that technology shortcomings mean they …

Interop: Wi-Fi/cellular convergence presents numerous challenges, 09/20/06

The convergence of desktop and mobile phones into a single, go-anywhere gadget that works on multiple wireless networks may seem just around the corner; however, real, large-scale deployments are still a long way off, according to IT professionals …

Interop Reporter’s Notebook: VoIP security still spotty, 09/20/06

Heard in and around Interop this week …

Interop panel: NAC holds promise, but tread lightly, 09/20/06

While network access control is generating great interest at Interop, show-goers were told Tuesday they need to carefully evaluate their need for NAC before jumping in — and then to do so only carefully.

Service Provider News Report: NYC emergency services to get true broadband speeds in fast-moving vehicles, 09/20/06

New York City is building the first wireless network capable of providing true broadband speeds to fast-moving vehicles such as police …