Cisco, Extreme, Enterasys and Foundry to launch security-oriented switches

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Cisco, Extreme, Enterasys and Foundry to launch security-oriented switches, 05/01/06

Vendors at Interop this week will continue to blur the line between security and network infrastructure products, with Cisco, Extreme, Enterasys and Foundry expected to launch protection-oriented switches and routers.

SMC switch joins diverse line, 04/27/06

SMC Networks this week unveiled a managed switch and then pitched it as one level of four that it offers in Gigabit switching.

Routers Weblog: Market crossover, 04/26/06

With Cisco’s push into the consumer market, a few consumer LAN switch makers are countering with products for business network buyers. Among them are NetGear and SMC : both released wiring closet switches this week that corporate data managers might …

Enterasys names new CEO, 04/25/06

Enterasys announced that Michael Fabiaschi will become the company’s new CEO, immediately replacing Mark Asslet, who is leaving the company “to pursue other interests.”

High-Speed LANs Newsletter: Hot tickets at Interop, 04/25/06

For those of you who are going to Interop 2006 next week, it looks like one of the primary attractions – at least from my LAN-focused perspective – will be the …