* Microsoft warms up voice software plans * Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests * Fiber-optic research net gains steam * ERP offering relies on open source * Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization * Today on Layer 8
Last week we hinted at Microsoft’s plans for VoIP domination. Here we fully explore the company’s strategy. Microsoft warms up voice software plans http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-microsoft-voice.html?net&story=090505-microsoft-voice
Last week we hinted at Microsoft’s plans for VoIP domination. Here we fully explore the company’s strategy.
Microsoft warms up voice software plans
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-microsoft-voice.html?net&story=090505-microsoft-voice
Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests
This week Network World presents an exclusive test of Cisco’s Catalyst 4948-10GE and all its 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet and two ports of 10 Gigabit. The thing held up quite well in our battery of stress tests – but it didn’t achieve a perfect score.
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/090505-cisco-test.html?net&story=090505-cisco-test
Fiber-optic research net gains steam
Despite a setback caused by Hurricane Katrina, National Lambdarail, a nationwide fiber-optic network designed to facilitate advanced network technology research, is gaining support.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-lambdarail.html?net&story=090505-lambdarail
ERP offering relies on open source
A 4-year-old company is using open source software as the foundation for an ERP suite targeted at small and midsize manufacturers.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-erp.html?net&story=090505-erp
Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization
We’re joined this week by Vernon Turner, IDC’s group vice president and general manager for enterprise computing, to talk about the impact on enterprise data centers by multicore processors and server virtualization technology. Listen in:
http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/0905radio.html?net&story=0905radio
Today on Layer 8, No. 7 in the latest AP college poll:
Microsoft, Google’s war of words over employee; finally, text messaging proves its worth; Katrina IT news roundup; and the winner of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8
