Latest LAN news.
High-speed TCP eases LAN congestion, 10/03/05
HS-TCP is an update of TCP that reacts better when using large congestion windows on high-bandwidth, high-latency networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2005/100305techupdate.html?nl
Review: Sun goes virtual route with N2120V content switch, 10/03/05
Sun has entered the crowded content-switching market with a novel twist: Its Sun Secure Application Switch N2120V lets users define multiple switching and routing domains on a single box, and it faces our Clear Choice Test.
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/100305-sun-test.html?nl
Poll: Security tops LAN switch purchase considerations in ’06, 10/03/05
Security, standards compliance and price/performance are key aspects for IT professionals when choosing a LAN switch vendor, according to a recent survey.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-security-survey.html?nl
Radware bolsters net services, 10/03/05
This week, and in the coming months, Radware is expected to launch a collection of products aimed at helping users handle all aspects of higher-level network services, including application acceleration, security, WAN optimization and traffic- …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-radware.html?nl
IT spending,budgets, 10/03/05
Recent surveys show IT budget spending for 2006 will increase over 2005, and industry watchers say while the growth remains slow, a majority of IT buyers expect business to get better in coming months.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-it-spending.html?nl
Opinion: Cisco’s AON: A me-too strategy, 10/03/05
Cisco is not the first mover in the content-filtering appliance niche – not by a long stretch. But you wouldn’t know that by reading its marketing materials.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305kobielus.html?nl
Opinion: Another USB wireless driver for Linux: ndiswrapper, 10/03/05
Why didn’t you mention ndiswrapper in your recent column on obtaining Linux drivers for USB wireless network devices?
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305internet.html?nl
Opinion: More truths about IT, 10/03/05
Perhaps a few people (I suspect with a large S on their chests) can operate at warp speed for a long time, but most of us can’t. And because we try to or are pushed to, we wind up wearing out our IT staff.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305backspin.html?nl
Users look to buy more LAN switches in 2006, with an eye on price/performance, 09/29/05
For LAN switch buyers, standards-compliance and price/performance are key aspects for IT professionals when choosing a vendor, according to a recent survey.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092905-lan-switch-survey.html?nl
Newsletter: HP puts speed at the core, 09/29/05
It has been almost three years since HP started talking about a LAN equipment strategy that put intelligence at the edge of networks rather than at the core. This week …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2005/0926lan2.html?nl
Newsletter: FTTE is where the real cost savings are, 09/27/05
Last time, I started discussing the cabling cost model developed by the Fiber Optics LAN Section of the Telecommunications Industry Association – but I didn’t …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2005/0926lan1.html?nl
Weblog: HP ProCurve delivers on its core LAN plan, 09/27/05
HP this week delivered on its Edge Fabric architecture plan by launching the ProCurve Interconnect Fabric Switch 8100. These boxes —versions include a 16-slot and 8-slot chassis — were built on technology acquired from Riverstone, a carrier Ethernet …
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/routers/010048.html?nl
HP launches LAN core, edge switches, 09/26/05
HP this week is expected to launch several Ethernet switch and network access control products targeting businesses looking to deploy advanced security and QoS features at the LAN edge with high-bandwidth pipes in the core.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092605-hp-procurve.html?nl
