Latest LAN news.
Alacritech NICs open larger server pipe, 04/11/05
Alacritech last week released eight new server network interface cards that combine multi-port Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with a TCP/IP offload chip for speeding application processing.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041105-alacritech.html?nl
HP to dump eight-way servers, 04/11/05
HP, which leads the x86 server market, has followed rival Dell in scrapping its line of eight-processor, Xeon-based systems, saying that new, more powerful chips coupled with a growing interest in tying together smaller boxes for processing oomph make …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041105-hp-xeon.html?nl
Allied Telesyn unveils 10/100/1000 switch with 10G uplinks, 04/07/05
Signaling the continued slide in 10 Gigabit Ethernet pricing, Allied Telesyn this week launched Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switches with optional 10G Ethernet uplinks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0407allied.html?nl
Newsletter: IEEE working on congestion management, 04/07/05
One task force in the IEEE that I haven’t yet discussed is the group looking at bringing better congestion management to Ethernet.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/lans/2005/0404lan2.html?nl
Newsletter: Flat-panel PC supports PoE, 04/05/05
PowerDsine last week certified what it called the world’s first flat-panel PC to comply with the Power over Ethernet standard.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/lans/2005/0404lan1.html?nl
