NetFlash: 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand

Opinion
Nov 8, 20042 mins

* 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand * Early adopters: SOA worth the effort * Resilient hardware unveiled for Check Point software * Summer blues slow Q3 venture funds

It looks like this will be a strong week for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, as several major vendors are set to crank out gear that supports the standard. Interestingly, much of it centers around 10GBase-CX4. This is the flavor of 10 Gigabit that runs over copper – the heavy InfiniBand kind – and only stretches across short distances. But there’s also high-end gear on tap from Enterasys and Foundry. Check it out. 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804tengig.html?net

It looks like this will be a strong week for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, as several major vendors are set to crank out gear that supports the standard. Interestingly, much of it centers around 10GBase-CX4. This is the flavor of 10 Gigabit that runs over copper – the heavy InfiniBand kind – and only stretches across short distances. But there’s also high-end gear on tap from Enterasys and Foundry. Check it out.

10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804tengig.html?net

Early adopters: SOA worth the effort

Last week’s look at service-oriented architectures separated the hype from the reality. This week we talk to the early adopters – those who have gone through the needed transformation and have come out better off for it.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804soapart2.html?net

Resilient hardware unveiled for Check Point software

Resilience is introducing two hardware platforms for Check Point VPN-1 Pro software that feature high availability.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1105resilience.html?net

Summer blues slow Q3 venture funds

Venture capital investments in network companies and other IT vendors dipped during the third quarter, a traditionally slow period for such funding. A few sweet spots in the industry continued to attract most of the dollars.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804venturesurvey.html?net