Latest LAN news.
Power over Ethernet generates buzz, 11/24/03
Power over Ethernet is catching on with organizations looking to cut costs on wireless LAN deployments. The technology also can keep IP phone users talking even if the lights go out.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1124infrapoe.html?nl
Cisco’s security plan eyed warily, 11/24/03
Cisco says its road map for tying leading anti-virus software to its network hardware promises to eventually transform every WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi port into a security checkpoint. But the technology – not available until the middle of next year – raises questions about management complexity and the issue of locking users into a single-vendor architecture, observers say.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1124ciscosec.html?nl
Gear guards networks against infected laptops, 11/24/03
InfoExpress is coming out with packages to protect LANs from infections brought in by laptops that have been used outside a network.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1124infoexpress.html?nl
HP adds Xeon processors to server blade, 11/21/03
HP is now shipping Xeon versions of its two-year-old ProLiant BL20p blade servers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1121hpadds.html?nl
Intel looks to Prescott, emerging markets for 2004, 11/20/03
Intel plans to aggressively introduce 90-nanometer processors in 2004, and expects continued growth in shipments of wireless chips and high-end server processors as it looks to emerging …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1120intellooks.html?nl
Wireless and wireline can coexist, Extreme CEO says, 11/19/03
Wireless LANs will be just another form of access to enterprise networks, says Extreme Networks’ CEO Gordon Stitt.
