NetFlash: Cisco touts plan to tame WLANs

We’ve been hearing about several LAN switch makers extending their equipment to help network managers control LANs of the wireless variety. Now Cisco is stepping in with its own management – which the company hopes to pull off with a combination of upgrades and partnerships. Cisco touts plan to tame WLANs http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602ciscowlan.html?net

We’ve been hearing about several LAN switch makers extending their equipment to help network managers control LANs of the wireless variety. Now Cisco is stepping in with its own management – which the company hopes to pull off with a combination of upgrades and partnerships.

Cisco touts plan to tame WLANs

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602ciscowlan.html?net

Show to focus on broadband ROI

I think most of us would agree that widespread availability of broadband Internet access would be a Good Thing. It’s just that the people who would have to deploy it – the service providers – still need to be convinced that broadband would be worth their while. Maybe they will be convinced at this week’s SuperComm trade show in Atlanta.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602supercomm.html?net

Web switch vendors evolve

Not long ago, Layer 4 to Layer 7 technology was sought after by dot-coms and service providers for its ability to speed Web traffic. But as these firms started to wither in the souring economy, Layer 4 to Layer 7 switch vendors saw the market drop from $613 million in 2001 to $592 in 2002, according to IDC. Some industry watchers say a distinct Layer 4 to Layer 7 switch market no longer exists.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602loadbalance.html?net

Start-up EqualLogic unveils managed iSCSI storage array

Start-up EqualLogic is scheduled to roll out an iSCSI storage array this week that the company says will make it easier to migrate from storage directly attached to servers to IP storage-area networks.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602equallogic.html?net