If you’re going to deploy a big-time wireless LAN, you have to deploy oodles of access points – and those access points aren’t just going to manage themselves. That’s the focus of the second part of our two-part series on WLANs: How do you get your arms around managing something so new and so complex?WLAN managers see cavalry cominghttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0623bigwlanspart2.html?netNortel tries to stack up Nortel is refreshing its line of LAN switches with a stackable option that will go head-to-head against Cisco’s new Catalyst 3750 and 3Com’s switches with XRN technology.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0623nortel.html?net IBM opens supercomputing-on-demand facilityIBM customers looking for some extra processing power can now lease supercomputer-sized Linux and Unix clusters over the Internet, thanks to a new computing facility that Big Blue will open on Tuesday.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0624ibmopens.html?netDNS marks 20th birthdayThe database system that sends Web surfers to the right page and gets e-mail messages where they need to go turned 20 years old on Monday. DNS had its first successful test on June 23, 1983, at the University of Southern California School of Engineering’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI), in Marina del Rey, Calif., said Paul Mockapetris, the researcher who invented the system.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0624dnsmarks.html?net Got a network news tip?Don’t be shy about telling us something we don’t know. Send me your industry-related news and gossip at mailto:jcaruso@nww.com Related content news AWS and Nvidia partner on Project Ceiba, a GPU-powered AI supercomputer The companies are extending their AI partnership, and one key initiative is a supercomputer that will be integrated with AWS services and used by Nvidia’s own R&D teams. By Andy Patrizio Nov 30, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Supercomputers news VMware stung by defections and layoffs after Broadcom close Layoffs and executive departures are expected after an acquisition, but there's also concern about VMware customer retention. By Andy Patrizio Nov 30, 2023 3 mins Virtualization Data Center Industry news US will take decades for supply chain independence in chips: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pointed out that Nvidia’s latest AI servers have 35,000 parts from all over the world, including Taiwan. By Sam Reynolds Nov 30, 2023 4 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news Why are 5G private networks failing to take off in India? Lack of clarity on spectrum allocation coupled with high capital expenditure are leading to low uptake of 5G-enabled private networks in India. By Gagandeep Kaur Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Private 5G Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe