Believe it or not, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is coming to copper wiring faster than you can say “bandwidth bonanza.” While the first spec likely to complete won’t run 10 Gig over Category-5 wiring, it will still be copper-based and will still result in products that cost half as much as the fiber-optic options available, experts say. Chip maker Broadcom has already taken the first steps toward making copper 10 Gigabit a reality. Broadcom readies pre-standard copper 10 Gig Ethernet http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0730tengig.html?netBelieve it or not, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is coming to copper wiring faster than you can say “bandwidth bonanza.” While the first spec likely to complete won’t run 10 Gig over Category-5 wiring, it will still be copper-based and will still result in products that cost half as much as the fiber-optic options available, experts say. Chip maker Broadcom has already taken the first steps toward making copper 10 Gigabit a reality.Broadcom readies pre-standard copper 10 Gig Ethernethttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0730tengig.html?net Kentucky state auditor says hackers infiltrated agency networkMaybe Americans are too quick to blame the French these days. But there’s no denying that someone broke into the computers of a U.S. state – and that state is fingering French hackers. Kentucky says one of its agency’s servers was compromised, and hackers saw fit to store their pirated music and movies on the servers for their own use. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0730kentucky.html?netMicrosoft fixing another faulty patchMicrosoft Tuesday acknowledged that a recent security patch is causing problems on machines running the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0730microfixin.html?netIBM rolls out Opteron server, Linux database clustersIBM Wednesday introduced its first server based on AMD’s 32-/64-bit Opteron chip, pushing the new eServer 325 as an integral part of its expanded Linux cluster offerings. It also announced a new Linux cluster that includes DB2 for Linux, which is its first database offering generally available for the Opteron processor. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0730ibmopt.html?net Related content news analysis Western Digital keeps HDDs relevant with major capacity boost Western Digital and rival Seagate are finding new ways to pack data onto disk platters, keeping them relevant in the age of solid-state drives (SSD). By Andy Patrizio Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Enterprise Storage Data Center news analysis Global network outage report and internet health check Cisco subsidiary ThousandEyes, which tracks internet and cloud traffic, provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers. By Ann Bednarz and Tim Greene Dec 06, 2023 286 mins Networking news analysis Cisco uncorks AI-based security assistant to streamline enterprise protection With Cisco AI Assistant for Security, enterprises can use natural language to discover policies and get rule recommendations, identify misconfigured policies, and simplify complex workflows. By Michael Cooney Dec 06, 2023 3 mins Firewalls Generative AI Network Security news Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 06, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors CPUs and Processors Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe