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NetFlash: HP to launch high-end net barrage

Opinion
Oct 06, 20032 mins
Networking

Should Cisco be afraid? HP this week is bringing out all kinds of LAN equipment – from modular switches and stackables to wireless gear and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. While it might be early yet for Cisco to start worrying about being dethroned as king of the mountain, this slew of network products is only one sign that HP is serious about competing against Cisco – as HP’s CEO Carly Fiorina recently resigned her position on Cisco’s board of directors. HP to launch high-end net barrage http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1006hp.html?net

Should Cisco be afraid? HP this week is bringing out all kinds of LAN equipment – from modular switches and stackables to wireless gear and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. While it might be early yet for Cisco to start worrying about being dethroned as king of the mountain, this slew of network products is only one sign that HP is serious about competing against Cisco – as HP’s CEO Carly Fiorina recently resigned her position on Cisco’s board of directors.

HP to launch high-end net barrage

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1006hp.html?net

IDS debate rages

Gartner a few months ago said intrusion-detection systems were on the way out, and the security industry went nuts – with IDS vendors blasting Gartner and government officials scrambling to justify their IDS purchases. The Gartner analyst who made the call put it mildly, saying, “It got a little ugly.” The issues still aren’t resolved.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1006ids.html?net

IBM, EMC share interoperability data

IBM and EMC announced Monday they will exchange information to make it easier for their customers to manage the other vendor’s machines.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1006ibmemc.html?net

VeriSign suspends controversial service

Having stood firm for weeks under a barrage of criticism, VeriSign Friday agreed to suspend its controversial SiteFinder service after the Internet’s primary governing body issued an ultimatum that it do so or face legal action.