NetFlash: Double-duty routers give Cisco an edge in VoIP

Cisco recently packaged its voice-over-IP capabilities as an add-on to its access routers – meaning that small businesses could now get their voice and data through the same equipment with less muss and fuss than in the past. But that of course raises questions: Should you put all your eggs in Cisco’s basket? And is Cisco trying to do too much in its IOS software? Double-duty routers give Cisco an edge in VoIP http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027cisco.html?net

Cisco recently packaged its voice-over-IP capabilities as an add-on to its access routers – meaning that small businesses could now get their voice and data through the same equipment with less muss and fuss than in the past. But that of course raises questions: Should you put all your eggs in Cisco’s basket? And is Cisco trying to do too much in its IOS software?

Double-duty routers give Cisco an edge in VoIP

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027cisco.html?net

Gates uncovers Longhorn

We’re going to be hearing a lot about Longhorn over the next few years, so you might as well get acquainted with the basics now. Microsoft unveiled the first bits of the upcoming operating system and the wave of software accompanying it – including Bill Gates’ “holy grail.”

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1027pdclon.html?net

Cisco partner upgrades performance management

Visual Networks, a maker of WAN performance management software, Monday announced it has enhanced its product, separated it from a hardware platform and broken it up into pieces that the customer can mix and match.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1028ciscopartn.html?net

SCO: IBM cannot enforce GPL

The legal war between The SCO Group and IBM Friday took another step forward, with the Utah software company asserting that IBM does not have the right to enforce the GNU General Public License that governs the Linux operating system.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1028scoibmc.html?net