Financial analysts see HP's pending purchase of 3Com as a threat to Cisco because it means 3Com Ethernet switches that …
Alcatel-Lucent scales down services routers
Alcatel-Lucent this week unveiled additions to its service router portfolio intended to address the requirements of smaller carriers and the …
Extreme Networks replaces CEO, lays off 70
Ethernet switch vendor Extreme Networks is replacing its CEO and laying off 70 employees in an effort to quickly improve …
Extreme Networks replaces CEO, lays off 70
Ethernet switch vendor Extreme Networks is replacing its CEO and laying off 70 employees in an effort to quickly improve …
Gartner on cloud security: 'Our nightmare scenario is here now'
At the Gartner Symposium IT/Expo this week, thousands of IT managers packed into sessions on the topic of virtualization of …
Cloud services tester enhances suite
Mu Test Suite can help ensure the quality of IP-based communications, including cloud services The company's Mu Test Suite is …
Oracle not interested in Cisco rival Brocade
You can eliminate Oracle from the list of possible suitors for Brocade, which reportedly put itself on the block this …
Alcatel integrating network layers for efficiency
Alcatel-Lucent set a course for tighter integration of the two main components of long-haul service-provider networks, saying it will help …
The ABCs of WAN optimization savings
WAN-optimization gear has evolved from one-trick point products – compression boxes, QoS appliances, TCP optimizers, caching devices – into equipment …
3Com to blend security brains, enterprise brawn
3Com plans to integrate intrusion prevention technology from its TippingPoint subsidiary into networking gear from its H3C division as part …
Amazon integrates with data center using private clouds
Amazon Web Services has announced a limited beta version of its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service, which aims to connect …
ConSentry Networks goes out of business
NAC pioneer ConSentry Networks has gone out of business, according to the company’s founder. Employees at the company were told …
How to build a 100,000-port Ethernet switch
University of California at San Diego researchers are presenting a paper describing software that they say could make data center …
Virtual Privacy
VPNs based on Multi-protocol Label Switching are an innovative way to connect network resources. Because MPLS VPNs are rapidly deployable …
Cisco IPS 7.0 raises the bar
Cisco is shipping what it claims is the first intrusion-prevention system (IPS) to correlate IP reputation filtering with signature-based intrusion …
Security analyst: Las Vegas ATMs may have malware
The U.S. Secret Service said it is investigating a group of ATM machines in Las Vegas that are debiting people's …
Symantec: Why bigger is better but less is more
Symantec likes to point out how much bigger it is than competitors like McAfee, which at $1.6 billion in annual …
Alcatel to push 100G to carrier edge
Alcatel-Lucent plans to ship a router module next year that supports the emerging 100Gbit/sec Ethernet standard at the edge of …
Saudi Ministry migrates to high-performance network
Juniper Networks announced that the Ministry of Culture and Information, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s agency responsible for state broadcasting, …
Avaya reportedly offering $500M for Nortel enterprise biz
Nortel is reportedly close to selling its enterprise division to Avaya for $500 million. According to an article in Canada’s …