Many large IT operations are extensively using open-source technology — in operating systems, applications, development tools and databases. So why …
What is a router?
Is a router still a router even if forwarding packets is just one of its many jobs? More and more …
GAPCorp to deploy distributed IP contact centre solutions across GCC
GAPCorp has signed up EMW — the convergence experts, to install Avaya Distributed IP Contact Centre technology in five of …
Data center derby heats up
Network thoroughbred Cisco jumps into the blade server market. Server stallion HP adds security blades to its ProCurve switches. IBM …
Data center network brawl
Converged platforms that combine servers, storage and networking into a single system with common management tools are the future of …
Security on a stick guards British diplomatic business
When it comes to security, the British government's Consulate-General in New York, part of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission for …
UTM: How to choose 'em and use 'em
UTM systems have multiple features and capabilities, including intrusion detection and prevention, gateway antivirus, e-mail spam filtering and Web content …
F5 CEO talks growth
What kind of opportunities do you see in this market? We are convinced that most of the growth opportunities globally …
Security and regulatory concerns over virtualization
Security and regulatory concerns have some users warily eyeing the move to server virtualization. For example, during the past year, …
Taking aim at Cisco
Brocade is already the top player by market share in the modular SAN switch market, ahead of second-place Cisco. Acquiring …
Fibre channel over Ethernet a hot topic
FibreChannel over Ethernet is considered an initial step towards a converged data center switching fabric, and it was a hot …
Nortel still in fighting sprit
Even though it filed Chapter 11 and is reportedly looking to sell off huge chunks of its business, Nortel is …
Nortel continues the enterprise fight
Even though it filed Chapter 11 and is reportedly looking to sell off huge chunks of its business, Nortel is …
Data center 10G whets switching companies appetites
Announcements from four vendors this week highlight a growing trend in data center networking: the rapid uptake of 10 Gigabit …
IBM to resell Brocade’s Foundry switches
Brocade has extended an OEM relationship with IBM to include its recently acquired Foundry switches in a deal that appears …
Pan Emirates to upgrade IT infratsructure
To keep pace with its ambitious expansion plans, Pan Emirates has commissioned EMW, The Smart Convergence Experts and leading supplier …
Cisco ‘could’ announce 10% layoffs, analyst predicts
Forecasting a significant drop in revenue for the fourth quarter, a J.P. Morgan analyst today reported that Cisco Systems Inc. …
Does the data centre dustup favour Cisco?
Although the announcement didn’t come as a surprise to the IT industry, it is the way competitors lined up to …
7 reasons MPLS has been wildly successful
The IETF threw a birthday party for one of its most successful standards: Multi-Protocol Label Switching. The Internet’s leading standards …
Force10 fortifies data centers with new switch
Force10 Networks this week unveiled a new line of switch/routers designed to improve the performance, management and cost effectiveness of …