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Cisco takes its lumps, keeps developing video meeting tools

Cisco Systems owned up to some miscalculations in its video collaboration strategy but showed off some promising future capabilities in a briefing with media this week.

By Stephen Lawson | 25 May, 2012 23:31

Tags: video, Telephony/conferencing, Internet-based applications and services, internet, networking, Cisco Systems

FCC ruling on 800MHz band a boon for Sprint

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Nextel to use the band for its 4G LTE network.

By Stephen Lawson | 25 May, 2012 19:53

Tags: health care, industry verticals, Regulation, government, networking, sprint nextel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 20:53

Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

IBM says a study it did of some 1700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be - grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

By Michael Cooney | 24 May, 2012 13:33

Tags: web 2.0, unified communications, software, social media, networking, Internet-based applications and services, internet, IBM, collaboration, ceo, applications

Verizon to offer 100G links, resilient mesh on optical networks

Looking ahead to growing demand for bandwidth to feed large companies and computing clouds, Verizon Communications announced steps on Friday to increase the speed of the links its enterprise customers can buy and to make its network connections more resilient.

By Stephen Lawson | 12 May, 2012 11:00

Tags: Verizon Communications, Telecommunication, networking hardware, networking, Carriers

Cisco upgrades industrial Ethernet switches

Cisco this week unveiled an updated line of Ethernet switches for industrial environments, such as manufacturing floors.

By Jim Duffy | 25 April, 2012 06:58

Tags: Cisco switching, Cisco Systems, enterprise/manufacturing integration, Ethernet Switch, factory automation, Industrial Ethernet, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware, switches

How we tested Arista's DCS-7508 switch

We assessed the Arista DCS-7508 with tests of performance and power consumption. The performance tests used the Spirent TestCenter test instrument to measure layer-2 and layer-3 unicast throughput and latency; layer-2 and layer-3 multicast throughput and latency; OSPF equal cost multipath (ECMP); N+1 fabric failover; buffering capacity; OSPF routing capacity; and multi-chassis link aggregation (MLAG). All tests used version 4.8.4 of Arista's EOS software and Version 3.95 of Spirent TestCenter software.

By David Newman | 27 March, 2012 00:25

Tags: arista, Arista Networks, data center switch, Ethernet Switch, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware, switches

Alcatel-Lucent switch pushes Cisco, HP at the edge

Alcatel-Lucent this week will unveil a new Ethernet switch for enterprise campus networks that is designed to extend voice, data and video convergence to the wiring closet and access tier.

By Jim Duffy | 15 March, 2012 02:07

Tags: alcatel-lucent, networking, networking hardware, switches

Investment firm warns of delays, performance issues in Juniper products

Is Juniper experiencing longer product delays and performance issues than the company has disclosed?

By Jim Duffy | 06 March, 2012 01:21

Tags: Capita, core routing, Data center and cloud, fabric switching, juniper networks, LAN & WAN, networking, product delays, QFabric, router

Visionstream secures $62.5m contract with VicRoads

Visionstream has signed a $62.5 million contract with VicRoads to deliver an electronic highway management system along Melbourne’s M80 Ring Road freeway.

By Diana Nguyen | 24 February, 2012 11:53

Tags: business, intelligent transport systems, vicroads, Visionstream

New Juniper routers converge the access net

Juniper Networks this week has unveiled access routers designed to provide an on-ramp to the service provider network from residential, business and mobile networks.

By Jim Duffy | 08 February, 2012 03:26

Tags: alcatel-lucent, Cisco routers, juniper networks, Juniper routers, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware, router, routers

Researchers layer an electronic junction into optical fiber

Pennsylvania State University researchers have devised a technique for embedding an electronic junction directly into optical fiber, which potentially paves the way for more streamlined optical components.

By Joab Jackson | 07 February, 2012 05:41

Tags: networking, networking hardware, Pennsylvania State University, popular science

Cisco Ethernet switches make big leap to 40/100G

Cisco this week unveiled significant extensions to both of its major switching lines with the addition of 40/100G Ethernet capabilities.

By Jim Duffy | 02 February, 2012 02:18

Tags: 10G Ethernet, 40/100G Ethernet, brocade, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, Cisco switches, Cisco Systems, Ethernet Switch, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware, switches

Telehealth can reduce deaths by 45%, study shows

Using remote monitoring technology to keep tabs on patients' blood sugar and cardiopulmonary disease can reduce the risk of patient mortality by up to 45%, according to a U.K. Department of Health study.

By Lucas Mearian | 08 December, 2011 07:44

Tags: accenture, health care, industry verticals, Mobile Apps and Services, networking, wireless, wireless networking

Medical research group skips 40G, makes 'right move' to 100G Ethernet

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a nonprofit medical research organization, has implemented a 100G Ethernet network to boost bandwidth for advanced data analysis.

By Jim Duffy | 16 November, 2011 06:33

Tags: Ethernet Switch, health care, industry verticals, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware, routers

Juniper at the root of Internet outage?

Juniper routers are reportedly behind an Internet outage that affected service providers and Web sites around the globe Monday morning.

By Jim Duffy | 08 November, 2011 08:54

Tags: juniper networks, LAN & WAN, networking, router, service providers

Who's who in IPv6: the companies and people leading the way

IPv6 is on the minds of every network professional these days, and rightly so. While some vendors and service providers are woefully behind, others are leading the charge. We asked well-known IPv6 expert Ed Horley to name these leaders. Horley is co-chairman of the California IPv6 Task Force, is involved in the North American IPv6 Task Force and earns his living as principal solutions architect at Groupware Technology in Campbell, Calif. He lists the thought leaders for IPv6 among network equipment providers and service providers including CPE devices, routers/switches, load balancers, address management, content delivery networks and more. Got an idea for an article? Contact Network World Community Editor Julie Bort, jbort@nww.com.

By Ed Horley | 07 October, 2011 05:02

Tags: internet, IP Address Management, IPv6, LAN & WAN, Network Hardware, networking, networking hardware, service providers

A10 boosts application delivery controllers

A10 Networks is upgrading its application delivery controllers (ADC) with three new hardware platforms it says are faster and more energy efficient.

By Tim Greene | 07 October, 2011 04:54

Tags: A10 Networks, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware

Local company to launch 'smart' network appliances at Interop

Brisbane-based networking appliance vendor Opengear will launch a new range of "smart" routers and console servers and the Interop trade show in Las Vegas next week.

By Rodney Gedda | 03 May, 2011 12:03

Tags: appliance, Interop, Network management, Opengear, networking

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