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  Vodafone taps Cisco for 4G network analytics, traffic management

  Cisco will provide the mobile multimedia core platform for Vodafone Hutchison Australia's 4G LTE network, Cisco has announced.

  By Adam Bender | 07 May, 2013 14:38

  Tags: Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA), lte, Traffic management, 4g, network analytics, cisco, mobile

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  Cisco gets tough: Details ruggedized switches for harsh environments

  Cisco, which wants to expand its clout into the industrial networks used by power-generation utilities to support the electric grid, today announced an expansion of its "smart grid" portfolio with ruggedized and low-latency switches and other equipment intended for use in electric-power distribution systems.

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 May, 2013 14:29

  Tags: security, Ethernet Switch, cisco, internet of everything, smart grid security, LAN & WAN

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  Arista heading off Cisco/Insieme at 100G SDNs?

  Arista is raising the ante in high-density programmable core switching and perhaps setting the stage for things to come.

  By Jim Duffy | 01 May, 2013 11:24

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Cisco Insieme, hardware systems, Data Center, software defined networks, cloud computing, internet, Arista Networks, LAN & WAN, HP, data center networking, core switching, SDN, Cloud, Ethernet Switch, cisco, Ethernet switching

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  Faster Wi-Fi network on the way for UNSW students

  An upgrade of the University of New South Wales’ Wi-Fi network is underway which could offer students speeds of up to 1.3 Gigabits per second.

  By Hamish Barwick | 01 May, 2013 01:01

  Tags: Wi-Fi, university of new south wales, wireless access point, cisco

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  White House program targets IT jobs for service members

  The Obama administration this week teamed with Cisco, Microsoft, HP and others to roll out what it called an "IT Training and Certification Partnership" designed to get thousands of service members into the information technology world.

  By Michael Cooney | 30 April, 2013 16:16

  Tags: infrastructure management, IT jobs, industry verticals, Obama Administration, IT management, Oracle, white house, HP, management, and Marine Corps, Navy, Microsoft, cisco, government, Air Force, netapp, army, IT career training, Networking, IT careers, White House programs, careers

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  Cisco vs. Juniper: How different are their SDN strategies?

  On the surface, Cisco and Juniper's SDN strategies seem to have sharp contrasts if recent announcements are any indication.

  By Jim Duffy | 07 February, 2013 20:15

  Tags: Insieme Networks, router, juniper, competitive strategies, IT management, market disruption, LAN & WAN, ASIC development, SDN, software licensing, Ethernet Switch, it strategy, cisco

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  13 events that defined Cisco's 2012

  From software defined networking challenges to killing Cius and corporate restricting moves, it was a busy year for Cisco.

  By Jim Duffy | 12 December, 2012 17:58

  Tags: year-end 2012, Linksys, Networking, Cius, Application Control Engine, John Chambers, VMware, LAN & WAN, emc, Cisco software, Cisco Systems, SDN, cisco

• Networks go green and save money

  Servers get most of the glory when it comes to energy management, but networking gear is about to catch up.

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 22 April, 2010 07:37

  Tags: Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Rating, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Standards, juniper, cisco, energy efficiency

• HP sets sights on Cisco in networking battle

  It was nearly an hour into the opening keynotes at the Americas Partner Summit on Monday until a Hewlett Packard executive finally used the C-word: Cisco. But the one-time networking partner was certainty front of mind though as HP re-affirmed its commitment to become the leader in every business segment it competes in including networking.

  By Jeff Jedras | 28 April, 2010 03:49

  Tags: HP, cisco

• Special report: Emerging IEEE Ethernet standards could soothe data center headaches

  Cisco, HP and others are waging an epic battle to gain control of the data center, but at the same time they are joining forces to push through new Ethernet standards that could greatly ease management of those increasingly virtualized IT nerve centers.

  By Jim Duffy | 19 January, 2010 17:34

  Tags: HP, datacentre, Ethernet, VEPA, cisco, virtualisation

Whitepapers about cisco

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  Collaboration Breakaway: Competitive and Migration Play

  This play is primarily focused on the first step of helping the customer achieve Operational ROI; however, it is important that sales help the customer understand that by migrating from older telephony to IP they will enable their network to deliver collaborative services and benefits that will improve Productivity and Strategic ROI for their company, as well. Read more.

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  Oracle Exalytics In Memory Machine: A Brief Introduction

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  Driving Innovation Through Analytics

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  Poster: Cisco Unified Fabric - Infrastructure for Traditional, Virtualised, and Cloud-based Environments