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  CIOs see Cisco gaining, Juniper in trials

  The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment firm UBS.

  By Jim Duffy | 29 April, 2012 22:30

  Tags: Cisco switches, Cisco vs. Juniper, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Gartner, hardware systems, Huawei vs. Cisco, LAN & WAN, UBS, wireless lan

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  Cisco challengers should be buoyed by data center network market growth, researcher says

  Continued growth in the data center network equipment market has opened a window of opportunity for vendors looking to cut into industry leader Cisco's share, and, for those with the right products, "the time to strike is now," one analyst says.

  By Colin Neagle | 27 March, 2012 02:24

  Tags: Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Ethernet Switch, F5 Networks, hardware systems, HP, Infonetics Research, LAN & WAN, network equipment, riverbed, router

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  Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP's down

  HP's Ethernet switch revenue dropped 5% in the fourth quarter vs. the fourth quarter of 2010, while market leader Cisco gained 3.3%, according to the latest IDC research.

  By Jim Duffy | 25 February, 2012 04:41

  Tags: 10G Ethernet, 40/100G Ethernet, Cisco, Cisco switches, Cisco Systems, Ethernet Switch, Ethernet switching, hewlett-packard, HP switching, Juniper switching, LAN & WAN, networking, networking hardware, switches

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  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

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