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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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  The good, bad and ugly of 802.11ac

  Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author's employer and has been edited and approved by Network World editors.

  By Jay Botelho, director of product marketing, WildPackets | 14 February, 2012 06:28

  Tags: 802.11ac, 802.11n, beam forming, data rates, gigabit wireless, networking, wi-fi, wireless, wireless lan, WLANs / Wi-Fi, youtube

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  Rethinking the wireless LAN

  It's the neglected stepchild of mobile: the wireless LAN. But businesses can't afford to continue that practice. It's time to rethink the wireless LAN not as a parallel network for casual use but as part of the core network, argues Andrew Borg, a mobile analyst at the Aberdeen Group. He has the numbers to back that up.

  By Galen Gruman | 09 May, 2011 09:14

  Tags: networking, Network management, wi-fi, wireless, wireless lan

• Australia's CSIRO hits U.S. carriers on WLAN patents

  The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) is suing three of the largest U.S. mobile operators, charging they infringed a patent by selling wireless LAN products.

  By Stephen Lawson | 28 May, 2010 07:10

  Tags: csiro, patent infringement, wireless lan

• Wireless LAN vendor Meru reports revenue rise, deeper loss

  Wireless LAN vendor Meru Networks reported Tuesday its initial first-quarter results as a publicly traded company. It posted strong revenue growth, but not enough to overcome a net loss.

  By John Cox | 12 May, 2010 08:39

  Tags: Aruba networks, market, Meru Networks, wireless lan

• 12 myths about how the Internet works

  Thirty years have passed since the Internet Protocol was first described in a series of technical documents written by early experimenters. Since then, countless engineers have created systems and applications that rely on IP as the communications link between people and their computers.

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 21 November, 2008 14:10

  Tags: wireless lan

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  Bandwidth Bandits

  Internet bandwidth is a finite and expensive resource; protect it from spammers, criminals, hackers, timewasters and employee misuse. Your company’s internet link is precious. Not only is it expensive and limited but it is a vital business tool. Yet our analysis shows that companies can lose around a quarter of their internet bandwidth to employee web misuse, streaming media and spam. Imagine if you had to give up a quarter of your office space for non-work activities; it’s inconceivable. But when it comes to internet bandwidth, most companies don’t even know about the loss, let alone take steps to prevent it.