Building buy for Cisco
Cisco Systems has purchased Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence, a provider of middleware that enables businesses to integrate building infrastructure and IT applications over an IP network.
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New Cisco device video-optimises networks
Cisco has unveiled the first in a series of enterprise products designed to intelligently process video traffic in a network.
'Disruptive' tech will drive 2009 spending: IDC
Despite the IT spending cutbacks brought on by the global recession, the gloomy economy will actually accelerate the adoption of transformative technologies, according to research firm IDC.
Cisco shutting down between holidays to save money
Cisco is reportedly shutting down during the year-end holiday season to save money, the first time it has done so in its history.
Brocade, Foundry lower price of merger
Brocade Communications and Foundry Networks this week said they have agreed to amend their <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-brocade-to-buy-foundry-for.html">July merger agreement</a> to reduce the price Brocade will pay for the network equipment company.
Enterasys CEO Fabiaschi dies suddenly
Enterasys President and CEO Mike Fabiaschi passed away suddenly this week at his home in the US. He was 53.
Juniper invests in start-up
Juniper Networks has made a US$2 million (NZ$3 million) investment in Packet Design, a developer of routing analysis and optimization software.
Cisco pushes 'network memory' to alleviate bottlenecks
A Cisco engineer has been recognized for his work on scaling router and switch performance with algorithms he developed at a start-up Cisco acquired three years ago.
Juniper releases accelerators
Juniper Networks has unveiled WAN application acceleration appliances it says deliver more performance for money than earlier models.
Nortel scores Deloitte deal
Professional services firm Deloitte has selected Nortel to provide it with global telepresence, video conferencing and associated multimedia services.
Enterasys loses patent suit
Extreme Networks has won a year-old patent infringement case against competitor Enterasys Networks.
Enterasys to unveil distributed intrusion prevention package
Enterasys Networks this week is expected to unveil a distributed intrusion prevention system (IPS) designed to detect and respond to threats across multivendor wired and wireless networks.
Open-source SMB appliance released
Vyatta, a maker of open source routers, has unveiled a product for the small-to-midsize business market.
Bear Stearns had networking vision and nous
While most will remember Bear Stearns for the its collapse and subsequent acquisition by JPMorgan Chase, those of us covering the networking industry for the past couple of decades will remember the company for its showcase network.
3Com adds virtualisation to routers
3Com has added a virtualisation feature to its routers via a partnership with LineSider Technologies, a provider of policy-based network infrastructure control and management products.