HP refreshes enterprise switch line
HP this week is refreshing its 5400 series switch line with new chassis that features double the switching capacity of its predecessor.
HP this week is refreshing its 5400 series switch line with new chassis that features double the switching capacity of its predecessor.
At Interop this week, Alcatel-Lucent updated its wired/wireless unified access portfolio with a new access switch, and SDN and application analytics extensions.
Extreme Networks has unveiled a software architecture for building SDNs and enabling interoperability between its technology and that of recent acquisition Enterasys.
HP this week at the annual Interop Las Vegas conference is rolling out extensions to its unified access wired/wireless product portfolio designed to deliver consistent operation and management across the mixed infrastructure.
SDN start-up Pluribus Networks said this week its server-switch and network hypervisor product line is generally available.
Dell this week said it would resell start-up Cumulus Networks' Linux operating system in an effort to broaden the appeal of its fixed-configuration switches.
Cisco this week acquired Collaborate.com, a Boston-based developer of mobile collaboration applications.
This past year saw several major events and product introductions unfold at Cisco, beginning with an effort to connect cars to the Internet and ending with a solid pipeline in place for its new data center switches and fabric technology. The following is a review of the highlights of the year that was at Cisco, 2013.
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Now that Extreme Networks has closed its acquisition of Enterasys, it's time to focus on the task at hand as a company twice its previous size.
Alcatel-Lucent is reportedly looking again to sell its enterprise business as it attempt to cut expenses through an asset sale.
Juniper Networks this week unveiled a new top-of-rack data center access switch, as well as a new fabric architecture that features that switch along with the company's MX edge router and SRX security platforms.
Upgrading you network from 10G Ethernet to 40G and 100G is not as easy as swapping out switches and line cards.
Juniper Networks is expected to soon announce a new QFabric switch for top-of-rack applications that supports Broadcom's Trident II silicon for dense 10/40G Ethernet capabilities and competes directly with Cisco's Nexus 6000.
Cisco next week is expected to unveil a new Catalyst access switch designed to converge wired and wireless networking.