<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/102811-brocade-sale-252524.html">Brocade Networks</a> this week has unveiled switches for the enterprise campus designed to help users to affordably scale their networks.
Juniper Networks this week said it is making the source code of its OpenFlow application accessible to developers of applications for its Junos networking operating system software.
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/ipv6.html">IPv6</a> is on the minds of every network professional these days, and rightly so. While some vendors and service providers are woefully behind, others are leading the charge. We asked well-known IPv6 expert Ed Horley to name these leaders. Horley is co-chairman of the California IPv6 Task Force, is involved in the North American IPv6 Task Force and earns his living as principal solutions architect at Groupware Technology in Campbell, Calif. He lists the thought leaders for IPv6 among network equipment providers and service providers including CPE devices, routers/switches, load balancers, address management, content delivery networks and more. Got an idea for an article? Contact Network World Community Editor Julie Bort, jbort@nww.com.
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/072911-a10-countersuit.html">A10 Networks</a> is upgrading its application delivery controllers (ADC) with three new hardware platforms it says are faster and more energy efficient.
If you're in the market for Ethernet switches, now's the time to buy.
Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper.
Updated figures released by federal officials on Monday showed 6,500 cell towers and sites were damaged or disrupted as a result of Hurricane Irene. That number includes about 44% of all cell sites in Vermont, which suffered massive flooding that cut off dozens of towns.
The steep discounts that Purdue University recently received on <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/">Cisco</a>'s <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/77383">Nexus 7000 switches</a> are 'unusual' and based on factors that go beyond the purchase alone, Cisco says.
Abiquo: We installed their virtual appliance from ISO in two VMs on an ESXi server. On the first VM, we selected the Abiquo <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/server.html">Server</a>, Abiquo Remote Services, and Abiquo V2V Conversion Services for installation.
LAS VEGAS -- A researcher at Black Hat has revealed a vulnerability in the most common corporate <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/120909-network-router-cheat-sheet.html?ts0hb&story=rtrcheat">router</a> protocol that puts networks using it at risk of attacks that compromise data streams, falsify network topography and create crippling router loops.
HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in program for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear.
No one can blame enterprise switching for Juniper's disappointing second-quarter results. Sales of Juniper's EX switches were up 18% year-over-year, switching overall was up 33%, and enterprise sales were up 9% due to strength in enterprise switching and routing products.
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/">Cisco</a> Tuesday took dead aim at HP and its own shrinking profit margins by introducing a major refresh to its venerable Catalyst 6500 Ethernet switching platform.
Cisco this week rolled out products and services designed to ease the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 for enterprise customers.
Cisco Tuesday unveiled a wireless LAN controller that allows centralized management of up to 500 branch office locations from one data center.