Ethernet Switch News
HP takes giant first step into OpenFlow
HP this week said it is taking its first leap into OpenFlow-enabled network equipment, supporting the standard on 16 of its Ethernet switch products...
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.
Juniper's financial challenges continue
Juniper Networks' challenges are due to timing with new product rollouts and shifts in investments from customers and channel partners.
Say goodbye to Fast Ethernet
The Layer 2-3 Ethernet switch market is forecast to approach $28 billion in 2016, with future growth driven primarily by sales of Ethernet switches...
IBM, NEC team on OpenFlow
IBM and NEC have partnered to offer OpenFlow-based networking products to joint customers.
Mobility, video and cloud will drive network revenues up 8.7% in 2012, IDC says
A perfect storm of growth in enterprise mobility, video consumption and cloud infrastructure will come together just in time for a major refresh...
Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013
After years of stagnant or lackluster growth, Extreme Networks tapped Oscar Rodriguez to bring new life to the switch maker in 2010. He scrutinized...
30 events that shaped Cisco in 2011
2011 was a tumultuously transitional year for Cisco. The company came to the realization that its strategy for growth by entering new markets spread...
Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data center fabric
Alcatel-Lucent this week rolled out 40G Ethernet modules for its top-of-rack data center switches to help further its data center fabric strategy.
Usenix: Google deploys IPv6 for internal network
In a project that has taken longer than company engineers anticipated, Google is rolling out IPv6 across its entire internal employee network.
Avaya beefs up switch architecture to compete with Cisco, HP, others
Avaya this week rolled out extensions to its 4000 series switches and said its year-old virtualized networking architecture is taking hold in...
Medical research group skips 40G, makes 'right move' to 100G Ethernet
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a nonprofit medical research organization, has implemented a 100G Ethernet network to boost bandwidth for...
Arista again looks to buck Cisco, others in data center
Arista Networks this week has rolled out four switches and enhanced software designed to address the scalability, resilience and density requirements...
Chambers: Cisco's Q1 solid, but access routers, Nexus 7000 lagging
Despite a solid quarter as evidence its turnaround plan is working, Cisco still has more work to do to get where it wants to be.
Brocade takes on Cisco in the campus
Brocade Networks this week has unveiled switches for the enterprise campus designed to help users to affordably scale their networks.
Brocade takes on Cisco in the campus
Brocade this week has unveiled switches for the enterprise campus designed to help users to affordably scale their networks.
Republic Wireless kicks off beta of $19 monthly wireless service
Republic Wireless on Tuesday launched a limited beta program of its $19-a-month hybrid wireless service using, to start, the LG Optimus smartphone...
Cisco vs. HP vs. IBM vs. Dell
Cisco used to be a networking company, pure and simple. It built its dominance and influence on capturing a dominant market position in routers and...
Juniper adds OpenFlow to its routers, switches
Juniper Networks this week said it is making the source code of its OpenFlow application accessible to developers of applications for its Junos...
High-speed Ethernet planning guide
Ten-gigabit Ethernet was so last year.
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