3Com's high-end switch: A fast, green alternative to Cisco

New core switch tests show high unicast scalability, low power use Product Test Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Juniper Networks Live Webcast: Halve Campus Network TCO The campus network has matured, but has also become more complex and expensive than ever before. Learn how to reduce your campus networks' TCO by up to 50% without compromising high performance, security or reliability. Spotlight Story 3Com's high-end switch: A fast, green alternative to Cisco By David Newman 3Com says it has an alternative for network managers considering high-end switches from Cisco and others. Read full story Related News: Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. 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