7 ways Alcatel-Lucent hopes to change the Ethernet conversation

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	7 ways Alcatel-Lucent hopes to change the Ethernet conversation A favorite marketing tagline for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is "Change the Conversation." But Alcatel-Lucent doesn't come up much in conversations about leading Ethernet switching vendors. Maintaining flat revenue share over the past three years hasn't helped the company on that front. But Alcatel-Lucent nevertheless remains bullish on its prospects, and in gaining share in its strategic markets, based on fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. In this Issue Cisco incubating software-defined network startup? Is EVERYTHING made in China? DARPA wants the ultimate technology, sensor network to monitor the vast Arctic IBM-Texas settle contentious data center consolidation spat; Xerox to step in Cybersecurity Bill Soap Opera Alcatel-Lucent switch pushes Cisco, HP at the edge WHITE PAPER: Oracle Migrating Your Legacy IBM Database Environment Download this guide to ensure a seamless migration and take advantage of reduced costs associated with extremely efficient day-to-day database administration. Learn More! Cisco incubating software-defined network startup? Cisco is reportedly considering incubating an internal startup chartered to develop the company's software-defined networking product line. Read More Is EVERYTHING made in China? What do high-tech and sex dolls have in common? Both are made by the ton in China Read More WHITE PAPER: SuccessFactors Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership When considering new applications, the question has always been "Build or Buy?" But increasingly today, it's "Buy or Rent?" In this paper, we analyze the implications and costs of purchasing and implementing cloud-based software (SaaS) vs. traditional on-premise software. Get your copy now, compliments of SuccessFactors. Learn More Now! DARPA wants the ultimate technology, sensor network to monitor the vast Arctic Talk about an ambitious project. The scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said today they want to develop a massive system of sensors and unmanned systems that can monitor and track the remote environment of the Arctic. Read More IBM-Texas settle contentious data center consolidation spat; Xerox to step in Looking to avoid what would have been a costly and likely lengthy court battle IBM and the state of Texas's Department of Information Services have apparently agreed to disagree over a failed $863 million data center consolidation pact. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Access to Sensitive Application Data In this hands-on review, the SANS Institute Analyst Program examines Oracle Database Vault, which provides the capability to limit access of privileged users and DBAs to critical data and actions. Learn More! Cybersecurity Bill Soap Opera It's been about a month since I last blogged about cybersecurity legislation so here's a brief review of where we stand. Read More Alcatel-Lucent switch pushes Cisco, HP at the edge Alcatel-Lucent, enterprise campus edge, multimedia networking, application fluency, Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches, HP, 40G Ethernet Read More
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