10 things you may not know about Ethernet

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	10 things you may not know about Ethernet Ethernet's value to networking and IT is well established over the past 40 years. But did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different ways of sending information between endpoints on a LAN? That and some other perhaps lesser known facts about this 40-year-old technology are reviewed here: Read More WEBCAST: VCE Vblock Specialized System for SAP HANA Overview video from DJ Long about the new Vblock Specialized System for SAP HANA. Learn More. In this Issue What's next for Ethernet? 100 Gigabit Ethernet: Bridge to Terabit Ethernet Addressing the 'only MPLS offers predictability and supports enterprise VoIP' myth SDN coming ... soon Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM Google to boost speed, cut data use on mobile devices Nokia Siemens unveils tools to boost mobile video performance Why don't risk management programs work? Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Best Practices Performance Monitoring Recorded Webinar Webinar will examine the driving factors, objectives, requirements, and best practices surrounding converged network and application performance management. Learn More What's next for Ethernet? Internet traffic will quadruple in five years and the number of mobile Internet connections will exceed the world's population by 2017, according to Cisco research. Read More 100 Gigabit Ethernet: Bridge to Terabit Ethernet IT managers who are getting started with – or even pushing the limits of -- 10 Gigabit Ethernet in their LANs and data centers won't have to wait long for higher speed connectivity. Read More Addressing the 'only MPLS offers predictability and supports enterprise VoIP' myth Having knocked down a number of the myths of why enterprises "need" MPLS over our last few columns, let's now address the most difficult – and in many ways "legitimate" – myths around MPLS. They can be worded different ways, but boil down to the claim that MPLS delivers reliable, predictable application performance for the enterprise, while using Internet connectivity does not. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now SDN coming ... soon Software defined networking was a hot topic at the recent Interop conference in Las Vegas, where enthusiasm for the emerging technology overpowered any lingering doubts. Read More Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM Spiceworks has teamed up with Fiberlink to add mobile device management functionality to the next version of its free network and IT management software. Read More Google to boost speed, cut data use on mobile devices Google has shown off new features that can reduce data consumption and improve Web performance on Android-powered mobile devices, drawing partly from capabilities already supported in the Chrome desktop OS. Read More WEBCAST: F5 Networks Making VMware View Mobile Access Secure and Fast Watch the video to see how F5 can help by making VMware View secure, fast, scalable, and available. Learn More Nokia Siemens unveils tools to boost mobile video performance Mobile network builder Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled tools to optimize video performance on mobile devices on Monday, just in time for the CTIA Wireless trade show that begins Tuesday in Las Vegas. Read More Why don't risk management programs work? When the moderator of a panel discussion at the recent RSA conference asked the audience how many thought their risk management programs were successful, only a handful raised their hands. So Network World Editor in Chief John Dix asked two of the experts on that panel to hash out in an email exchange why these programs don't tend to work. Read More Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase Data-center and wireless sales led growth at Cisco Systems in its fiscal third quarter, as it saw customers spending more in the U.S. and developing countries but reported continuing weakness in Southern Europe. Read More
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