XO pushes Ethernet services XO Communications is trying to sell customers on the idea that it can get carrier Ethernet services to them in a timely fashion by issuing a guarantee. Alcatel claims new optical network speed Alcatel-Lucent researchers said they have figured out how to multiply the speed of the fastest undersea cables by a factor of 10, an achievement that someday could send the contents of 400 DVDs hurtling from Paris to Chicago in one second. Citrix planning major desktop virtualization push Citrix is preparing a major desktop virtualization push to help speed enterprise adoption -- and perhaps take market share from VMware. 10G Ethernet is running behind Ten-gigabit Ethernet for server or blade-chassis access to the data center network is running well behind use in the network core. Still, by 2011 36% of benchmarked organizations expect to be using it. Cisco unveils data center blade switch Cisco's new blade addition to its Nexus line of data center switches is designed to aggregate multiple physical x86 blade servers from various vendors into a 10G Ethernet fabric. HP unveils new 'converged infrastructure' Ad hoc virtualisation has reached a breaking point without a clear path towards unified management tools for hybrid physical and virtual IT environments, according to global technology giant HP. Apparent Networks manages net performance in the cloud for free Apparent Networks, maker of network performance management software, recently made available a free product that will help network engineers see the performance of complete network paths -- even as they cross through the cloud. Twitter knockoff Squeaker is a site for the world's most concise writers What if Twitter limited all posts to only 14 characters? Even worse, what if every post had to be exactly 14 characters, no more and no less? That's the premise behind Squeaker, yet another Twitter parody site. IT not convinced about cloud's green credentials IT bosses are not yet convinced over the green benefits from cloud computing, after Rackspace Hosting's third annual 'Green Survey' found that cost savings and consolidation are driving the green IT agenda at the moment. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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