Cisco, Juniper play years of leapfrog in the Internet core

	Cisco announces virtual desktops for video collaboration | Enterasys rolls out data center manager
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	Cisco, Juniper play years of leapfrog in the Internet core Juniper and Cisco have been playing "can you top this" in Internet router technology for a decade. Cisco just announced its "forever change the Internet" CRS-3 back in February. Now it's Juniper's turn with the T4000. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Reduce Networking Costs by 66% This IDC paper highlights interviews with customers who have implemented a complete HP networking solution from the edge to the core. Read IDC's opinion on HP's networking solutions since its recent acquisition of 3Com and see how customers on average have reduced networking costs by 66% and achieved a ROI of 466%. Read now. In this Issue Cisco announces virtual desktops for video collaboration Enterasys rolls out data center manager Juniper looks to one up Cisco again in core routing Brocade data center switches take on Cisco, Juniper 24% of firms use broadband packages aimed at consumers RootMetrics app compares cellular phone networks Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier, loses Top 500 spot to Linux Firefox 4 regains speed mojo AppFirst offers basic server monitoring service for free IPv6 and the feds: Leadership or folly? WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent 100G next-generation coherent technology 100G is a leap forward in scaling metro, edge and core networks without performance degradation or the cost and complexity of unnecessary network re-engineering. Alcatel-Lucent is the only supplier to offer deployable 100G solutions in both the IP and optics domains. Read Now. Cisco announces virtual desktops for video collaboration Cisco today unveiled two virtual desktop devices, more efficient virtualization software and more affordable videoconferencing endpoints, building on its line of video collaboration tools and capabilities for companies. Read More Enterasys rolls out data center manager Enterasys Networks this week is unveiling a management system designed to provide visibility, automation and control over physical and virtual data center resources. Read More Juniper looks to one up Cisco again in core routing Juniper Networks this week will take its turn claiming innovation leadership in Internet core routing by unveiling its next-generation platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware VMware View Optimization Guide for Windows 7 This document provides guidelines for configuring a standard Windows 7 image to be used within a VMware View™ environment. Learn More Now. Brocade data center switches take on Cisco, Juniper Brocade this week will introduce switches that will let users build a flat, multipath network for virtualized data center environments. Read More 24% of firms use broadband packages aimed at consumers Nearly a quarter of firms are using broadband packages aimed at home users, says Consumerchoices.co.uk. Read More RootMetrics app compares cellular phone networks A new app that crowdsources information about voice and data speeds on competing cellular phone networks has made its debut on the iPhone. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution for You The importance of a solid Active Directory (AD) bridge in your diverse IT environment can't be minimized. An AD bridge allows Unix, Linux and Mac systems to coexist with a Windows infrastructure. Further, it consolidates countless identities and passwords, reducing complexity and cost while improving security and productivity. Read Now Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier, loses Top 500 spot to Linux Microsoft says a Windows-based supercomputer has broken the petaflop speed barrier, but the achievement is not being recognized by the group that tracks the world's fastest supercomputers, because the same machine was able to achieve higher speeds using Linux. Read More Firefox 4 regains speed mojo With the release of Firefox 4 Beta 7, Mozilla returned to near the top spot in browser performance rankings. Read More AppFirst offers basic server monitoring service for free Year-old start-up company AppFirst is trying to shake up the way IT administrators think not only about application performance management but also server monitoring in general. Read More IPv6 and the feds: Leadership or folly? There's no question that the move from IPv4 to IPv6 is a necessary move over the next several years. And an oft-quoted milestone for the adoption is the use of IPv6 by the federal government. However, we thought it would be interesting to step back from this for a moment and look at whether and how this move could affect the industry.   Read More
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