Cisco bounces back

	Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP's down | Cisco buys optical company for $271 million
	Network World Cisco				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Cisco bounces back Cisco has been crowing about its rebound, and with good reason. What a difference a year makes. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP's down Cisco buys optical company for $271 million Multi-Vendor versus Single-Vendor Data Centers Hauwei attempts to take on the iPhone with its new smartphone launch What's hot at RSA 2012 Ultimate Man vs. Computer: Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue and the Internet Cloud computing in 2012: An InfoWorld special report Science: too many connections weakens networks Products of the week 2.27.12 WEBCAST: VMware Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management Attend this webcast to learn how the new VMware vCenter™ Operations Management Suite allows IT to: - Dramatically simplify services - Automate service delivery and management View Now! Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP's down HP's Ethernet switch revenue dropped 5% in the fourth quarter vs. the fourth quarter of 2010, while market leader Cisco gained 3.3%, according to the latest IDC research. Read More Cisco buys optical company for $271 million Cisco this week said it intends to acquire privately held Lightwire, a developer of optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking applications, for $271 million. Read More Multi-Vendor versus Single-Vendor Data Centers There's been feverous debate about single versus multi-vendor data center architectures - particularly when pitting Cisco against its primary competitors, HP and Juniper. Gartner took a direct shot at Cisco with their pro-multi-vendor approach in "Debunking the Myth of the Single-Vendor Network." Cisco recently countered by commissioning a Deloitte Consulting news report touting the benefits of a single-vendor... Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Hauwei attempts to take on the iPhone with its new smartphone launch The Ascend D Quad was billed as the world's fasted smartphone, with a Hauwei-designed quad core processor. Read More What's hot at RSA 2012 Read More Ultimate Man vs. Computer: Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue and the Internet Garry Kasparov battled IBM's Deep Blue 16 years ago in February, but that was just the beginning Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Want to Make Compliance Easy? Get Proactive! Is your business reactively implementing compliance? If so, you're wasting time and money and destroying productivity. Get proactive! In this Quest white paper, see how centralized monitoring and reporting is more secure, saves money and helps you adapt and manage compliance needs today and tomorrow. Read Now! Cloud computing in 2012: An InfoWorld special report InfoWorld's experts keep you up to date on the realities of deploying the cloud in the enterprise Read More Science: too many connections weakens networks When it comes to connecting networks or other systems together, it is best to have many, but not too many, connections, mathematicians have found. Read More Products of the week 2.27.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products from Tufin, Avecto, Fluke Networks, among others. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 15 worst data breaches Data security breaches happen daily in too many places at once to keep count. But what constitutes a huge breach versus a small one? CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Windows 8 logo hacked to Chinese Web site Cisco: Customers drove us to block Microsoft/Skype Carrier Ethernet 2.0 aims for global connectivity Apple's 30th birthday salute to Steve Jobs knocked off YouTube Police warn of money-stealing computer virus Five bone-headed ways stupid people will use Google Goggles iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Feb. 21 OK Cisco, we get it A guide to tablets, great and small Hacker steals 1 million user logins from YouPorn website
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_cisco_alert as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2011 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **