July 21, 2011 4:48 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
3Com,
Alcatel-Lucent,
Brocade,
Cisco,
Dell,
Force10,
Foundry,
H3C,
HP 3com acquisition,
HP Networking,
Juniper,
mergers & acquisitions,
NetworkingWith Dell buying Force10 Networks, Brocade seeking a buyer and Alcatel-Lucent looking to shed its enterprise business, does anyone want to be in the networking industry anymore?
Which narrative would you like to believe?
- The networking industry is more competitive than ever with...
June 18, 2010 5:07 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
10 Gigabit Ethernet,
3Com,
Alcatel-Lucent,
Avaya,
Cisco,
data center networks,
Enterasys,
Extreme Networks,
Fibre Channel over Ethernet,
Force10,
Gartner,
HP Networking,
IP telepony,
Juniper,
LAN,
Magic Quadrant,
mergers & acquisitions,
NAC,
Networking,
nortel,
wireless LANGartner rolled out a new Magic Quadrant for Enterprise LAN this month and it looks remarkably similar to last year's, even though Gartner itself acknowledges that the network switching industry is...
May 4, 2010 2:44 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
compliance,
EMC,
Infoblox,
mergers & acquisitions,
Netcordia,
network configuration management,
network troubleshootingNCCM is becoming increasingly popular. Not only have enterprises recognized that NCCM products can help automate networks and reduce network failures. They've also recognized it as a...
February 18, 2010 12:10 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
CA,
cloud computing networks,
IBM,
Intelliden,
IT management software,
mergers & acquisitions,
network automation,
network change and configuration management,
Network management,
TivoliIBM gobbled up Intelliden this week. Intelliden bills itself as a provider of "intelligent network automation solutions." Basically it provides automation around network-based compliance and network change...
February 10, 2010 11:51 AM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
BMC,
CA,
HP,
IBM,
IT management software,
ManageEngine,
mergers & acquisitions,
Network management,
SolarWinds,
storage management,
Virtualization
ManageEngine, an IT management software...
December 3, 2009 6:28 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco,
data center networks,
HP ProCurve,
IBM,
Juniper,
mergers & acquisitions,
Routing and switchingIBM will step back into networking in a big way in 2010 by buying Juniper Networks, according IDC. The New York Times "Bits" blog says IDC will unleash some of its year-end predictions for...
December 3, 2009 5:11 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
mergers & acquisitions,
Mobile,
Motorola,
wireless LAN,
Wireless networkingOn the blog 24/7 Wall Street, Jon Ogg boldly predicted this week that Motorola is one of 10 brands that will disappear in 2010. It's time to break up the company and "scuttle a brand with a bad...
October 8, 2009 6:36 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Brocade,
Extreme Networks,
HP ProCurve,
IBM,
mergers & acquisitionsOracle CEO Larry Ellison dismissed the Wall Street Journal's speculation that his company (among others) was interested in
