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October 3, 2008  9:33 PM

Staring at the the hourglass



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
It's the network, Network

Do you ever think about the time an end user spends staring at his or her computer while waiting for the network to process a request? It can be frustrating to watch that animated hourglass cursor every time you open up an application. It might take just 15 or 20 seconds for a user too execute...

October 1, 2008  8:10 PM

Wall Street woes a problem for IT vendors



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Network

The financial crisis that the United State is mired in is starting to feel like a never-ending earthquake. The ground is shaking beneath all of us and we're wondering when it will end. Watching Wall Street go into a meltdown is probably especially unnerving to the IT vendors who provide the...


October 1, 2008  5:41 PM

Win this book: ‘Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing’



Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
contests, Network, Network security, Network testing and hacking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Wireless networking

SearchNetworking.com's very own security expert, Michael Gregg, has written another book:


September 30, 2008  2:07 PM

Aruba to Customers: Get 200% more WLAN bandwidth, free!



Posted by: Michael Morisy
802.11n, Aruba, Network, Wireless, Wireless networking

Claymation Christmas Christmas is coming a little early this year (don't you hate how it creeps up on you?) for Aruba customers. The WLAN equipment company announced the availability of...


September 30, 2008  2:03 PM

Overheard @ Interop NYC 2008: When high fashion and high tech collide



Posted by: Michael Morisy
BlackBerry, Cisco, Interop, Network

Vendor A: "Busy enough for you?" Vendor B: "Packed in here." --Two empty vendor booths
There's nothing quite like Vegas, I was told, right before tromping off to Interop New York, and boy were they right. No


September 22, 2008  5:45 PM

Arrgh! Acquisitions and attacks on the high (tech) seas



Posted by: Michael Morisy
Aruba, Cisco, Motorola, Network, social networking, Unified communications, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Our SearchNetworking Talk Like a Pirate Day cake. Ahoy! Just in time for our Talk like a Pirate Day blog post (what's a weekend late...


September 12, 2008  8:44 PM

A Shot at Love with Juniper Networks?



Posted by: Michael Morisy
802.11n, analysts, Aruba, Extricom, Foundry, Juniper Networks, Meru, Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless networking

Will Aruba pick him? When it comes to enterprise Wi-Fi, the industry's...


September 9, 2008  5:42 PM

Juniper on the WLAN acquisition prowl?



Posted by: Michael Morisy
Aruba, Juniper Networks, Meru, Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless networking

Juniper wants meat! Juniper's had no qualms in hiding their enterprise ambitions, and now they might...


September 8, 2008  8:12 PM

Goldman Sachs ♥’s Cisco



Posted by: Michael Morisy
Cisco, Network

Despite Cisco's own lack of self-confidence, at least somebody's rooting for the little guy*: Reuters reports that Goldman Sachs has named the networking giant one of its favorite...


September 3, 2008  7:37 PM

Networking skills are in demand



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
career, career advice, Network, Routing and switching, Wireless networking

If you're looking for a new job and you have networking skills, you are in luck. Even in this weak economy CIOs are looking for...