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August 6, 2010  4:39 PM

HP loses its CEO in a scandal just as networking business is poised for war



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
3Com, H3C, HP Networking, HP ProCurve, Networking, scandal, TippingPoint

Yikes, multiple publications, including BusinessWeek, are reporting that HP CEO Mark Hurd has abruptly resigned following an internal investigation into whether he had...

August 5, 2010  1:45 PM

Catalyst to Nexus data center migration



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Catalyst, Cisco, data center networks, Nexus

Are you at the point where you need to update the old Cisco Catalyst 6509s in the core of your data center? If you are, you're probably looking at the Nexus line of data center switches that Cisco has been promoting for the last couple years. Many enterprises are trying to decide whether to migrate...


July 30, 2010  4:35 PM

New WPA2 vulnerability a wireless version of ARP spoofing, says Wi-Fi Alliance



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Network security, Network testing and hacking, Wi-Fi, wireless LAN

When researchers say they've found a vulnerability in WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access) security standard, wireless LAN administrators stand up and take notice. Md. Sohail Ahmad, a researcher with wireless security vendor Airtight...


July 23, 2010  4:11 PM

CCIE Emeritus: Did Cisco give into complaints from CIOs and product managers?



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
career, CCIE, CCIE Emeritus, Cisco, Cisco certification

When I set out to write about Cisco's new CCIE Emeritus program a few weeks ago, I spoke to three CCIE-certified engineers, all at different stages of their career, to get a...


July 21, 2010  2:20 PM

HP’s old ProCurve lifetime warranties extend to just a few 3Com/H3C gear



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
3Com, 3com acquisition, H3C, HP Networking, HP ProCurve, TippingPoint, warranties

HP Networking recently posted this handy little warranty chart (PDF) to help customers understand the warranties on all its products, both the old ProCurve-branded gear and the...


July 16, 2010  4:49 PM

Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control: Crowded, but leaders stand alone



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Avaya, Avenda Systems, Bradford Networks, Cisco, Enterasys, ForeScout, Gartner, HP Networking, InfoExpress, Juniper, Magic Quadrant, Network access control, Network security

Gartner's 2010 Magic Quadrant for network access control (NAC) is remarkably crowded for a market that reportedly generated just $200 million in annual...


June 30, 2010  9:19 AM

Why it’s worth adding Cisco energy management to your to-do list



Posted by: rivkalittle
Cisco energy management, Cisco Live 2010, smart grid

Cisco has been criticized for losing focus on its enterprise networking portfolio with random technology additions like the Flip camera. But Cisco’s move this week to expand its home and enterprise...


June 18, 2010  5:07 PM

2010 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise LAN: Few changes for a rapidly evolving industry



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 LAN

Gartner 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...


June 7, 2010  12:11 PM

Cisco’s forensic engineers are a little more sophisticated than Radio Shack hobbyists



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco, counterfeit network equipment

Let's face it: If you're building counterfeit Cisco gear, it's rather stupid to hand the stuff over to Cisco. Two alleged fraudsters in the Washington, D.C., area figured that out last week when the Feds...


May 26, 2010  5:25 PM

Looking to beat a dead horse? There’s a NAC for that



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco, Gartner, Network access control, Network security, Trusted Computing Group

Network World this week published a brutal takedown of the network access control industry, called "NAC: What went wrong?" Consultant Joel Snyder wrote the article after...