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January 26, 2012  1:42 PM

Meraki: from cloud-based WLAN to cloud-based networking



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Check Point, Cisco, cloud, cloud-based networking, firewalls, Meraki, Networking, Palo Alto Networks, Riverbed, Routers, switches

When start-up Meraki first hit the scene a few years ago, it was known as the cloud-based wireless LAN vendor, yet another player in a very crowded market. Today it's repositioning itself as a

May 24, 2011  3:31 PM

Juniper’s switching revenue dives in 1Q11. Bounceback expected



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Dell'Oro, Juniper, Networking, switches

Juniper Networks' EX switching business nosedived in the first quarter of 2011, so what does it mean? The people who run the numbers aren't forecasting doom and gloom at all. However, they would like to see Juniper get more sales engineers out in the field. Juniper's switching revenue dropped by...


January 29, 2010  4:50 PM

Solarwinds offers up free network configuration tool



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
CLI, command line interface, free tools, network configuration, network configuration management, Network management, Routers, SolarWinds, switches

For those of you who don't have a full-fledged network configuration and change management (NCCM) system, Solarwinds released a free tool this week that could make your lives a little easier. It's called


October 26, 2009  7:05 PM

CEO shuffle, layoffs at Extreme Networks



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Ethernet, Extreme Networks, switches

Extreme Networks, one of the smaller Ethernet switching vendors out there, has survived the recession so far, but its financial outlook has been dismal lately. Three weeks ago it Extreme warned Wall Street that...


October 6, 2009  5:26 PM

HP or Juniper to buy Brocade?



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Brocade, Foundry, HP ProCurve, Juniper, mergers & acquisitions, switches

A year ago Brocade was a buyer. Now its a seller and HP or Juniper might be buying. Citing unnamed sources, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Brocade Communications has put itself up for sale. This news comes...


August 21, 2009  6:20 PM

Network Access Control, switch vendor ConSentry goes out of business



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
ConSentry, NAC, Network access control, Network security, Routing and switching, switches

ConSentry Networks has gone out of business, according to Network World. ConSentry was a network access control (NAC) vendor who approached the market by selling NAC and other security and control technology embedded in Ethernet...


May 6, 2009  1:31 AM

Shocker! Cisco leads the pack in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for enterprise LAN



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
3Com, Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade, Cisco, Enterasys, Ethernet, Extreme Networks, Force10, Foundry, Gartner, HP ProCurve, Juniper, Juniper Networks, LAN, Local Area Network, nortel, switches

When I saw that Gartner had published a new Magic Quadrant for enterprise local area network (LAN) infrastructure, I knew one thing was for certain. Cisco Systems would be THE leader in the market. The...


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