3Com airs workgroup switches

All the week's news and views about LANs, 08/29/05
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Network World's LANs News Alert

3Com airs workgroup switches, 08/29/05

3Com is filling out the lower end of its workgroup switching
gear with the introduction of two switches designed for small
offices in large corporations that need to manage the gear
remotely.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-3com.html?nl>

Cisco aims to simplify switch mgmt., 08/29/05

Cisco is upgrading software on its Catalyst 6500 switches so
individual processes on the devices run separately, allowing
customers to reboot processes without taking the entire switch
offline.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6025>

VoIP rollouts generate heat, power concerns, 08/29/05

Things are about to heat up at Charter Steel. We're not talking
smelters here, but network wiring closets. Over the next few
months, the company plans to roll out hundreds of IP phones to
corporate desktops, with Power over Ethernetswitches to run ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-poe-heat.html?nl>

Intel-Cisco deal may be big for Wi-Fi, 08/26/05

A joint development project announced this week at Fall Intel
Developer Forum by Intel and Cisco could have significant
effects on enterprise wireless LANs.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6026>

Newsletter: The question of FTTD revisited, 08/25/05

My recent articles on wireless, copper and fiber as desktop
alternatives resurrected the age-old debate of whether fiber
optics could or should be used to connect ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6027>

Newsletter: The best cabling upgrade may be no upgrade at all,
08/23/05

Last time, I mentioned several cabling options for moving
desktops from Gigabit Ethernet to the next level. But one
cabling option that several readers ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6028>

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FROM THE NETWORK CORE TO THE NETWORK EDGE

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on bandwidth. However ProCurve Networking by HP addresses these
requirements, overcomes the limitations of other solutions, and
gives you valuable insight into LAN performance.
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