Juniper courts Meru for enterprise wireless/VoIP play

All the week's news and views about LANs, 09/05/05
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Network World's LANs News Alert

Juniper courts Meru for enterprise wireless/VoIP play, 09/05/05

Juniper Networks last week said it is teaming with Meru
Networks, a Wi-Fi VoIP gear maker, to offer joint product
packages to corporate users.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6455>

Intel-Cisco deal aims to improve Wi-Fi, 09/05/05

A joint development project announced at the recent Fall Intel
Developer Forum by Intel and Cisco could improve the performance
and quality of corporate VoIP networks.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6456>

Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests, 09/05/05

In an exclusive Network World test, Cisco's Catalyst 4948-10GE
delivered record low latency and line-rate throughput. Coupled
with innovative security mechanisms and an extensive list of
switching and routing features, this switch earns a Clear Choice
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6457>

Advice: Finding the source of a network problem, 09/05/05

I am attempting to analyze some network performance and Internet
access issues on our small network. The LAN slows to a crawl and
the Internet drops for a short period of time a few times a day.
My firewall doesn't see any issues with the exception of ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6458>

Newsletter: Start-up tries to breathe new life into fiber,
09/01/05

I've been asking whether fiber to the desktop ought to be
considered now as we look ahead to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and
mostly your answers have been "no." ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6459>

Newsletter: Fiber proponent says FTTD won't win out, 08/30/05

Out of the many responses I received on the topic of fiber vs.
copper to the desktop, one response stood out. That's because
it's from a longtime proponent ...
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