High-speed TCP eases LAN congestion

All the week's news and views about LANs, 10/03/05
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Network World's LANs News Alert

High-speed TCP eases LAN congestion, 10/03/05

HS-TCP is an update of TCP that reacts better when using large
congestion windows on high-bandwidth, high-latency networks.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8021>

Review: Sun goes virtual route with N2120V content switch,
10/03/05

Sun has entered the crowded content-switching market with a
novel twist: Its Sun Secure Application Switch N2120V lets users
define multiple switching and routing domains on a single box,
and it faces our Clear Choice Test.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8022>

Poll: Security tops LAN switch purchase considerations in '06,
10/03/05

Security, standards compliance and price/performance are key
aspects for IT professionals when choosing a LAN switch vendor,
according to a recent survey.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8023>

Radware bolsters net services, 10/03/05

This week, and in the coming months, Radware is expected to
launch a collection of products aimed at helping users handle
all aspects of higher-level network services, including
application acceleration, security, WAN optimization and
traffic- ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-radware.html?nl>

IT spending,budgets, 10/03/05

Recent surveys show IT budget spending for 2006 will increase
over 2005, and industry watchers say while the growth remains
slow, a majority of IT buyers expect business to get better in
coming months.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8024>

Opinion: Cisco's AON: A me-too strategy, 10/03/05

Cisco is not the first mover in the content-filtering appliance
niche - not by a long stretch. But you wouldn't know that by
reading its marketing materials.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8025>

Opinion: Another USB wireless driver for Linux: ndiswrapper,
10/03/05

Why didn't you mention ndiswrapper in your recent column on
obtaining Linux drivers for USB wireless network devices?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8026>

Opinion: More truths about IT, 10/03/05

Perhaps a few people (I suspect with a large S on their chests)
can operate at warp speed for a long time, but most of us can't.
And because we try to or are pushed to, we wind up wearing out
our IT staff.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8027>

Users look to buy more LAN switches in 2006, with an eye on
price/performance, 09/29/05

For LAN switch buyers, standards-compliance and
price/performance are key aspects for IT professionals when
choosing a vendor, according to a recent survey.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8028>

Newsletter: HP puts speed at the core, 09/29/05

It has been almost three years since HP started talking about a
LAN equipment strategy that put intelligence at the edge of
networks rather than at the core. This week ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8029>

Newsletter: FTTE is where the real cost savings are, 09/27/05

Last time, I started discussing the cabling cost model developed
by the Fiber Optics LAN Section of the Telecommunications
Industry Association - but I didn't ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8030>

Weblog: HP ProCurve delivers on its core LAN plan, 09/27/05

HP this week delivered on its Edge Fabric architecture plan by
launching the ProCurve Interconnect Fabric Switch 8100. These
boxes --versions include a 16-slot and 8-slot chassis -- were
built on technology acquired from Riverstone, a carrier Ethernet
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/routers/010048.html?nl>

HP launches LAN core, edge switches, 09/26/05

HP this week is expected to launch several Ethernet switch and
network access control products targeting businesses looking to
deploy advanced security and QoS features at the LAN edge with
high-bandwidth pipes in the core.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7671>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. How to solve Windows system crashes in minutes
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7676>
2. Verizon CTO lays out next-gen network plans
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8031>
3. McAfee, Omniquad top anti-spyware test
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6933>
4. Digging out new rootkits
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8032>
5. Skype: Hazardous to network health?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8033>

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