Cisco, Nortel weigh in on switches of the future; Foundry goes big at Interop with BigIron RX32

LANs News Alert Force10 Networks, Inc. Building the Reliable Business Network Join Force10 Networks, our strategic partners and guest speaker Abner Germanow, director of IDCs enterprise networks services for an event that highlights the application and data trends that are driving the need for reliability and flexibility through the business network. Learn more or register for this complimentary best practices seminar! Network World's LANs News Alert, 05/28/07 Cisco, Nortel weigh in on switches of the future, 05/23/07:  Ethernet switch makers Cisco and Nortel this week said network professionals should start paying a lot more attention to keeping their wiring closets cool and energy efficient as power consumption grows. Don't sniff at used network gear, dealers say, 05/23/07:  While many among the 400 exhibitors at Interop this week trotted out new network gear, members of UNEDA would rather talk about the old stuff. The United Network Equipment Dealer's Association, a group of used-equipment resellers, held its second annual conference in Las Vegas the weekend before Interop. UNEDA board members, including its president, Network Hardware Resale CEO Mike Sheldon, Gillian Canty-Ross, co-owner of Subspace Communications, John Stafford, president, Network Liquidators, and Omar Beyhum, manager of Smith & Associates, spoke with Network World editors Phil Hochmuth and Michael Cooney about the state of the market for used network gear, and how UNEDA is looking to change perceptions about the aftermarket for Cisco and other network hardware products. Wireless LANs gain controller improvements, 05/23/07:  Wireless LAN vendors unveiled an array of software improvements to their core systems software at this week’s Interop Las Vegas trade show. The Security Standard - The Only Executive Summit Focused on the Business, Management and Strategic Aspects of Security September 10-11, 2007 | The Fairmont Hotel Chicago How do your security initiatives support company business goals? The answer to this question can make all the difference in gaining the corporate-wide support and resources you need to drive your security strategies. Uncover best practices and organizational strategies for achieving success by attending The Security Standard Conference. Click here for more details. Click here for more details LANs & Routers Newsletter: Product news is hip again at Interop, 05/22/07:  There's plenty of news already coming out of the Interop Las Vegas 2007 trade show this week, from 802.11n products to a new router from Nortel to a big honking switch from Foundry Networks. Foundry goes big at Interop with BigIron RX32, 05/21/07:  Foundry is launching its largest Ethernet switch to date at the Interop show this week - a 32-slot, 5.1 terabit-per-second Ethernet switch aimed at high-end data centers and campus LAN backbones. Foundry readies monster Ethernet switch, 05/21/07:  At Interop this week, products from Foundry and Nortel are expected to take their shots at Cisco, F5 and others in the WAN routing, application acceleration, and data center switching arenas while Avaya and 3Com will launch gear designed to bolster customers’ VoIP and security implementations. Adtran router boasts Layer 3, Wi-Fi support, 05/21/07:  Adtran this week is announcing an access router that costs the same as one of its current models but includes the additional features of Layer 3 switching, Wi-Fi support and faster processing.

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