Are routing and switching 'easy'?; Time for 3Com to act

LANs News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Cisco Best Practices for Extending Your Network Architecture Access podcasts, whitepapers and more that offer best practices and principles for extending your architecture across a campus. Learn about the design principles that will transform your campus net and how to tackle the critical areas of integrated security, unified network services and more. Click here to read now! Network World's LANs News Alert, 07/23/07 Are routing and switching 'easy'?, 07/19/07: After reading an article on IT skills, one of our newest bloggers recently raised the question of whether routing and switching should be considered "easy." Nortel eyeing others?, 07/20/07: 3Com may not be the only company Nortel is interested in. The Canadian telecom giant might also be sizing up four others for acquisition, according to an investor bulletin issued this week by UBS Warburg. Analyst: Time for 3Com to act, 07/18/07: Reports of 3Com’s sell-off expected due to stock price, slow progress. Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind." Click here to download! 3Com on the block?, 07/17/07: 3Com reportedly entertaining offers from private equity firms, Nortel. Secrets of IP routing with Jeff Doyle: 2 p.m. EDT., Wed., Aug. 1. Submit your questions for Doyle today and be eligible for a fabulous Network World prize.

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