ProCurve breathing down Cisco's neck; WLAN growth fueled by Draft 802.11n

LANs News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Force10 Networks, Inc. Is Your Network Ready for the Future? Join Force10 Networks as we explore Data Centers and Wiring Closets, two of today's most demanding IT environments that can impact your network's future readiness. Gain insight into what trends are driving changes within the corporate data center and LAN and learn how to exploit the relationship between the network, voice, security and wireless tools to increase the value of your network. To register for Webinars September 12 and 25 click here. Network World's LANs News Alert, 08/27/07 ProCurve breathing down Cisco's neck: An Infonetics report finds that Procurve is closing in on Cisco in the Ethernet switch market. WLAN growth fueled by Draft 802.11n, 08/23/07: One of the biggest factors influencing network architecture in recent years has been the rise of wireless network technologies. Business Ethernet services market in flux, 08/21/07: The top providers of business Ethernet services jostled for position in a hot market during the first half of this year. 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! Today at Cisco Subnet: Cisco's new CFO has a tough act to follow. Channelguy says despite the promises of Chambers and Ballmer to play nice it's likely that their sales reps will still sling FUD. From the Field blogger Michael Morris asks if two diverse LAN ports to every cube is more trouble than it's worth. Plus: Brocade says it's not worried about Cisco anymore. Private network for online gaming bypasses Internet bottlenecks, 08/17/07: A startup has developed a private network that allows online gamers to bypass Internet bottlenecks, speeding up play of first-person shooters. Novell releases Windows client for Vista: The client gives Vista machines access to Novell services like authentication via eDirectory.

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