Cisco set-top boxes on tap for CES; Cisco's virtual switch smashes throughput records

Cisco Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Cisco set-top boxes on tap for CES By Jim Duffy Cisco next week will demonstrate new and existing products designed to highlight "visual networking" at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Read full story Jim Duffy a Network World managing editor. He has over 21 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 16 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at jduffy@nww.com. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY AEROHIVE NETWORKS, INC. Eliminating the Need for WLAN Controllers Noted industry analyst Craig Mathias takes a detailed look at a revolutionary new approach to enterprise-class wireless LANs that eliminates the need for dedicated WLAN controllers. This controversial approach promises cost and performance benefits. Get the details in this white paper today. 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