Cisco's virtual switch smashes throughput records Virtualization, long a hot topic for servers, has entered the networking realm. With the introduction of a new management blade for its Catalyst 6500 switches, Cisco can make two switches look like one while dramatically reducing failover times in the process. Marvell's new 802.11n chipset hits 450Mbps Chip-maker Marvell Technology Group has unveiled a new, high-end 802.11n Draft 2 chipset targeting a range of networking and multimedia products that can put to good use the 450Mbps data rate the wireless chips deliver. Microsoft readies two Windows security updates Microsoft plans to issue two security updates for its Windows operating system products next Tuesday as part of its regular software patch ... Netflix and LG plan to link TVs directly to Internet LG Electronics and Netflix will work to develop a set-top box that can stream movies over the Internet directly onto a television screen. NetApp to buy Onaro to boost storage management Storage vendor Network Appliance said Thursday it plans to buy Onaro, a Boston company that develops storage management software. Tips for hassle-free tech merchandise returns An HDTV is not a sweater--a fact that retailers will make very clear if you try to return your new flat screen. If the digital cameras (or ... Consolidating data centers not always the right move The IT industry is quickly consolidating data centers into fewer locations. But sometimes it makes more sense to maintain geographically ... 8 hot-button issues to watch in '08 Ready for 2008? Budgets may tighten up, but IT's challenges will just keep growing: security problems, virtualization technology, legal issues, ... 8 hottest skills for '08 No one is mistaking the current IT jobs market for the one that sizzled during the dot-com days and inflated salaries to astronomical rates. But as the U.S ... LIVE CHAT Live chat with Nicholas Carr Mark your calendars for 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST Wed., January 10. The highly acclaimed author of "Does IT Matter?" discusses his latest book ("The Big Switch"), which takes a sweeping and often disturbing look at how a new computer revolution is reshaping business, society and culture. RSVP to Julie Bort enter to win one of 10 free copies of The Big Switch. PODCAST Podcasting not a hot skill for 2008 Jason and Keith mourn the end of the Netscape browser, discuss holiday e-tailing successes and failures, and chat about the hottest 8 IT skills for 2008. BLOGS Buzzblog: Learning the hard way you can't take wine on a plane An Australian beer company exec tried to take two bottles of wine worth $800 on a plane and wound up having to smash them in order to board ... or at least that was his story. Seems there had to have been a better solution. Today on Layer 8 we take a look at the state of Big Iron in 2008 First and foremost, while tons of corporate data resides on a mainframe, it is largely locked there and a huge data integration effort will be required to unlock it. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg according to IBM user group Share and its new survey of the mainframe landscape. Today on Cisco Subnet Cisco Virtual Switch System wows Network World testers. Tech moves that matter to Cisco Subnet bloggers: Cisco Subnet bloggers Michael Morris and Jeff Doyle give their views on what the industry got right and wrong in ‘07 and why the moves matter. Ahead of CES 2008, Cisco scratches out Scientific Atlanta name. Plus: Cisco outlines its three-pronged converged mobility plan. Today on Microsoft Subnet Mitchell Ashley names five resolutions for 2008 Microsoft can't afford to break including fixing Vista, not flubbing up Windows 2008, spelling out virtualization and Web 2.0 strategies and taking Ray Ozzie out of the shadows. Plus, Silverlight moves in for the kill … will it succeed? and maybe your last chance to ask a question of Bill Gates. GIVEAWAYS Cisco Subnet January giveaways: Win an iPod Touch; win a copy of 'Firewall Fundamentals' book This month we're giving away a 16GB Apple iPod Touch courtsey of Cisco Learning Partner Global Knowledge. We've also got 15 copies of the Cisco Press book Firewall Fundamentals by Wes Noonan and Ido Dubrawsky up for grabs. |
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