| Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. Revealed: 4Q08 Ethernet switch market surprises Good news and bad news: Revenues in '08 were up, but the decline is on, especially for Cisco, reports Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese. Declines expected for Ethernet switches, service provider routers The struggling economy is going to make 2009 a tough year for most network equipment. The Ethernet switch market is about to undergo its sharpest decline since the dot-com bust, and the market for service provider routers is expected to see its first decline in seven years, according to recent reports from the Dell'Oro Group. Juniper CEO sees IT spending down 15% Overall IT spending is down 10% to 15% from 2008, according to the CEO of Juniper Networks. Nortel announces more layoffs Nortel Networks will further cut its workforce by 3,200 and eliminate bonuses as part of its ongoing bankruptcy reorganization. Nortel sells technology for a fraction of original value Nortel announced that it is selling application delivery technology to Radware for $17.65 million, a fraction of the $6 billion-plus price it paid for it in 2000. OSPF Puzzle VI: Interpreting show IP OSPF Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom reveals the answer to his OSPF puzzle and promises that it had a 'somewhat' simple solution. Could you figure it out? Class-based traffic shaping Shaping is a much more liberal mechanism when compared to policing. Blogger Dennis Hartman explains how it can be used to improve performance of a metro Ethernet link. Creating custom ring tones for Communications Manager Express (CME) What's a phone system if it can't support fancy ring tones? Even .wav sounds can be converted to become CME ring tones. Is my network healthy? Important CLI info – (memory issues) Cisco Subnet blogger explores how you can monitor memory usage and unlock its hidden meaning. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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