| Metcalfe talks Terabit Ethernet It's 2008. Where's my Terabit Ethernet? While such high speeds may seem far-fetched - many of us are still trying to get our brains around 100 Gigabit Ethernet - Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe this week wants to get people talking about setting our sights on the next level. Terabit Ethernet in sight Looking down the LAN road, the Terabit Ethernet milestone is very much in sight. While 3.2Tbps and 6.4Tbps speeds were demonstrated in test environments by Siemens/WorldCom and NEC/Nortel respectively starting in 2001, the first set of viable solutions are just now taking shape. Can the status quo threaten your LAN? In times of economic crisis people tend to seek the safety and security of the status quo. "Doing what you've always done, and what everyone else is doing, is the most prudent course," goes the thinking. Cisco to buy Tidal Software for $105 million Cisco will pay approximately $105 million in cash and retention-based incentives for Tidal Software, which makes application management and automation software. Really mobile broadband: Hoist the Web sail Reader says he needs to access the Internet from his sailboat. Ron Nutter has a few ideas. Asked & Answered: Router console access Can't get the console access working on a router? Ron Nutter has a few suggestions. Some of my Branch Cache Testing Results Tyson Kopczynski goes through the preliminary details of his testing of the Branch Cache in his Microsoft Subnet blog. A couple of people were wondering why my last post didn't include actual results from my Branch Cache testing. One profound statement he makes is: "To make matters worse, Branch Cache is kinda of a black hole." The VideoLAN project: bringing Media to your network Microsoft Subnet blogger Ron Barrett is revisiting the VideoLAN project that he reviewed in August. VLC Media Player is a one-stop solution for your organizations media needs. April giveaways galore
Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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