Why, hello there, Ericsson

Ericsson's winning Nortel bid to strengthen its North American presence; AT&T says 4chan.org block was DDoS-related Network Architecture Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Cisco When you need a network you can count on, count on Cisco edge switching technology. For more than 20 years, Cisco has set the standard for what an edge switch can and should do for your network by delivering the most reliable, versatile, resilient, and energy efficient edge switches in the industry. And with the peace of mind from Cisco's limited lifetime warranty, you know you're protected. Expect More, Get More and Save More with Cisco. Find out how. Spotlight Story Why, hello there, Ericsson In the midst of the turmoil in the networking industry, there is one company that is taking advantage of the situation to increase its presence in the U.S.: Ericsson. Read full story Related News: Ericsson's winning Nortel bid to strengthen its North American presence Ericsson's winning bid for Nortel's wireless assets is intended to strengthen the Swedish telecom giant's presence in North America, company executives said during a conference call Monday. AT&T says 4chan.org block was DDoS-related AT&T says that it blocked portions of the popular 4chan.org bulletin board because it was being used as a base to launch DDoS attacks against one of its customers. Feds strike deal on IPv6 testing The U.S. government has reportedly struck a compromise between network vendors and independent test labs with its plan to launch a comprehensive product testing program for IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol. Cisco, Juniper conduct trial of fed's IPv6 tests The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory in July conducted the first trial of the U.S. federal government's new IPv6 test suite on equipment from 10 leading network vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Sun. Verizon net income down on wireline performance Verizon Communications' revenue rose 1.9 percent, but net income dipped 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared to a year earlier, with the company's traditional wireline income taking a big dive. Cisco setting sights on a multibillion dollar cloud market The market for cloud computing services is expected to reach $45.5 billion in 2015, according to Telecom Trends International. No wonder Cisco and others are so focused on this market. Networking in the (Storm) Clouds Johna Till Johnson wrote a very good column this week on cloud computing and networking; something that's been on my mind lately as "Cloud Computing" gets more and more buzz not just in the industry, but also at my IT shop. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Botnet boom The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today. Watch this space Here are 11 security companies to watch. 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