| HP extends data center, campus Ethernet switches HP this week unveiled enhancements to its data center and campus switching portfolio designed to increase density and tightly integrate switching with blade server systems. Nortel users need to keep tabs on Avaya integration plans The biggest issue facing Nortel enterprise customers on the heels of Avaya's $900 million purchase of that business is product overlap, consolidation and subsequent support, analysts say. Recession hasn't slowed global Internet traffic Not even the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression could slow the ongoing explosion of traffic over international Internet connections, and service providers are still building to accommodate it. Alcatel integrating network layers for efficiency Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday set a course for tighter integration of the two main components of long-haul service-provider networks, saying it will help carriers streamline their infrastructure and run it more efficiently. Alaskans seek $1.3 billion of broadband funds Alaskan organizations have applied for US$1.3 billion in broadband deployment stimulus funding from the U.S. government, out of a total of $4 billion in funding available in the first round of grants and loans. What makes a carrier green? Analyst Aditya Kaul discusses the metrics that ABI Research used to create its green carrier ratings, which carriers fared best in the study, and the benefits of green IT to consumers and businesses. Adaptive Private Networking Show me the money This newsletter will discuss a case study that quantifies the potential APN cost savings. What's it like on the WAN? Anticipating how a new application will perform over the WAN doesn't have to be a blind guessing game, thanks to a slew of simulation and testing tools. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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