More companies hop on the WiGig bandwagon

Extreme fills out the edge; Ciena to buy Nortel unit for $521 million Network Architecture Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Network World Research Storage Survey - Chance to win $500! Are you involved with storage for your organization? Could you use an extra $500 cash? Come share your storage knowledge with us and enter a drawing for a chance to win $500 cash! Click here to participate! Spotlight Story More companies hop on the WiGig bandwagon More companies recently joined the WiGig Alliance for advancing high-speed wireless technologies, lifting the group's total membership above 20. Read full story Related News: Extreme fills out the edge Extreme Networks this week unveiled an extension to its edge switching portfolio with three new modules for its BlackDiamond 8800 chassis. Ciena to buy Nortel unit for $521 million Ciena has agreed to acquire Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks business for approximately $521 million in cash and stock. Net Neutrality DOES NOT Mean the Internet's Demise Once again our esteemed colleague Johna Till Johnson predicts that the Internet sky is falling -- this time she ominously foretells that net neutrality will destroy peering and make the Internet as we know it go poof. This is nonsense! Peering is a win-win arrangement created and sustained in a net neutral environment, and it will not be destroyed by the status quo. First LTE networks will deliver 20 Mbps of download speed When the first LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks and devices are launched next year, users can expect to see a download speed of about 20 Mbps, according to Motorola and ZTE. Father of fiber-optics snags share of Nobel Physics Prize Charles Kao, whose work in the 1960s laid the foundation for today's long-distance fiber-optic networks, has won a share of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Oracle not interested in Cisco rival Brocade You can eliminate Oracle from the list of possible suitors for Brocade, which reportedly put itself on the block this week. Shields Up! Time to Start Blocking with your Cisco IPS Sensors Cisco started to include reputation functionality in its IPS sensors about 6 months ago with its 7.0 release. The data has been collected on how effective it has been so far. The findings are significant. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Are netbooks ready for the enterprise? Five reasons to deploy netbooks and five reasons not to. Demo's biggest stars ever 1,500 innovators have presented at Demo. Here are the best. EMA: Successfully Managing your Next-Gen Data Center How well are your virtual servers performing? Get them in tip-top shape with the best practices shared in this Live Webcast on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2 PM EST/11 AM PT. Join Jim Frey of Enterprise Management Associates as he discusses how to identify root cause issues, quickly spot performance bottlenecks, improve IT service delivery and much more. Register today. Comprehensive NAC Read this whitepaper on improving endpoint defense, control and visibility through integrated management and enforcement. Learn more   October 08, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES 500 words too taxing? Does the 'T' in MIT stand for Tweet? Microsoft's mobile turnaround: what's at stake Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs 10 seriously ridiculous hacks Pentagon: Our cloud is better than Google's For sale: Cisco data center rival Brocade Gmail, Yahoo Mail join Hotmail; passwords exposed Cisco releases IOS 15.0 Is the worst of recession over for IT pros? Review: HP blade takes a stab at Cisco Web Application Security without Compromise Web applications are vulnerable in custom application logic, the underlying software platform as well as Web services. Learn how to protect your network against application-level attacks such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting and worm infections. Click here to learn more. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>