A back door to the network architecture

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Spotlight Story A back door to the network architecture Recently, Network World's authors have reviewed gadgets that give your users the ability to quickly and cheaply put gobs of information onto the Internet and into other people's hands. Read full story Related News: IPv6 and VoIP – Friend or foe? Whether enterprise users are ready or not, it appears that implementation of IPv6 is in the not-too-distant future. The need for enhanced addressing is needed, especially as everything from your PC to your toothbrush (so your dentist can immediately know whether you're really brushing after every meal) becomes IP-enabled. Internet2 on prowl for CEO Internet2, the advanced networking consortium powered by educational and research organizations, has announced that it's on the lookout for a new CEO. Market transitions and architectures key for Cisco enterprise growth Despite its dominance in enterprise networking -- 82% share in routing and 70% in switching -- Cisco still sees plenty of growth potential. The key is selling a network, not a switch or a router, as the foundation of an intra- or inter-company collaboration system, video-optimized "medianet" or virtualized data center. Reasons not to buy Cisco Goldman Sachs a few weeks ago published survey results on IT spending patterns for 2009, going into 2010, from 100 IT executives at Fortune 1000 firms. The survey found that pricing pressure is increasing, which could lead to share losses for Cisco. Cisco not big on smartphones Cross that Cisco smartphone off your Christmas list. CEO John Chambers said in this Bloomberg interview that he's not big on the company offering one of its own.Speculation's been around for a while that Cisco would offer a smartphone at some point. 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