Cisco vs. HP in the networking market

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	Cisco vs. HP in the networking market In our last newsletter we pointed out that Cisco has been the dominant vendor of enterprise switches and routers for the last 20 years and that that situation is not likely to change anytime soon. We also pointed out that there is some indication that Cisco is vulnerable to losing some market share. We will use this newsletter to discuss how we see HP positioned in the enterprise networking market and whether or not we think that HP will take significant market share away from Cisco. Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Intelligent Storage Management at the File Level Many storage management tools for file storage are "dumb." They treat all files the same regardless of business relevance and they lack the ability to automate user-storage management tasks or set policies based on business requirements. Learn how to augment your existing storage management system with intelligence at the file level. Read Now In this Issue Cisco, now with Tandberg, pushes telepresence standard Utility ducts to be used in super-fast broadband roll out? USDA details first round of broadband funding Good sign for economy: More people are quitting jobs Tellabs shares sink on AT&T switch rumor WHITE PAPER: HP Is your WAN designed with your applications in mind? WAN sourcing has been based on the cost of bandwith and availability. The focus is increasing on sourcing WAN solutions that can meet business needs for application performance. Read about Gartner's structured methodology to design a WAN that both performs well and is cost effective. Read Now Cisco, now with Tandberg, pushes telepresence standard Cisco and Tandberg made their big post-merger entrance at the InfoComm conference in Las Vegas this week, promoting an interoperability protocol that will come on a product in July and introducing some other new products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Deployment Strategies for 802.11n Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More! Utility ducts to be used in super-fast broadband roll out? The government could utilise water, gas and electricity ducts in a bid to create the "best superfast broadband network in Europe". Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. USDA details first round of broadband funding A first round of funding for broadband projects from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service will bring broadband availability to nearly 530,000 households and 93,000 businesses, the USDA said Wednesday. Read More Good sign for economy: More people are quitting jobs Someone cue Johnny Paycheck, as an improving economy has more Americans finding the gumption -- and employment options - necessary to tell their current boss to take this job and ... well, you know the song. From an Associated Press report: Read More Tellabs shares sink on AT&T switch rumor A research note penned by Morgan Stanley analysts sent shares of telecom equipment provider Tellabs downward today after the analysts wrote that AT&T is planning a shift toward buying cheaper routers from Cisco. Read More
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