Cisco storms back in switching

	Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers | Verizon Wireless reports 4G LTE network issue
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	Cisco storms back in switching Cisco had a "blowout quarter" in Ethernet switching, growing revenue 18% in Q3 and upping its share to 68% of the total market, according to Infonetics Research. This, after Cisco had a few down quarters from heightened competition, a nettlesome product transition and operational distractions. Read More WHITE PAPER: MegaPath 6 Best Practices to Ensure a Thorough Evaluation Identify 6 key situations that demonstrate when it's time to consider managed network services, plus 6 best practices to ensure your evaluation of managed network service providers is thorough enough to support your decision. View Now In this Issue Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers Verizon Wireless reports 4G LTE network issue AT&T, DOJ file motion to halt antitrust proceedings Will the cloud take my job? WHITE PAPER: MegaPath Today's Network: Make It a Strategic, Future-Proof Asset Today's small and mid-sized organizations support dozens of applications and hundreds of devices and mobile workers. Network congestion has become a risk, as users change offices, work from home and add devices at will. SMBs need simplification in the form of network convergence. And a managed service provider can help. View Now Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its third IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of November 7-11, 2011. The event brought together users and suppliers of CE Router equipment in order to gain perspective on the current status of interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Debunking the Myth of the Single-Vendor Network The notion that single-vendor networks have a lower total cost of ownership is somewhat misleading, as a strong best practice approach can actually reduce TCO in a multi-vendor environment through decreased short-term capital investments and a reduction in the use of single-vendor premium maintenance services. Read more Verizon Wireless reports 4G LTE network issue Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that its engineers are working to resolve an issue with its 4G (fourth-generation) LTE (Long Term Evolution) service, that is affecting some customers' 4G devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Next Generation is the Smart Generation Innovations such as mobility, Web 2.0, social media and cloud computing have dramatically changed the IT landscape and introduced new security threats into the corporate network. This eBook investigates why traditional firewalls are no longer enough, and how application intelligence and control enable network security in the wake of these changes. Read more. AT&T, DOJ file motion to halt antitrust proceedings The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Monday filed a joint motion to halt proceedings in the U.S. agency's lawsuit to block the telecom giant's US$39 billion acquisition of mobile competitor T-Mobile USA. Read More Will the cloud take my job? I remember the first SAAS application I helped deploy. It was great! One less application to worry about, and simple, fast installation. It meant an end to frequent application updates and late night service windows for IT. The SAAS provider even provided training, drove product usage, and handled support. Read More
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