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	Cisco/Insieme 40G pricing comes close to that of 10G As the November 6 launch date gets closer, more details are emerging on Cisco/Insieme's Nexus 9000 and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) introduction. Read More In this Issue 15 more useful Cisco sites Cisco says controversial NIST crypto – potential NSA backdoor -- 'not invoked' in products Cisco raises Catalyst switch prices by up to 67% Alcatel-Lucent challenges Cisco, Brocade unified access Cisco: We have no plans for "deep integration" with VMware's NSX Juniper seeks edge router advantage over Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent What about Ex-Cisco exec Bates as Juniper's next CEO? Cisco partners with Akamai to optimize the hybrid cloud Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy 80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers 15 more useful Cisco sites It seems there are more and more sites either devoted to Cisco itself or to a market it's focused on and heavily invested in. Here's our latest roundup of such sites, a follow on to those we culled back in 2008 and 2011 … Read More Cisco says controversial NIST crypto – potential NSA backdoor -- 'not invoked' in products Controversial crypto technology known as Dual EC DRBG, thought to be a backdoor for the National Security Agency, ended up in some Cisco products as part of their code libraries. But Cisco says they cannot be used because it chose other crypto as an operational default which can't be changed. Read More Cisco raises Catalyst switch prices by up to 67% Cisco is raising the price on older generation Catalyst switches in an effort to prod users into buying newer gear. Read More Alcatel-Lucent challenges Cisco, Brocade unified access Alcatel-Lucent is offering its enterprise switch users a free software upgrade to converge wired Ethernet networks with wireless from Aruba Networks. Read More Cisco: We have no plans for "deep integration" with VMware's NSX Last week I wrote about how one of Cisco's latest top of rack switches comes with some interesting functionality, namely the ability to support virtual networking overlay models such as VMware's NSX. [READ: Shh... Cisco's latest switch supports VMware's NSX ] Read More Juniper seeks edge router advantage over Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent Juniper Networks this week upgraded its MX service provider edge routers with expanded system capacity to enhance subscriber bandwidth and service performance. Read More What about Ex-Cisco exec Bates as Juniper's next CEO? It's Blue Sky Thursday here at Network World, so allow me... Why not Tony Bates as Juniper's next CEO? He has the service provider routing credentials from Cisco; and he's got the Microsoft connection that pervades Juniper's top ranks; and he has CEO experience from his short tenure at Skype. Read More Cisco partners with Akamai to optimize the hybrid cloud Akamai is holding its Edge user conference this week in our nation's capital. There may not be much going on in Washington these days, other than arguing over whether the Redskins should change their name or not, but there appears to be a lot going on between Akamai and Cisco. Read More Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy Cisco has four strategic imperatives for its Nexus 9000 data center product and its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) focus: attack VMware/Nicira's software-intensive network virtualization technique; combat Read More 80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers Cisco CEO John Chambers saw his compensation nearly double this year, topping $21 million. His salary more than tripled, and the value of his stock awards doubled. Read More
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