California dreaming: Cisco’s rivals have their say about Unified Computing
Yesterday was Cisco’s big day. The networking behemoth ended months of speculation about its move into the server market by unveiling its Unified Computing System, codenamed “California.” As I sat...
View ArticleShocker! Cisco leads the pack in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for enterprise LAN
When I saw that Gartner had published a new Magic Quadrant for enterprise local area network (LAN) infrastructure, I knew one thing was for certain. Cisco Systems would be THE leader in the market. The...
View ArticleCisco plans to enter 50 new markets: acquisitions inevitable
BusinessWeek reported yesterday that Cisco is poised to make several acquisitions as it continues to diversify. The magazine noted that Cisco now competes in 30 different markets, many of them...
View ArticleNew York Stock Exchange chooses Juniper switches and routers for two new data...
Juniper Networks scored a big customer win this week, announcing a deal with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Euronext. NYSE Euronext is building two new data centers in New York City and London that...
View ArticleWhat’s the hoopla over at Juniper? It better be a data center strategy!
Juniper Networks is planning a huge technology announcement next week. So big that the company has invited press to a gala Wednesday night and then a day packed with a press conference in the morning...
View ArticleIs Juniper’s brand re-launch worth the flowing whiskey and shrimp?
Ok, so Juniper spent A LOT of money unveiling its new logo Wednesday night. The networking company hung video signage over the front half of the NYSE, and took over the stock exchange floor with a gala...
View ArticleJuniper’s attack on Cisco: 2.6 terabits per second throughput + software...
In a full scale offense against Cisco, Juniper Networks unveiled an ecosystem of new hardware components, a software strategy and a super-speed chipset — as well as plans for a partnership to release...
View ArticleIn game of wireless LAN musical chairs, Juniper ends up with Trapeze
Like celestial bodies wandering the cosmos, networking vendors and wireless LAN vendors are drawn to each other’s inescapable gravity . Wired networking vendors have been buying wireless LAN vendors...
View ArticleAn inside look at Juniper Networks
Fortune magazine published a Q&A with Juniper Networks CEO Kevin Johnson that offered a several bits of information that I found interesting. Here’s what Johnson, a former Microsoft executive, had...
View ArticleAdtran buys wireless LAN vendor Bluesocket
It’s a song you’ve heard before. The days of overlay wireless LANs are coming to an end as enterprises start to integrate the build-out and management of wired and wireless networks. Switch and router...
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