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• Wi-Fi 802.11ac Finally Gets Certified
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013
  At long last, next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi is now ready for interoperable deployments.
  
• Pexip Launches to Distribute Web Collaboration
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 19 Jun 2013
  

  New unified communications firm takes off with Infinity product at the core

  
  
• Inside IT: Why Deltek Switched to Optical LAN
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013
  ERP software and solutions vendor explains how switching from copper to optical helped increase speed and decrease spending.
  
• Zoom Aims to Disrupt Video Conferencing Market
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Video conferencing startup aims to "make 'mobility' true mobility" with robust conferencing features and disruptive pricing.
  
• Unified Communications 101: A Glossary of SIP Terms
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Paul Rubens breaks down the key terms you'll need to know to understand Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
  
• Why Did Cisco Tandberg Execs Leave to Start Pexip?
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  New unified communications firm takes off with Infinity product at the core.
  
• GlobalStar Satellite Spectrum to Increase U.S. WiFi Capacity
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  GlobalStar Satellite Spectrum to Increase U.S. WiFi Capacity
  
• Cisco Revs Top-End Routers with CRS-X
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  

  Cisco announces third generation CRS system with 400 Gbps of slot capacity.

  
  
• Bandwidth, Optimization and the Quest for Greater Network Performance
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  Enterprise networks are turning to alternatives like app acceleration and WAN optimization instead of just piling on the bandwidth.
  
• Enterprise Networking Week in Review: Speed and Collaboration
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  June 10 - 14: Network speeds, collaboration platforms, OSI layer convergence, and more.
  
• Flatten Layers to Reduce Infrastructure Opex
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  Converging layers within packet optical networks can reduce infrastructure capex and opex, claims MRV Communications.
  
• MoSys to Support Next-Generation Networks with LineSpeed 100G Quad Retimer IC
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  Semiconductor solutions vendor announces new 100G integrated circuit.
  
• [VIDE0] Avaya SVP & GM Networking Marc Randall
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  

  Software Defined Networking (SDN) isn't just a buzzword. It's a fundamental shift in the way networks work, and Avaya believes it can leverage SDN to deliver real value to customers.

  
  
• Heineken's Global Network Goes Orange
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  Heineken has chosen Orange Business Services to provide its communications infrastructure. What will the brewing giant get out of the deal?
  
• Cisco's CRS-X Router Packs 12.8 Tbps
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  Cisco announces third generation CRS system with 400 Gbps of slot capacity.
  
• CIO Conversations: Q&A with BMC CIO Mark Settle
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013
  Mark Settle, CIO of BMC Software, chats with ENP about SDN, cloud migration pitfalls, network configuration, automation, and more.
  
• Review: AVG CloudCare for Distributed Businesses
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013
  AVG CloudCare aims to solve SME endpoint security and management headaches while ramping up protection.
  
• Avaya Announces Collaboration Environment
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013
  We preview the Avaya Aura Collaboration Environment, which promises to break down UC and CC silos and accelerate development.
  
• IPv6 in 2013: Where Are We Now?
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 07 Jun 2013
  

  One year ago, the Internet Society spearheaded an event dubbed World IPv6 Launch Day.

  
  
• Network Services Ramping Up in the Cloud
  Fri, 07 Jun 2013
  Key technology partnerships are ensuring that network infrastructure will soon break free of the physical world and rise into the cloud.
  
• Avaya GM Details Why SDN Works [VIDEO]
  Fri, 07 Jun 2013
  In an exclusive video interview, Marc Randall, GM and SVP of Avaya Networking, explains why speed and feeds are no longer the point in the SDN era.
  
• Enterprise Networking Week in Review: Cloud, 10 Gig, IPv6, and more
  Fri, 07 Jun 2013
  June 3 - 7, 2013: We covered cloud, IPv6, Big Switch's departure from OpenDaylight, and more.
  
• OpenDaylight Open Source SDN Faces Controversy Over Big Switch
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 06 Jun 2013
  

  The open source OpenDaylight SDN collaborative project is now in the midst of its first organizational challenge.

  
  
• IPv6 Launch Day - One Year Later
  Thu, 06 Jun 2013
  One year after IPv6 Launch Day, what's happening with IPv6 adoption?
  
• Patch Management System Best Practices
  Thu, 06 Jun 2013
  It's not Patch Tuesday anymore. Maximize your network's security with these patch management system tips.
  
• Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches Debut
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 05 Jun 2013
  

  Over the years, the vendor has shipped over 14 million Catalyst 2960 series switches, encompassing over 420 million ports

  
  
• Palo Alto Networks WF-500 Debuts Out-of-Band Malware Analysis
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 04 Jun 2013
  

  WF-500 appliance debuts providing a new type of network security perimeter

  
  
• [VIDEO] Rob Soderbery, SVP & GM Cisco Enterprise Networking Group
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 03 Jun 2013
  

  In an exclusive video interview, Rob Soderbery, Cisco SVP and GM Enterprise Networking at Cisco talks about  SDN, open source and the Catalyst 6500 switching platform.

  
  
• Server Market Revenes Slips to $10.9 Billion for 1Q13
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 31 May 2013
  

  2013 did not start on a positive note for the global server industry.

  
  
• [VIDEO] Broadcom EVP & GM Networking, Rajiv Ramaswami
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 31 May 2013
  

  Sitting inside many networking switches, motherboards and interface cars is silicon built and developed by Broadcom.

  
  
• JouleX Gets Acquired by Cisco for $107 Million
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 30 May 2013
  

  Energy management tech firm was started up by the founder of Internet Security Systems

  
  
• Internet Traffic Set to Top 1.4 Zettabytes in 2017
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 30 May 2013
  

  More traffic will traverse the Internet in 2017 than the total amount of traffic that Internet carried cumulatively from 1984 to 2012.

  
  
• [VIDEO] F5 CTO Karl Triebes
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 29 May 2013
  

  In an exclusive interview, Karl Triebes details where F5's technology is now and where it's headed in the future

  
  
• [VIDEO] Juniper's Bob Muglia on OpenStack
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 28 May 2013
  

  Juniper Networks is a Gold Member of the OpenStack Foundation.

  
  
• [VIDEO] Wi-Fi Alliance CEO on Wi-Gig, 802.11ac and the Future of Wi-Fi
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 28 May 2013
  

  The CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance talks about Passpoint, 802.11ac, 802.11ad (WiGIG), and cognitive radio cellular/Wi-Fi convergence .

  
  
• Implementing BYOD Saves Cisco $$
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 24 May 2013
  

  The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement isn't just about user convenience. It's also about enabling enterprises to save money.

  
  
• F5 Acclerates Web Content and Optimizes the WAN
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  Effective delivery of applications is not just about load balancing traffic flows.

  
  
• Blue Coat Acquires Solera Networks
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  Blue Coat Systems is growing its security business by way of acquisition.

  
  
• Bob Metcalfe on Why Ethernet is Called Ethernet
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  On May 22, 1973, Xerox PARC researcher Bob Metcalfe drew a diagram that would change the world.

  
  
• VMware vCloud Hybrid Service Debuts
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 22 May 2013
  

  VMware is the company that has transformed modern data centers and enterprises from being tethered to hardware to running virtualized workloads.