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Intel to discontinue routers and switches
News Intel said Tuesday that it plans to stop selling its own brand of general-purpose routers and switches -- a move that will lead to several hundred job cuts at a facility in Denmark. The decision will lead Intel to wind down operations at the...
[June 20, 2001, 11:34]
HP pushes integration with new Blade Switches
News The networking arm of HP has announced the availability on 1 October of two new networking switches, the 1Gbps HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Blade Switch and the 10Gbps 6120XG Blade Switch. The integration of HP ProCurve Networking blade switches with the...
[September 17, 2009, 14:57]
Cisco boosts bandwidth with 'virtualised' switches
News The networking vendor's new line of switches — the Catalyst 6500 Series VSS (virtual switching system) 1440 — is paired with a software engine that enables the "virtualisation" of the switching hardware, by combining multiple switches to act as...
[November 12, 2007, 8:41]
Cisco reaches high with new switches
News This top-end switch is aimed at "inter-switch communications, where you are linking together two storage-area networks, and applications across metropolitan switches", according to Dante Malagrino, Cisco's senior manager for data centre systems.
[April 4, 2006, 16:45]
Cisco secures switches
News Cisco is expected to announce on Tuesday it has added software to its Ethernet switches and wireless products that fit into its Network Admission Control (NAC) framework, which keeps networks safe by controlling which devices gain access to a...
[October 18, 2005, 12:50]
Juniper jumps into switches
News Juniper Networks on Tuesday announced it is adding a lineup of enterprise Ethernet switches to its portfolio, marking its first foray into this product segment. It is targeting its EX-series, made up of three grades of switches, at medium to large...
[January 30, 2008, 13:38]
Foundry hammers security into switches
News New ServerIron Application Switches, which sit in front of applications and servers to optimise the flow of applications across a network; Three new ServerIron switches aimed at SMEs and available at much lower cost; and
[October 25, 2006, 10:50]
Storage switches get Cisco upgrade
News Continuing its push into the storage market, networking giant Cisco is unveiling upgraded software for storage switches that promises to improve information sharing and prioritise data traffic. Cisco on Tuesday plans to announce the latest version...
[November 18, 2003, 13:00]
Cisco switches up for VoIP
News Cisco has made several improvements to its Ethernet switches to protect businesses from security threats and help them run Internet Protocol telephony more reliably. On Tuesday, the company announced a slew of enhancements to its Catalyst line of...
[November 30, 2004, 17:05]
Java: Smart light switches?
News At the heart of this question is Sun Microsystems' Java 2 Micro Edition, which allows Java to run on devices ranging from light switches to cell phones to personal digital assistants. Insignia's Jeode is authorised for EmbeddedJava, which is Sun's...
[September 21, 1999, 15:32]
Dell switches reach UK - Layer 3 box planned
News Dell is launching its PowerConnect Ethernet switches in the UK, competing with 3Com, Cisco and HP. The switches have sold two million ports in the US, where they have been available for more than a year.
[November 11, 2002, 5:00]
IBM switches on storage deal with Brocade
News IBM said on Tuesday that Brocade Communications Systems will soon begin offering two Fibre Channel switches -- one for small businesses and another for large companies -- that fit into IBM BladeCentre server enclosures.
[May 12, 2004, 16:05]
Webpad maker switches to Windows
News Taiwan's First International Computer (FIC), which makes own-brand computer components as well as PCs for the likes of Hewlett-Packard, has expanded its agreement with Microsoft for Windows Embedded, in a move that could spell trouble for Linux...
[November 6, 2001, 16:32]
Trolltech switches sides in mobile Linux war
News The open-source development company Trolltech has switched sides in the ongoing war between the various mobile Linux consortia. There are several groups of companies trying to push open-source technology further into the handset market.
[January 8, 2008, 12:08]
Intel switches attention to physical world
News Intel researchers are tinkering with a number of technologies that will help solve some of society's pressing problems -- like finding a parking space. IrisNet, a project currently under development by Carnegie Mellon University and Intel, is a...
[May 6, 2004, 9:00]
UK's Bluetooth pioneer 'switches on the afterburners'
News Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) has said that its first quarter revenues were up 30 percent to $36.8m (£20.5m) in comparison to its previous financial quarter, as the market for Bluetooth-enabled headsets, phones, and interface devices expands.
[May 6, 2004, 18:45]
Pixar switches from Sun to Intel
News Pixar Animation Studios, which brought the world Monsters and Toy Story, is switching from Sun Microsystems to Intel, as the melodrama in the server market heats up. The film studio is replacing servers from Sun in its render farm -- a bank of...
[February 10, 2003, 8:56]
Google switches on Apps Script
News Google officially rolled out its Apps Script functionality for enterprise users on Wednesday, following a limited pilot release earlier this year. Google Apps Script works mainly within the Spreadsheets app to automate various processes.
[August 20, 2009, 11:43]
TiVo switches off UK sales
News TiVo has confirmed that it is scaling down its business in the UK, and has stopped manufacturing its digital video recorder (DVR) set-top boxes for sale here. The company quietly pulled the plug on many of its UK operations last month, and stopped...
[February 5, 2003, 12:18]
State of California switches $4bn purchasing online
News The state has signed a deal with Ariba Technologies, a provider of electronic procurement software, to deploy its Operating Resource Management system as the foundation for a state-wide initiative. California plans to deploy the system on its...
[November 10, 1998, 9:10]
