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Netgear Targets SMBs With New ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall

(News) Netgear Targets SMBs With New ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall

Loss of Copper Infrastructure Threatens Small Business Broadband

(News) The loss of existing copper wiring--once the foundation of America's telecommunications infrastructure--could threaten small businesses' access to broadband.

Extreme Turns to Motorola for WLAN Future

(News) Extreme Networks on Wednesday announced a new set of enterprise wireless LAN products based on Motorola technology.

Tech Audit: Real Tech Makeovers For Real Companies

(News) Tech Audit: Real Tech Makeovers For Real Companies

Avaya Wins Nortel Enterprise Business for $900 Million

(News) Avaya has emerged as the winning bidder for Nortel's enterprise business, beating out Siemens Enterprise Communications over the weekend.

Connect Two or More PCs--Anywhere, Anytime

(How To) Connect Two or More PCs--Anywhere, Anytime

Panasonic to Show Powerline Network Prototypes at CES

(News) Panasonic a prototype HD-PLC device for remotely monitoring an electric car while it is charging at the upcoming CES show in...

NEC's ExpEther Extends PCI Express Over Ethernet

(News) NEC is developing a system that can extend the conventional PCI Express interface found in most PCs and servers over standard...

Predicting Wi-Fi Performance: Can It Be Done?

(News) Approached correctly, upfront planning can yield great results.

Riverbed RiOS Eases WAN-traffic Taming

(News) Version 5 delivers superior manageability, support for Exchange, and a host of other new features.

Cisco router comes with a water cooler

(News) When Cisco Systems introduced its latest big line of routers on Tuesday, it threw in something that's never come in a major platform from the company before: Fun.

Cisco jams features into faster WAN edge routers

(News) Wide-area data networks, once the workhorses of e-mail and file transfers, now are expected to do a wide variety of things while being as steady as the old-fashioned phone system. On Tuesday, Cisco Systems expects to meet those new needs with a series of WAN edge routers that jump ahead of its current gear in speed and sophistication, and are based on a powerful new core processor.

Wanted: A Network to Match a Company's Growth

(News) Case Study: Engineers at GEI Consultants tackle big waits for big files, when the firm threatens to outgrow its network.

IBM Buys Blade to Fight for Data Center Dollars

(News) IBM Buys Blade to Fight for Data Center Dollars

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