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Juniper poaching Nortel?s channels?
Juniper has the most to gain from Nortel's tenuous financial position, according to a bulletin issued this month by investment firm Oppenheimer & Co.
Mobility, faster call handling goal of cutting-edge call centers
Innovations in presence, service-oriented architecture and mobility are what the most aggressive users of IP contact centers are looking for, according to a Gartner report. (Learn more about IP contact centers.)
Cisco revs up competition with '09 blade plans, security moves
Next year will see Cisco deliver a "Big Bang" in switching, blade servers for the data center, high-definition TelePresence conferencing for the home, and a security plan for virtualized and cloud computing environments.
The top 10 Cisco stories of 2008
2008 was a huge year for Cisco in terms of product transitions, strategic initiatives and business imperatives against the backdrop of a global economic recession. The following is a lineup of key events for the company as it closes out one of the most eventful years in its history.
Cisco on server collision course
It's hard to ignore the recent revelation that Cisco is working on a blade server of its very own, a development that seems to go to the very heart of what "network architecture" is.
Cisco: Cyberattacks growing, looking more legit
Internet-based cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and specialized as profit-driven criminals continue to hone their approach to stealing data from businesses, employees and consumers, according to a Cisco study released this week.
What happens when voice meets MIMO?
Earlier this month, I passed along antenna advice to a reader for a Cisco 802.11n network, much of which came from Cisco technical marketing engineer Frederick Niehaus. I?d like to share a bit more of my conversation with Niehaus, which pertains to the multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) technology inherent to 802.11n and its effect on Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) deployments.
Cisco planning significant data center assault
Cisco has a number of significant product introductions on tap for 2009 as the company continues to morph from a pure networking player into an overall IT supplier.