Jim Duffy

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Cisco grapples with transition to new products

For the first time revenue from data centre, virtualization, video, collaboration and mobility products and services has overtaken sales of routing and switching gear. Read why analysts see this as significantrnrn

Juniper up next with cloud switches

Sources say Juniper will unveil its Stratus line of data center and cloud switches on Feb. 23. The Stratus line will include 10-Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack and core switches

Cisco to buy change management maker Pari

Company says Pari's appliances will complement its "smart service" capabilities to manage the health and stability of networks rn

Gartner slams Cisco’s single-vendor network vision

Research company goes after old debate by concluding IT can still significantly reduce costs and simplify the operations by having more than one equipment maker's products

Are you ready to flatten your data centre network?

Jacking speeds up to 10 Gpbs isn't enough, say experts. You need to connect server racks and top-of-rack switches directly to the core network, obviating the need for an aggregation layer. rn

Cisco eschews cloud services – for now

For the time being the network equipment maker won't compete with Amazon, Google and other cloud providers, says the company's new cloud computing chief.rnrn

Juniper acquires virtualization security firm

The company snaps up Altor for $95 million. The deal will allow it to offer an integrated, scalable security architecture for data centres

Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze

Network equipment maker will finally add wireless local area network products to its lineup. Trapeze is the smallest of the independent WLAN makers, but had the advantage of being privately-owned

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