<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/100611-enterasys-crowell-251688.html">Enterasys Networks</a> this week unveiled a switching fabric designed to unify the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/data-center.html">data center</a>, campus and wired and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> enterprise edge.
Perhaps it's a matter of keeping your friends close but your enemies closer: Bitter data center and networking rivals Cisco and HP collaborated to develop a switch for HP's blade server systems to address the needs of joint customers.
Cisco this week filled out its <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021909-desktop-virtualization-faq.html">desktop virtualization</a> product line by adding a thin client that improves processing and bandwidth utilization for voice and video.
Things are about to get a little hotter for Cisco in the enterprise market.
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/092211-hp-board-ousts-apotheker-whitman-251161.html">HP</a> this week is rolling out an array of networking products for the enterprise campus, branch and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/data-center.html">data center</a>, including a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/091911-hp-data-center-switching-250991.html">switch that fills a major gap</a> in the company's offerings.
Juniper is harnessing the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/data-center.html">cloud</a> to make it easier and less expensive for customers to test its products.
A healthcare software provider has upgraded its Gigabit Ethernet network to improve service to customers and reduce errors during backup.
Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper.
Cisco Monday announced that it has acquired privately held Versly, a maker of collaboration software for Microsoft Office applications.
Skytap, a provider of cloud automation software, this week unveiled orchestration and configuration products designed to enable enterprises to easily create virtual environments in the cloud.
Data centers have been using less electricity than you think ... or at least, compared with what they have in the past.
HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in program for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear.
Stealthy data center start-up Plexxi has landed another $20 million in funding as it continues development of a network fabric to tie together applications, compute and storage.
No one can blame enterprise switching for Juniper's disappointing second-quarter results. Sales of Juniper's EX switches were up 18% year-over-year, switching overall was up 33%, and enterprise sales were up 9% due to strength in enterprise switching and routing products.
LAS VEGAS -- Despite the specter of perhaps the largest layoff in Cisco's history overhanging its annual customer conference, the company last week conducted business pretty much as usual at Cisco Live!