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• Ethernet consolidation: Extreme snaps up Enterasys for $180 million

  Looking to bulk up its often flat Ethernet fortunes, Extreme Networks today grabbed up Enterasys Networks for a cash price of $180 million.

• Ethernet consolidation: Extreme snaps up Enterasys for $180 million

  Looking to bulk up its often flat Ethernet fortunes, Extreme Networks today grabbed up Enterasys Networks for a cash price of $180 million.

• Cisco cuts 4,000 jobs in restructuring effort

  Cisco today said it would slice 4,000 jobs – or 5% of its workforce in a global restricting
  effort. Shares of the network equipment giant fell nearly 10% after-trading hours.

• For IP surveillance networks, smart PoE switches give an edge

  An increasing number of businesses, school districts and healthcare facilities are delving into Smart Ethernet switches with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology--and reaping big benefits for their IP Surveillance networks.

• Facebook Open Compute project has "weaknesses," Cisco CEO says

  Facebook's Open Compute project, which is working on open source servers and switches, will be limited by "weaknesses" in scope that Cisco can exploit, CEO John Chambers said this week.

• The data center fabric checklist you should know

  Like anything in IT, there are several considerations to mull over before employing fabric technology to converge data center operations.

• SDN: The core building blocks

  When getting to know software defined networking, you'll encounter a number of terms that are used in conjunction with the technology. Some of the terms are unique to SDN, while others describe technologies that, while not unique, are frequently used in SDN designs.

• The time is now for 'Open Ethernet'

  In today's data center you need to be able to add services and hardware without compromising network performance, but the flexibility to tune the network to meet business needs is also mandatory.

• Cisco acquires big piece of its plan to ease IT

  Cisco this week said it would acquire privately held Composite Software, a provider of data virtualiaation software and services, for $US180 million.

• Enterasys enhances data center offerings

  Enterasys this week unveiled new switches, software and management products to enhance the automation and centralized control of data center operations.

• Cisco betters its best-selling Catalyst Ethernet switch

  Cisco this week upgraded its best-selling Catalyst switch by doubling its stacked port density, stacking bandwidth, buffers and CPU performance.

• Ethernet filters out porn, plus 9 other facts (?) we learned from Bob Metcalfe's Reddit Q&A

  Bob Metcalfe, who 40 years ago invented Ethernet along with David Boggs, spent two hours this week regaling Reddit users with his thoughts on everything from software-defined networking to Internet porn.

• 10 things you may not know about Ethernet

  Ethernet's value to networking and IT is well established over the past 40 years. But did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different ways of sending information between endpoints on a LAN? That and some other perhaps lesser known facts about this 40-year-old technology are reviewed here:

• What's next for Ethernet?

  Internet traffic will quadruple in five years and the number of mobile Internet connections will exceed the world's population by 2017, according to Cisco research.

• Cisco gets tough: Details ruggedized switches for harsh environments

  Cisco, which wants to expand its clout into the industrial networks used by power-generation utilities to support the electric grid, today announced an expansion of its "smart grid" portfolio with ruggedized and low-latency switches and other equipment intended for use in electric-power distribution systems.