http://www.itworld.com/lan xx http://www.itworld.com/networking/70114/riverbed-raises-ante-again-wan-optimization-rios-50 Do your remote workers have a desire for higher performance computing? IT management/strategy Networking LAN remote workers WAN Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:04:21 -0400 kbradshaw 70114 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/65508/5-best-router-and-switch-features-you-never-use An informal canvass of some leading switch and router vendors found that customers use less than half of the systems' capabilities, a habit that might be costing organizations in unnecessary purchases and manpower at a time when every penny counts. http://www.itworld.com/networking/65508/5-best-router-and-switch-features-you-never-use#comments Networking Feature LAN routers switches Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:33:18 -0400 ITworld staff 65508 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/64864/extreme-networks-offers-port-extender-outer-edge Extreme Networks Inc. Monday announced a new product, called a port extender, along with a new version of its EPICenter management software, which both serve the "outer edge" of the LAN, areas where it's difficult to provide network connectivity. http://www.itworld.com/networking/64864/extreme-networks-offers-port-extender-outer-edge#comments Networking News broadband Extreme Networks LAN Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:01:57 -0400 ITworld staff 64864 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/storage/53755/brocade-deal-help-drive-data-center-transition Brocade Communications Systems' planned US$3 billion acquisition of Foundry Networks is a major strategic move in a brewing war over the future of data-center connectivity, industry analysts said Tuesday. http://www.itworld.com/storage/53755/brocade-deal-help-drive-data-center-transition#comments Business Networking Storage News Brocade Foundry Networks LAN m&a SAN Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:54:27 -0400 ITworld staff 53755 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/53719/brocade-buy-foundry-3-billion Storage networking company Brocade Communications Systems has agreed to acquire enterprise LAN vendor Foundry Networks for approximately US$3 billion, the companies announced Monday. http://www.itworld.com/business/53719/brocade-buy-foundry-3-billion#comments Business Networking News Brocade Foundry Networks LAN m&a Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:22:16 -0400 abennett 53719 at http://www.itworld.com