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US energy agency blazes ahead with 100Gbps Ethernet network

The US Department of Energy will debut in November one of the fastest networks ever built: a 100Gbps Ethernet network that will enable researchers to create more complex, real-world simulations in climate change, particle physics, astronomy and other scientific fields.
Salesforce, Red Hat and Adobe recognised in Codie awards

Salesforce.com, Red Hat, Adobe again recognised by Software and Information Industry Association.
D-Link launches new secure wireless router for small business

D-Link has launched a new Wi-Fi router designed for small and medium businesses. The D-Link DSR-500N Wireless N Router offers 802.11n Wi-Fi networking as well four Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Brocade announces Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 support

Brocade has announced that its storage networking solutions will now support Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
Citrix NetScaler VPX comes with new partner programme

Citrix Systems announced the availability of the NetScaler VPX virtual appliance and unveiled the Citrix Ready Open Networking Program to support it Open Networking Program to support it as well as a free Express Edition download.
Bay Networks could come back from the dead

Businesses might not want to buy enterprise network gear from bankrupt Nortel, but how about from Bay Networks?
Aruba invents virtualised remote access

Aruba Networks has announced a new family of branch office wireless access points it says can be used to build a cheap but powerful remote access system based on virtual principles.
3Com CEO announces retirement
CERN supersizes its network
IBM sticks a rocket up storage software

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How Cisco's Flip fell out of favour

As has been widely reported, in a cost-cutting move Cisco has determined to set its Flip pocket-camcorder division adrift. No, correct that, much as it pains me to say so, ?set adrift? implies that there?s some possibility that - despite low rations, little water, and floating some 2,000 miles from the nearest land mass - a Divine Presence may rescue the Flip line of camcorders from its watery fate and lay it, ever so gently, in more nurturing hands.
Low energy Bluetooth breaks cover

The things around us could all communicate, if the industry could deliver a good low-power sensor network. Is Bluetooth on the right track though?
Whatever happened to ZigBee?

Low-power sensor networks aren't yet as big as he hoped, but ZigBee Alliance chief Bob Heile says the low-power standard will rock the competition and make the world greener.
Sun server/storage exec: Virtualisation has customers confused

Sun's servers and storage chief says users are confused about vitrtualisation but more is coming. Sun is focussing on more energy-efficient products and bringing out new disk-based storage products.
Networking: Back to basics

A quick primer on hubs, switches and routers, and which ones operate at which OSI levels.
New Enterasys CEO moves the cheese

Michael Fabiasch takes the reins at the secure networks vendor. For him it's a move from software to hardware. For the company, it's a move from public to private.
SNW - Not disks and SANs

Here are the announcements that didn't concern disk drives and SANs.
Look, Wi-Fi is just a part of remote access, right?

GoRemote VP Fuggetta abandons "pissing match", to major on higher level services.
Novell fudges debate on NetWare future

One day Novell says NetWare is going away. The next day it says it will stay for ever. Here?s why it meant what it said both times.

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