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• Mellanox extends InfiniBand across the campus

  Mellanox Technologies has introduced a new set of switches, the MetroX TX6000 series, that can stretch an InfiniBand connection across different buildings.

• Usenix: Google deploys IPv6 for internal network

  In a project that has taken longer than company engineers anticipated, Google is rolling out IPv6 across its entire internal employee network.

• Avaya beefs up switch architecture to compete with Cisco, HP, others

  Avaya this week rolled out extensions to its 4000 series switches and said its year-old virtualized networking architecture is taking hold in campuses and data centers.

• Arista again looks to buck Cisco, others in data center

  Arista Networks this week has rolled out four switches and enhanced software designed to address the scalability, resilience and density requirements of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc3/051809-cloud-faq.html">cloud computing</a>.

• Brocade takes on Cisco in the campus

  <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/102811-brocade-sale-252524.html">Brocade Networks</a> this week has unveiled switches for the enterprise campus designed to help users to affordably scale their networks.

• How to: Choosing the right SMB switches and routers

  It isn’t just enterprise and campus networks dealing with an exponential growth in traffic: Small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) face similar challenges but are forced to tackle IT problems with fewer resources and much tighter budgets.
  

• How we tested Cloud management services

  Abiquo: We installed their virtual appliance from ISO in two VMs on an ESXi server. On the first VM, we selected the Abiquo <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/server.html">Server</a>, Abiquo Remote Services, and Abiquo V2V Conversion Services for installation.

• HP extends Cisco switch trade-in program

  HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in program for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear.

• Juniper's disappointing quarter not due to switching

  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.

• IETF mulls IPv6 for home networking

  The Internet Engineering Task Force is considering establishing a working group to smooth some of the impending issues around setting up and maintaining IPv6-based Internet connections into homes.

• HP, Juniper win as switch sales drop during Q1, says Canalys

  Though price competition and a weak public sector made the first three months of 2011 difficult for Ethernet switch vendors, Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks still managed to increase sales and market share, according to data from market research company Canalys.

• Dell extends data center line for virtualization

  LAS VEGAS -- At the Interop trade show this week, Dell will expand its networking, server and storage product lines to help users migrate from legacy data centers to those more heavily reliant on virtualization.

• Dell updates PowerConnect switches but keeps earlier line

  Dell updated its enterprise Ethernet switch lineup on Thursday with the PowerConnect 7000 series, adding high-availability features, low power consumption and POE (power over Ethernet) to its equipment offerings for use in several parts of a LAN.

• Brocade adds IPv6 to core switching platform

  Networking vendor Brocade has announced an upgrade to its core switching software which increases performance and adds IPv6 support.

• Force10 S4810 data center switch

  High port density, high throughput, and very low latency are bedrock requirements in the data center, and Force10's new S4810 top-of-rack switch delivers on all three counts.