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• Storage switches bounce back in 2010, helped by Cisco

  The sale of switches and adapters for use in storage area networks (SAN) "rebounded nicely" in 2010, after a drop in 2009, according to data from Infonetics Research.

• Juniper merges network core elements to cut carrier costs

  Juniper Networks is developing a massive switch that could replace traditional IP (Internet Protocol) routers in the core of service-provider networks and combine optical and electronic technologies that today exist in separate systems with dedicated staffs.

• Ethernet vendors Overture, Hatteras to merge

  Overture Networks and Hatteras Networks, both privately held vendors of carrier Ethernet equipment, have agreed to merge in a deal with undisclosed financial terms.

• Juniper leapfrogs Cisco with QFabric data center

  Juniper Networks today announced the results of $100 million in research and development: a new architecturefor data center infrastructure called QFabric

• Cisco compacts Catalyst switches

  Cisco this week is rolling out two lines of Catalyst Ethernet switches in compact form factors intended for deployment in workgroups closer to users vs. wiring closets.

• How to reduce WAN costs

  There are basically two ways to cut WAN costs: reduce the amount of bandwidth used or find somebody who sells cheaper bandwidth.

• Brocade releases virtual data centre switches

  Networking vendor Brocade has announced a new range of Ethernet switches designed for virtualised data centres and clouds.

• EnergyAustralia pens deal with Cisco for communications upgrade

  EnergyAustralia has inked a deal with Cisco for the supply of communications equipment to monitor and pinpoint faults, and to remotely restore power.

• Cisco bolsters branch switches, routers

  Cisco Tuesday announced a doubly powerful Catalyst Ethernet switch, a condensed edge router and a slew of other new and enhanced products designed to help companies extend more powerful networking services to branch offices and beyond.

• HP replaces its Cisco core

  Staying true to its <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/041910-hp-3com-networking.html">word</a>, HP this week said it has replaced Cisco and other "non-HP" networking gear with its own in all six of its worldwide internal data centers.

• Cisco's data center blitz

  Cisco's newest products include switches, servers, software and modules designed specifically for scalable virtual environments.

• IDC: Virtualization helps boost switch sales

  Ethernet switch revenue grew by 32.7 percent year-over-year during the second quarter, helped by the growing popularity of applications such as virtualization and voice over IP (Internet Protocol), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker.

• Time waits for no one: 'leap seconds' may be cut

  Sparking a fresh round of debate over an ongoing issue in time-keeping circles, the International Telecommunications Union is considering eliminating leap seconds from the time scale used by most computer systems, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

• Cisco powers up router, switches for smart grids

  Cisco this week is unveiling a switch and a router designed to help utilities construct IP-based infrastructures for power delivery, monitoring and control.

• Cisco Courts SMBs With Additions to Unified Communications

  Today, Cisco announced a handful of new additions to its Services Ready Platform, Wireless VPN Firewall, and Cisco 100 Unmanaged Switch lineups aimed at small businesses.