In a few years, network gear will be built a lot differently to today, according to silicon manufacturers at NetWorld+Interop '99 Atlanta last week. The result for customers could be equipment that is easier to upgrade and lasts longer.
Flexible network processors will take the place of custom-made chips in much network equipment, according to Mark Christensen, vice president and general manager of Intel's network communications group.
Flexible network processors will take the place of custom-made chips in much network equipment, according to Mark Christensen, vice president and general manager of Intel's network communications group.
When you think of WAN technologies, Ethernet doesn't usually spring to mind -- but it may soon.
Enterprise management has to adapt to a new world that includes electronic business, Tivoli Chairman and CEO Jan Lindelow said in a keynote address at the Enterprise Management Summit.
Novell promises to roll the policy-based management technology that it recently acquired from Ukiah Software into a directory product by year-end.
Amid layoffs, sell-offs and a lawsuit, Alcatel next week is expected to reorganise and rename its newly acquired data network companies in an attempt to establish itself as a major competitor in the field.
In an attempt to give net managers more control over their networks, Computer Associates is about to stretch its Unicenter management software in a variety of ways - starting with Linux support and improved Web site management.
Network managers are about to get a couple of smarter management tools.
It is the ultimate in bursty traffic: more than 100 servers containing tens of thousands of Web sites doing a daily backup to a storage array.
Cabletron Systems Inc. and Metrix this week unveiled a Web-based interface for Cabletron's Spectrum network management software that will let net managers diagnose and fix networks from any location.