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• HP: No plans to kill off 3Com products

  HP Monday said it has no plans to kill off any existing HP or 3Com networking products, but did not rule out such a move in the future.

• Dell embeds Fibre Channel over Ethernet in server line

  Dell will offer Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) network interface cards in all of its servers. The move by the world's largest server provider is sure to bolster adoption of the nascent data transport protocol in enterprise data centers.

• Fans and skeptics argue on Fibre Channel over Ethernet

  This year's Storage Networking World Europe show focused attention on Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). However, while SAN vendors promoted FCoE as a way to extend Fibre Channel's reach and longevity, skeptics described it as unnecessary -- and perhaps even a Cisco-powered Trojan horse intended to wipe out rival networking supplier Brocade Communications.

• EMC, NetApp roll out Fibre Channel over Ethernet products

  EMC and NetApp pushed new Fibre Channel over Ethernet products at Storage Networking World in the US last week, but the technology may not gain mainstream adoption for more than a year.