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WiMAX, meaning Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology that provides wireless transmission of data using a variety of transmission modes, from point-to-multipoint links to portable and fully mobile internet access. The technology provides up to 10 Mbps broadband...

Denise Fishburne discusses repeat problems in IP Multicast. Learn about the foundation protocols of Multicast and Cisco Press’ Multicast Video Mentor. Excellent presentation. Exactly like she said, for many of network engineers, even for those with a lot of knowledge and experience, Multicast is...

A few days ago I received a notification from SolarWinds that they released a free Network Config Generator software and I was invited to download and test it. I give it a try and even if I’m more used to the old plain text files with configuration template, this software was a pleasant surprise....

Riverbed Technology Inc. today released two new models of its WAN optimization engine, the Steelhead appliance, which can now achieve network throughput speeds of up to 1Gbit/sec. over Ethernet or OC-12 connections. The new appliance, the Steelhead 7050-L (low) and 7050-M (medium), are the first to use...

Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures. The partnership, which also includes virtualization software vendor VMware, is set up in two parts: one is a Virtual Computing...

Cisco today announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to launch a recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL).  TANDBERG, based in Oslo, Norway, and New York, is a global leader in video communications, including a broad range of world-class video endpoint and network infrastructure...

With its acquisition of wireless LAN design, management and security vendor AirMagnet, Fluke Networks is positioning itself to be a vendor of choice for enterprises that are trying to manage hybridized networks with both wired Ethernet and wireless LAN technology. “The bottom line is that enterprises...

Forget spam, viruses, worms, malware and phishing. These threats are apparently old school when compared to a new class of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks that threaten wireless data networks. The latest wireless network threats were outlined in a talk here Thursday by Krishan Sabnani, vice president...