Intel, Netscape invest to boost ISP server market potential
Intel has deepened its commitment to Linux with an investment in Linux vendor Red Hat Software. Netscape is also investing in the company, according to company executives.
Stories by Stephen Lawson
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Cisco to bring policy-based networking closer to reality
Cisco Systems is planning to take its policy-based networking capabilities closer to the desktop with a line of intelligent switches it will begin rolling out in the next six months. The hardware promises to allow network managers to prioritise traffic over more of the network, giving them greater control of the policies they set.
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Lucent outlines network of networks'
Lucent Technology has laid out its vision for a "network of networks" that will link voice and data infrastructures across a high-bandwidth core.
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Intel, Netscape set to invest in Linux supplier
Intel will deepen its commitment to Linux with an investment in Linux vendor Red Hat Software to be announced this week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. Netscape Communications will also announce it is investing in the company, according to company executives. The companies will unveil the deals at the ISPCon trade show, in San Jose, California.
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Cisco plans alternative to High Speed Token Ring
After years of waiting, token ring users finally have options for moving to higher bandwidth - and more tools are on the way.
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Cisco's CTO Judith Estrin on networking futures
Cisco Systems' acquisition in March of Precept Software, a provider of multimedia networking products, also brought long time data networking pioneer Judith Estrin to the company. Formerly president of Precept, Estrin was appointed Cisco's chief technology officer when the acquisition went through. She recently spoke with IDG's Stephen Lawson about some of the challenges facing the industry
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Windows NT switches to hit the big time
The planned acquisition of Berkeley Networks by Fore Systems, announced last week, could give the start-up company's innovative Windows NT switch technology more of a foothold in large enterprises.
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Fore buys Ethernet trailblazer Berkeley Networks
Fore Systems this week snapped up Berkeley Networks, a maker of Windows NT-based routing switches, for an estimated $US250 million. The acquisition will bring large-scale Gigabit Ethernet backbone switches to Fore's ATM-based product line.
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Bay, cabletron set network priority plans
Bay Networks this week will throw its hat in the policy-based networking ring, joining other top vendors that have outlined architectures for application-based network prioritisation.
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Cisco, PeopleSoft prioritise traffic
Cisco Systems plans to take policy-based networking all the way to the desktop through a partnership with business-applications vendor PeopleSoft in what is likely to be the first of many such agreements.
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Compaq, Intel introduce NICs for trunking
Intel and Compaq this week introduced jointly developed technology they say can bond together Fast Ethernet server connections into any standards-based switch.
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Cisco combines ATM, IP Technologies
Cisco combines ATM, IP Technologies
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3Com prioritises network traffic
3Com prioritises network traffic
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ATM looks for niche in LAN/WAN market
ATM looks for niche in LAN/WAN market
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Bay Networks router to adhere to DiffServ
A Bay Networks router scheduled to ship early next year is designed to provide dedicated Internet access with differentiated levels of service at a lower cost than most dedicated services available today.
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