Networking

Networking

Extreme Networks adds new switch, wireless access point to Unified Edge portfolio

October 21, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks adds new switch, wireless access point to Unified Edge portfolio
The new switch becomes Extreme’s highest performance Gigabit edge model, while the new AP is aimed at more cost-conscious buyers.

Roy Purtill, vice president of cloud computing at Cisco Canada
Cloud

Podcast: Cisco on Intercloud and Citrix on Mobility

October 20, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Cisco on Intercloud and Citrix on Mobility
Cisco’s Roy Purtill and Citrix’s Michael Murphy join the podcast to discuss their companies’ latest
moves in the cloud and mobility spaces respectively.

Nitin Kawale will head up Rogers' enterprise business unit.
Networking

Cisco’s Kawale heading to Rogers

October 17, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco’s Kawale heading to Rogers
Cisco Canada chief Nitin Kawale will lead the Rogers’ enterprise business, while Cisco Russia GM Bernadette Wightman takes over as Cisco Canada president.

Mark Macaulay, senior director of sales for TP-Link Canada
Distribution

TP-Link inks distribution deal with D&H Canada

October 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on TP-Link inks distribution deal with D&H Canada
TP-Link’s new partnership with D&H in Canada paves the way to a broader channel, will provide greater coverage for new 802.11AC wireless products.

Networking

Dell announces Network Functions Virtualization platform, starter kits

October 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces Network Functions Virtualization platform, starter kits
Dell’s NFV platform is targeted at the carrier market, giving Dell its first solid solution for this high-end space. It brings software-defined networking and compute infrastructure virtualization, which started in the enterprise and midmarket, into the carrier space.

Networking

HP launches industry’s first SDN App Store

September 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP launches industry’s first SDN App Store
Eight applications, with attached services, are available at launch, but HP is hopeful that will expand significantly.

Cisco's Andrew Sage and his connected baseketball on stage at One Ingram Micro
Networking

Cisco: Focus on verticals for IoE success

September 22, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco: Focus on verticals for IoE success
VARs should focus on their existing customers to find the right verticals to target with specific Internet of Things application, a Cisco executive says.

Networking

Dell expands its open networking with VMware, Cumulus collaborations

August 25, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell expands its open networking with VMware, Cumulus collaborations
The new Dell-VMware converged infrastructure solution is aimed at the mid-market, while the offering with Cumulus is targeted more at very large, Linux-savvy organizations.

Cloud

Silver Peak unveils Unity Fabric uniting cloud, internet, and WAN

August 13, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Silver Peak unveils Unity Fabric uniting cloud, internet, and WAN
Unlike traditional WAN optimization solutions, Unity’s ability to keep Cloud SaaS and IaaS traffic on the same fabric lets it intelligently route traffic to the public cloud over a secure, optimal path.

Networking

Linksys continues relaunch with new fully managed switches

August 1, 2014 Mark Cox 1
Linksys continues the rebuilding of its brand in the SMB market with the announcement of the first fully managed gigabit switches in its Linksys Business product lineup.