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CERNs own network upgrade in support of the Large Hadron Collider project involved more than just connecting the 8,000 PC processors it is using at its data center. Beyond those “batch worker nodes”—or PC processors—the Hewlett-Packard ProCurve switches will also link to high-end tape drives where the data will be stored and to a buffer […]

In November, when physicists at CERN in Switzerland begin their grand experiment using the worlds largest particle accelerator—the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC—computer scientists there and across the globe will also put the worlds largest scientific computing grid through its paces. The success of the experiment—intended to answer such questions as what other particles exist […]

SolarWinds, a successful network management tools provider that few have heard of, will stop flying under the radar May 21 at Interop when it launches the latest release of its Engineers Toolset and announces the acquisition of Neon Software. The 9-year-old company, whose flagship network management software has an installed base of about 40,000 copies […]

Exinda Networks at Interop on May 21 will put a new spin on WAN optimization/application acceleration when it launches a hosted software-as-a-service solution for managing its WAN optimization appliances. The companys Service Delivery Point SAAS will allow customers to simplify and reduce the cost of installing, configuring, monitoring and reporting on the performance of its […]

As Microsoft continues its push into the voice over IP market with new partners and supporting products such as the new IP phones announced May 14, it will have to prove that its technologies can deliver the kind of reliability and security that large enterprises expect of their voice communications equipment. To gain a foothold […]

Network Instruments will bring a portable, Tivo-like appliance to the thorny task of finding and resolving intermittent problems on remote network segments. The company plans to introduce its new GigaStor Portable network probe on May 15. The privately held company brought portability to its GigaStor packet capture and network analysis tool, allowing engineers to install […]

Shunra Software on May 22 will launch the next major release of its Virtual Enterprise network simulation and modeling tool. Shunra VE 5.0, to be launched at Interop in Las Vegas, adds a VE Analyzer function that allows network or application experts to understand how a new application will work once it is deployed on […]

Force10 Networks is hoping to leverage its reputation for high performance and high reliability in high-end LAN switching to gain a foothold in midsize data centers and enterprise campus networks. Force10, known primarily as a scientific and grid computing LAN switch supplier, on May 14 will launch the C-300, the first of a new C-Series […]

Hewlett Packard will chime in on Intels Centrino Pro launch on May 9 with greater manageability for laptops using the new mobile processor technology. HP worked early on with Intel to allow IT administrators to secure and manage notebook PCs across a variety of wireless devices, according to Lee Bailey, manager in the client manageability […]

Many networking vendors are pushing the idea of moving more intelligence to the edge of the network. But ConSentry Networks is taking that idea to a greater extreme when it comes to securing access at the networks edge. The startup on May 7 introduced a new line of Ethernet switches built to control user access […]

Packeteer on May 7 added to the growing branch-office application-acceleration trend with a new all-in-one branch-office box, iShaper, designed to serve branches with at least 50 users. “iShaper consolidates four to five classes of branch-office infrastructure. It can discover over 600 applications, do performance monitoring of each application, accelerate applications and limit malicious or recreational […]

The granddaddy of unified communications, Siemens Communications, on May 8 will try to extend its technology lead by adding new features for enterprises, developers and, more importantly, managed service providers. Siemens OpenScape UC product portfolio now includes OpenScape Enterprise Hosted, one of the earliest platforms aimed at service providers looking to create a UC managed […]