http://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/The latest news from Hardware.comenCopyright 2010 Hardware.comSwitcheshttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60http://eu.hardware.com/images/header/logo.gifhttp://eu.hardware.com/01234567181920212223SaturdaySundayhttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/cisco-lead-times-letting-business-down/Every day we are getting calls from companies, both large and small, which are desperate for Cisco network hardware, as they simply cannot get hold of Cisco equipment as the lead times from Cisco and their channel partners are too lengthy.SwitchesWed, 03 Mar 2010 16:47:29 UTChttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/cisco-software-upgrade-for-nexus-7000-switch-series/Cisco is developing a software upgrade for the Nexus 7000 switch that will enable easier movement of loads and virtual machines across multiple data centres. SwitchesMon, 22 Feb 2010 13:11:44 UTChttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/smart-computing-the-next-technology-advancement-phase/Latest research from the IT market analysis company, Forrester, indicates that tech spending will increase 8.1% globally compared to 2009 – rising above $1.6 trillion for 2010.SwitchesTue, 19 Jan 2010 10:07:48 UTChttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/datacentres-are-the-most-critical-battleground-between-cisco-and-hp/HP’s acquisition of 3Com, scheduled for early 2010, for $2.7 billion in cash is in direct competition to Cisco, and blurs the market of who dominates what – server or networking infrastructure.SwitchesFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:08:04 UTChttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/emerson-buys-avocent-for-12-billion/Emerson Electric, the company that has power, climate control and other automation businesses appliances and tools, will now have hardware and software with the buy out of Avocent.SwitchesMon, 12 Oct 2009 08:37:30 UTChttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/power-over-ethernet-questions-and-answers/Power over Ethernet technology integrates power and data across standard network cabling and provides flexible and scalable networking infrastructure for growth and efficiency.SwitchesMon, 12 Oct 2009 08:28:58 UTChttp://eu.hardware.com/news/switches/switches-arent-just-switches-anymore/The functionality of switches has changed over recent years to a point now that they are also firewalls, load balancers, they can access control lists and perform network security tasks. Virtualisation is fully on the IT agenda and as such the performance, management and implications for IT resourcing of virtual switches is a real concern.SwitchesFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:46:35 UTC