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How to Make Your Ethernet Crossover Cable?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

An Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly. Normal straight through or patch cables were used to connect from a host network interface controller (a computer or similar device) to a…

Cisco Appeals Microsoft-Skype Approval in EU

Posted on February 16, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco has appealed the European Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition, asking for new conditions concerning interoperability. Cisco, the biggest maker of networking equipment, said that it is challenging Microsoft’s $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union’s top…

Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off in Q2 Earnings

Posted on February 13, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“Cisco was focused on flip cameras and consumer devices,” said analyst Zeus Kerravala. Cisco CEO John Chambers “made the promise that networking was going to be a focus for them last year and it has been. Now margins for switches…

Cisco Updates Its High-end Switches to Offer 40GbE and 100GbE Capabilities

Posted on February 3, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco has updated its switching portfolio with 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) and 40 GE capabilities, in a move aimed at datacentres and large campuses requiring heavy-duty bandwidth. A 40 GE option is available for the Catalyst 6500 switching line and both…

Main Feature of IPv6

Posted on January 6, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

IPv6 address a lot concerns and issues that are faced today in using IPv4. Cisco CCNA Certification requires that a candidate must have a general overview of IPv6 and what new features it brings into the world of networking. Here…

IT Demands More of Networks, Rivalry between Cisco & HP More Intense

Posted on January 5, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

As cloud computing, consumerization, and mobility boost demands on enterprise networks, HP and Cisco will escalate their battle to supply the IT infrastructure. Across IT, many observers have identified three broad trends going forward: mobility, cloud computing and the…

Awesome, What Happened to Networking in 2011?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

After about eight or nine years of networking innovation stagnation, the number of new innovations starting in 2010 and exploding in 2011 is astounding. Speed and feeds are increasing, but the exciting work in 2011 occurred in new technologies to…

Twelve Global Executives to Watch in 2012

Posted on December 30, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Reputations, money, survival. A lot hangs in the balance in 2012 for the prominent heads of many global companies. Here’s a rundown of a dozen of the more intriguing business scenarios and the executives who will need to navigate through…

Cisco vs. HP vs. IBM vs. Dell

Posted on November 8, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco invades the data center server market and former partners respond by acquiring rival networking companies Cisco used to be a networking company, pure and simple. It built its dominance and influence on capturing a dominant market position in routers…

OpenFlow and SDN, the Networking’s Future?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The future of networking will be defined by software. — PALO ALTO, Calif. That was the overriding theme after the first day of the inaugural Open Networking Summit, a conference dedicated to software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow, the open source…

Cisco Introduces Connected Stadium Wi-Fi for Arenas

Posted on July 26, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 13 Comments

Cisco announced its Connected Stadium Wi-Fi initiative which includes an enhanced access point, improved antennas and services to further its leadership in networking and telecommunications. Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi provides high-capacity; blanket Wi-Fi coverage on a converged and customizable network…

Less is More, Cisco Restructures Its Consumer Market

Posted on July 19, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 6 Comments

It’s not a secret for all that Cisco is restructuring its consumer market, including giving up flip video camera business, bracing for its biggest layoffs, refocusing on Cisco’s core networking, integrating Cisco umi into the company’s Business TelePresence product line,…