Shocker! Cisco leads the pack in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for enterprise LAN
When I saw that Gartner had published a new Magic Quadrant for enterprise local area network (LAN) infrastructure, I knew one thing was for certain. Cisco Systems would be THE leader in the market. The...
View ArticleWireless LAN market on fire, Motorola closing in on Aruba while Cisco slips
Market research firm dell’Oro Group has published its latest quarterly market update on the wireless LAN industry. According to the firm, the market hit an all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2009....
View Article2010 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise LAN: Few changes for a rapidly evolving...
Gartner rolled out a new Magic Quadrant for Enterprise LAN this month and it looks remarkably similar to last year’s, even though Gartner itself acknowledges that the network switching industry is...
View ArticleTake my company, please: Brocade, Alcatel-Lucent seeking exits
With Dell buying Force10 Networks, Brocade seeking a buyer and Alcatel-Lucent looking to shed its enterprise business, does anyone want to be in the networking industry anymore? Which narrative would...
View ArticleFrench government may push Alcatel-Lucent to sell enterprise business
Alcatel-Lucent recently put up its patent portfolio as collateral for a credit line from Goldman-Sachs and Credit Suisse, and this arrangement has the French government nervous. The government may urge...
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