| New Broadcom chip runs from 10Mbps to 10Gbps Broadcom last week introduced a transceiver that can support the widest range of Ethernet speeds possible, from 10Mbps Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet - all over unshielded twisted pair wiring. Broadcom shrinks Gigabit Ethernet silicon Semiconductor maker Broadcom recently shipped its first Gigabit Ethernet switch chips produced using 65-nanometer CMOS technology. More 10 Gigabit Ethernet components unveiled More companies are readying the building blocks for 10 Gigabit Ethernet gear this week, as startup Aquantia introduced low-power 10GBase-T silicon for data center applications and Fujitsu Microelectronics America ... Ethernet Alliance establishes certification program The Ethernet Alliance recently announced it is starting up a certification program to identify equipment that has met certain standards. New fiber 10 Gigabit standard pending Last month the IEEE task force creating a standard for running 10 Gigabit Ethernet over FDDI-grade fiber-optic lines didn't meet as scheduled. Extreme extends connectivity, management to LAN edge Extreme Networks this week unveiled products designed to simplify management beyond the wiring closet to the LAN's outer edge. Force10 fortifies data centers with new switch Force10 Networks this week unveiled a new line of switch/routers designed to improve the performance, management and cost effectiveness of virtualized data center and cloud computing environments. Can Cisco sell 'unified' vision to a tough server crowd? Cisco's biggest challenge in gaining market acceptance for its new Unified Computing System is to convince data center managers to buy blade servers from the router giant instead of from traditional, incumbent suppliers. Podcast: Cisco and the UCS Channel Ken Presti reports on his discussion with Cisco senior director John Growdon, looking at the go-to-market elements associated with the vendor's data center announcement (4:52) No business case for IPv6, survey finds Business incentives are completely lacking today for upgrading to IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, according to a survey of network operators conducted by the Internet Society (ISOC). Multi-Gig File Transfers Windows Server 2008 blogger Glenn Weadock has a dilemma: Vista SP1 uploading a 4-gig virtual machine to a Windows Server 2008 file server (not beta, not R2). The problem: BIG delays . Help him figure out an answer before he resorts to blaming Microsoft. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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