May 2011

Fundamentally flawed – refurbished Cisco hardware
Most vendor refurb programs are fundamentally flawed simply because they are based on a list price model. Basic economics show that, in any second-user market (be it network equipment or cars), market conditions dictate the true value. Supply and demand – how many are available in the market place, is it current technology, how many buyers, how many sellers, and where they are?Force10 Networks announces new cloud and datacentre switches
Force10 announces S7000 and ZettaScale core switching products.Cisco – the network matters
Cisco has been in a state of navel-gazing recently, since their admission that mistakes have been made in the business strategy.Meru Networks and the wireless enterprise network
Meru Networks is the first company to deliver a 802.11n access point in order to deliver high density and high speed wireless networks to the enterprise in a single package.The modular datacentre
There is a trend within the datacentre market and it seems that the modular approach to the datacentre is an approach that is gaining traction.Public sector IT procurement savings
The majority of public sector IT budget holders believe that the government could save over £1 billion over the next few years on information and communications technology without affecting front-line services. Cisco’s recent survey on the Public Sector Network (PSN) Preparedness Survey revealed these figures.HP’s Strategic Vision
Leo Apotheker has recently announced the strategic vision for HP after 6 months in the role as CEO.