Jim Duffy

Managing Editor, Service Providers

 

jduffy@nww.com (508) 490-6525 Fax: (508) 490-6438

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Recent articles by Duffy

Nortel adds to Metro Ethernet before it subtracts
11/19/08
Nortel this week said it will resell customer premises Ethernet termination equipment from ANDA Networks.

Foundry's 'out' option in Brocade deal is almost up
11/18/08
Eleven days after it was allowed to do so, Foundry Networks has until Friday to seek or consider offers from buyers other than Brocade Communications.

Researchers getting the lead out of electronics
11/18/08
Researchers at the University of Maryland say they have discovered a material to replace lead, a potential environmental hazard, in electronics products.

Enterasys, Siemens integrate WLAN gear
11/17/08
Enterasys this week is expected to announce integration of the Siemens Enterprise Communications WLAN portfolio with its switches and management systems.

10G Ethernet switch design with a twist debuts
11/17/08
OEM reference supplier Fulcrum Microsystems has unveiled a 10Gbps Ethernet data center switch design that vendors can use to make "lossless" alternatives to Fibre Channel fabrics.

Cisco's ASR 9000: All hat, no cattle?
11/13/08
As Cisco remains tight-lipped on details of its new Carrier Ethernet router, competitors are highlighting what they perceive to be the product's deficiencies.

Tellabs takes wraps off Carrier Ethernet switch
11/13/08
Tellabs this week unveiled a Metro Ethernet aggregation switch designed to extend services closer to end users.

Most data security risks internal, Cisco study finds
11/12/08
One in 10 employees admits stealing data or corporate devices, selling them for a profit, or knowing fellow employees who did, according to Cisco's data-leakage study. Abstract: One in 10 employees admits stealing data or corporate devices, selling them for a profit, or knowing fellow employees who did, according to Cisco’s data leakage study. By Jim Duffy

Cisco overhauls Ethernet edge routers
11/11/08
Cisco as expected this week ushered in the new era of its Carrier Ethernet routers with an edge system designed to scale to 6.4Tbps.

Cisco promises wireless, video extravaganza at new Yankee Stadium
11/11/08
It looks like baseball fans at Yankee Stadium will get to enjoy some of the high-tech features that Cisco envisions for its proposed Cisco Field baseball stadium in California.

Nortel's CTO on the way out
11/10/08
Four Nortel executives, including CTO John Roese, will be leaving the company in January following a restructuring announced this week along with third quarter results.

Woven pops data center switch, management tools
11/10/08
Woven Systems (http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/101308-woven.html) this week is expected to unveil a compact data center fabric switch and management system designed to let users incrementally upgrade networks to 10 Gigabit Ethernet with increasing insight and control.

Juniper puts best light on late data center switch
11/10/08
Juniper Networks this week will gloss over the fact that its chassis-based data center switch is shipping later than planned by playing up its total cost of ownership position.

Visa leans on virtualization to transform data centers
11/09/08
Visa is looking for a few good people to run its next-generation data centers.

Nortel could slash workforce by 10% on Monday
11/07/08
Nortel is expected to announce significant job cuts when it reports third quarter results on Monday. That would be on top of the 2,100 jobs that the company said in February it was cutting. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/022708-nortel-cuts-jobs.html

Cisco boosts edge router, throws money at SMB market
11/06/08
Cisco this week is announcing an enhanced enterprise edge router with a higher-speed processor and launching yet another initiative to better penetrate the small to midsize business market.

Cisco sees revenue, earnings hike in Q1; plans hiring freeze
11/05/08
Cisco Wednesday recorded a 5% hike in first-quarter earnings on an 8% increase in sales.It also said it plans to institute a hiring freeze as it braces for further economic turmoil.

New Cisco edge router coming, analyst reports
10/31/08
Cisco is expected to unveil a new service provider edge router on Nov. 11 that's likely to succeed its aging 7600 series Ethernet platforms, according to an analyst's report.

Foundry could postpone Brocade vote yet again
10/31/08
Foundry Networks says a shareholder vote on its amended deal to be acquired by Brocade could be further delayed.

Brocade, Foundry lower price of merger
10/30/08
Brocade Communications and Foundry Networks this week said they have agreed to amend their July merger agreement to reduce the price Brocade will pay for the network equipment company.

Juniper, Ixia author green spec
10/28/08
Juniper Networks and test and measurement vendor Ixia this week said they have authored a framework for measuring the energy efficiency of network and telecommunications devices.

Cisco study: IT security policies unfair
10/28/08
Unfair policies prompt most employees to break company IT security rules, and that could lead to lost customer data, a Cisco study found.

Juniper's new CEO assesses the LANscape
10/24/08
Amid the current economic doldrums, Juniper just posted third quarter revenue (up 29% to $947 million) and earnings ($148.5 million, up 75%). Barely seven weeks into the job, new CEO Kevin Johnson a 16-year Microsoft veteran, spoke with Network World Managing Editor about what's driving the company's momentum.

Foundry postpones vote on Brocade deal, stock plunges
10/24/08
Foundry Networks stock closed down over 25% Friday after the company said it is postponing a shareholder vote on its merger with Brocade.

Ex-Cisco exec drawn to start-up Arista's software architecture
10/23/08
Former Cisco data center chief Jayshree Ullal this week landed at switching start-up Arista Networks as its new CEO after leaving Cisco in May. Ullal spoke with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy about Arista's products, prospects and projections.

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