Cisco Touts Universal Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
For over 12 years there have been two ways of getting electricity to devices on your network: From an electrical outlet or from an Ethernet jack using Power over Ethernet. With the release last year by Cisco Systems Inc. of what it calls Universal PoE,...
How to Configure Cisco Wireless?
Cisco, the major networking, makes a line of wireless routers that come under the Linksys name. Linksys wireless devices and those made under the Cisco name are set up in the same manner. It is always best to look at the instructions that came with your...
Cisco Boosts Telepresence System with New Collaboration Features
The company also plans to release its Jabber product for the iPad and an upgrade of Jabber for Windows desktops and laptops Cisco announced improvements to its Jabber IM, presence and video-conferencing product, as well as to its room-size "immersive"...
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T Technical Highlights
Supervisor 2T engine for the Catalyst 6500E chassis . The Sup2T is a boost to keep the 6500′s legs running a little longer. I think of the 2T as a product enabling customers with a large 6500 investment to put off the inevitable migration to the Nexus...
Cisco Software to Connect Branch Offices to Cloud
Cisco next month will release router software designed to improve cloud computing connectivity for branch offices. Cisco will unveil Cloud Connect on May 22, said CTO Padmasree Warrior during her keynote address here this week at the Cisco Partner Summit....
10 Key IT Trends for 2012
If you had to pick 10 technology-related trends that will impact your enterprise infrastructure in the coming year, Gartner says you'd do well to start with virtualization and move to other issues such as social media influence, energy issues and flat...
Are IBM, Cisco and Oracle IT Platforms Really Comparable?
IBM's new PureSystems integrated data center offering is drawing comparisons to Cisco's UCS and other convergence platforms from leading IT vendors. But is it possible to do an apples-to-apples comparison among them? Even though all offerings from all...
Cisco CEO Chambers: Huawei a Bigger Rival than HP, Juniper
Chambers says Huawei is a tough competitor, but doesn’t always "play by the rules," drawing a sharp retort from the Chinese telecommunications vendor. Cisco Systems over the past couple of years has seen the competition in the networking space grow rapidly,...
How to Configure a Cisco Layer 3 switch-Inter VLAN Routing?
Cisco Catalyst switches equipped with the Enhanced Multilayer Image (EMI) can work as Layer 3 devices with full routing capabilities. Example switch models that support layer 3 routing are the 3550, 3750, 3560 etc. On a Layer3-capable switch, the port...
Cisco ASA Licensing Explained
Cisco ASA firewall licensing used to be pretty simple, but as features were rolled out as licenses, the scheme became quite complex. The matters are further complicated since different appliances and versions change the rules. This document will help...