Results tagged "proprietary"
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Cumulus Networks Casts a Shadow On Cisco Strategy
June 19, 2013 03:40 PM
Startup Cumulus Networks announced a Linux-based network operating system that runs on commodity hardware. It could mean clouds ahead for Cisco's proprietary profit engine.Cisco's Rumored Quasi-Proprietary SDN Strategy Irks Some, Surprises Few
February 15, 2012 09:00 AM
Cisco Systems' hint that it may introduce software-defined networking (SDN) technology that would not be based on the OpenFlow protocol prompted complaints from competing networking vendors and the OpenFlow community that Cisco was making another vendor lock-in play by offering proprietary technology, rather than standards-based products. Industry analysts say it's to be expected that Cisco would go the proprietary route as a way to preserve its industry-leading market share, and rival vendors are pushing open standards because that's the only way they can eat into Cisco's share.HP and Cisco Take Different Paths To SDN
February 03, 2012 11:00 AM
News that Cisco Systems may release proprietary networking products implementing software-defined networking (SDN) technology, but not necessarily based on the emerging OpenFlow protocol, has executives at rival HP complaining about another Cisco vendor lock-in play. During a news event at HP Thursday, at which the company announced OpenFlow capability available for 16 HP networking product lines, executives were asked to comment on a news report from the Cisco Live event going on this week in London.Network Buyers Survey: Standards Trump Features
January 11, 2012 09:00 AM
When it comes to buying new network equipment, enterprise customers prefer technology built to industry standards over products that may have innovative, but proprietary, features, a newly released survey shows. Although network vendors, including industry leader Cisco Systems, are introducing innovations such as 40 Gbit Ethernet connectivity, multipath schemes such as fabric networks and converged Fibre Channel and Ethernet, buyers ranked 'adherence to industry standards' as their highest priority in choosing a vendor.Proprietary Networking Kills Opportunity
September 23, 2011 07:00 AM
When we ask IT about proprietary vs. standards-based purchases, the majority of responses indicate that standards are nearly always preferred. So why are the network fabrics proprietary? There is a disconnect between what we are hearing from IT and what vendors are offering, and it seems to me that vendors are collectively shooting themselves in the foot.Proprietary Is Not A Four Letter Word
June 22, 2011 07:00 AM
Proprietary technologies are not inherently bad, but you do have to watch for vendors that interchange standards-based features with proprietary features in a fanciful shell game.Rollout: SolarWinds' Orion 8.1
June 07, 2007 04:00 AM
Small and midsize enterprises looking for a feature-rich and cost-friendly network-management product that enhances performance- and fault-management features need look no further.IT Units Encouraged To Adopt Open-Source Risk-Management Program
September 29, 2004 03:30 PM
Government Open Code Collaborative this week plans to issue a white paper encouraging IT departments to adopt a risk-management program around open source.Novell's iFolder Now an OSS Project
April 09, 2004 04:00 AM
Could the lessons Novell learns from the iFolder open-source experience open the door to other product lines as OSS projects?Increasing WLAN Speed
March 26, 2004 06:00 AM
Vendors are pitching solutions for speeding up Wi-Fi. Should you be getting into the fast lane just yet?1 | 2 | Next Page »
