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Once upon a time, Novell Inc. was living the high life: its NetWare OS was the platform of choice and its NDS directory services arm held a steady market lead.

While IT belts continue to tighten, cash-strapped enterprises are on the hunt for lower-priced network gear that doesn

With the backbone spending splurge over and done with, service providers are now looking to the metro and edge of their networks to develop new services and in turn, new revenue streams. And as time to market becomes of the essence, Agilent Technologies Inc. says it is prepared to offer testing tools that speed the deployment of equipment and services without sacrificing quality of performance.

Last month Hewlett Packard Co. released additions to its acquired Compaq ProLiant server line in an effort to keep customers up to snuff with more than just the bare essentials.

Microsoft, Novell go head to head for ownership of directory services titlenOnce upon a time, Novell Inc. was living the high life: its NetWare OS was the platform of choice and its NDS directory services arm held a steady market lead.

Although the Internet has developed into a vital business tool vital for the enterprise, a new problem has arisen for network managers: enterprise applications have to compete with the Web for critical bandwidth.

Tool looks to sew up a solution to patching headaches nWhat do network administrators and tailors have in common? They are both in the market to fix holes in fabrics.

The world of networking has undergone some unique changes in the last few years, and most noteworthy of late has been the slow, but steady waves goodbye to the days of circuit switched, replaced by the embrace of voice over IP (VoIP).