Cisco Systems took another step on Tuesday toward full support for a new standard that allows Ethernet devices to be powered through network connections. Power over Ethernet (PoE), a standard the ...

Is Cisco gear high-priced but worth the investment because of quality support and advanced features -- or just plain high-priced? Cisco Systems Inc. is the dominant LAN switch vendor, both in the ...

Cisco Systems is aggressively targeting small and midsize businesses with a set of Ethernet switching products designed to greatly reduce the cost and complexity of operating a network. On Monday, the ...

I have been working with getting our Cisco switches up to date in terms of firmware and configuration. What are some options for better handline remote console access to the switches? For the first ...

For partners, the introduction of Cisco’s Integrated Services Router platform this past year has been significant. The new platform, which combines voice, video and security with a router, ...

Cisco is prepping its high-end data-center Nexus switch family for high-speed Ethernet that will better support high-bandwidth applications such as AI and cloud-native. The vendor rolled out five new ...

Juniper ( JNPR) has a very small presence in the network switches market compared to market leader Cisco ( CSCO). It's current market share stands at around 4%, and we expect this to grow although at ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Cisco ...