ProCurve challenges Cisco

ProCurve's chief executive John McHugh says that since he took charge of the company 10 years ago, ProCurve is now the stand-out competitor to Cisco across the whole range of networking equipment, reports ZDNet.

Its market share may be small in comparison, but McHugh argues his company aims to beat Cisco and any other contenders on performance, features, value and any other area.

ProCurve says it is one of the first companies in the market to introduce a lifetime warranty for its products and comprehensive roadmaps on where the company will be in five years' time.

African research capacity is to be boosted through a high-speed network link connecting the UbuntuNet Alliance to the international research community via the G'EANT2 network, states GRID Today.

The connection between the UbuntuNet Alliance's network hub in London and the G'EANT2 network enables researchers and scholars in Sub-Saharan African to collaborate with their peers in the rest of the world.

The high-capacity connection aims to bridge the digital divide between Africa and the rest of the world, as well as enable faster collaboration on projects across the globe, irrespective of location.

CDW, a provider of technology products and services to business, has released two customer case studies, reports Oil and Gas Online.

These case studies demonstrate how it can help oil and gas services companies connect their worldwide operations to capture business efficiencies and opportunities through innovative data centres, networks and purchasing processes.

Bill Weaver, CDW group VP, commercial business says CDW excels at helping oil and gas services IT managers select and implement integrated systems that support field operations and high-level, high-speed decision-making.