Hewlett Packard is questioning Cisco's assertion that its upgraded Catalyst 6500 switch provides better investment protection and value than a comparable data networking switch infrastructure from HP.

NEW YORK — As Cisco wraps up migrating its Catalyst 6500 installed base to either the E-series chassis or the Nexus platform, the company has plenty on tap next year for the venerable core switch.

Cisco this week rolled out two new modular Catalyst switch offerings that the networking giant claimed will help companies boost productivity and deliver support as rich interactive and collaborative ...

"There's a lot of play partners can do with the existing installed base," said Scott Gainey, Cisco's director of switching solutions, in an interview with CRN. "This is a pretty seamless upgrade ...

思科公司宣布为了对抗惠普的产品和新的网络需求，决定升级自己的Catalyst 6500系列网络交换机。升级6500系列将足可应付一个企业对于典型网络基础设施新的需求。 Catalyst 6500系列网络交换机 按着思科的说法，新的管理引擎2T组件将使交换机的表现提升3倍，加快 ...

SAN JOSE — By the end of 2015, all of Cisco’s Catalyst 6500 data center customers will have deployed the company’s new Nexus 9000 switch. That’s not to say they will have retired all of their Catalyst ...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Cisco Systems Inc. has taken dead aim at Hewlett-Packard Co. and its own shrinking profit margins by introducing a major refresh to its venerable Catalyst 6500 Ethernet switching ...

introduction in 1999 and has a $42 billion installed base, nearly 700,000 systems/110 million ports deployed and more than 25,000 customers worldwide. from 720 Gbps to 2 Tbps, a threefold increase. It ...

Cisco Systems Inc. is preparing to add significant wireless capabilities to its most popular Ethernet switch that will, among other things, enable mobile users to roam among access points without ...