Overview Switching technology plays an increasingly important role in ensuring the security and reliability of enterprise networks. With your employees, customers, and partners connecting through a multitude of wired and wireless devices, you need switches that support your voice, video, wireless, and productivity applications.
Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand, to hear from Forrester's Robert Whiteley, Sr. Analyst for Enterprise Networking, and Scott Hilton, Vice President of Enterprise Product Management at 3Com, who discuss the latest advances in switching and how they're enabling enterprises to deliver a new generation of services.
Topics include:
How switching technology has changed - and why it will continue to evolve
How next-generation applications are driving the demand for improved network performance and reliability
Why features and functions like QoS and Power over Ethernet are critical for business networks today
In this webcast, our panel of experts will review where we are with next generation telecoms in the UK, working through the concept of 'Telecoms 2.0': - Realising the potential of Next Generation Networks - why it isn't just about the technology? - What attributes should firms be looking for in their telco partner? - Is the relationship between telco provider and customer changing? - What things need to happen to make next generation services a reality? - You say you want the supplier to change. Do you want to change too? - What is Telecoms 2.0?
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