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7 reasons MPLS has been wildly successful; IBM layoffs incite backlash

Charter Cable files for Chapter 11 yet promises $9M+ in exec bonuses; Avaya's new CEO sets three top goals for company
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7 reasons MPLS has been wildly successful

Carolyn Duffy Marsan By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
The IETF Thursday threw a birthday party for one of its most successful standards: Multi-Protocol Label Switching. Read full story

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03/27/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Google: IPv6 is easy, not expensive
  2. IETF to explore new routing technique
  3. Microsoft rules netbooks now, but ARM/Linux threat grows
  4. New ransomware holds Windows files hostage, demands $50
  5. Will IBM layoffs mean more jobs sent overseas?
  6. Nasty new worm targets home routers, cable modems
  7. Solid-state flash products hit market en masse
  8. IPv6 is not backwards compatible, developers admit
  9. CEO payday: How much tech chiefs made in '08
  10. Seven reasons MPLS has been wildly successful
  11. Students learn through robot battles


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