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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Cisco Systems at its Cisco Networkers user conference here acted on its new data center strategy with a new provisioning appliance and a set of enhancements to existing products. Cisco, making a big bet based on the need to more swiftly provision all the elements required to deliver new services or business applications, is […]

Despite slow adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet beyond niche applications, Intel on July 23 launched the second generation of its Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet controllers for network interface cards. The two new Ethernet controllers are designed specifically for multicore servers and servers that implement virtual machine technology. They are intended to exploit the […]

NetQOS and Cisco Systems hope to fill a visibility gap into the performance gains promised by WAN optimization and application acceleration through their joint efforts to instrument Ciscos Wide Area Application Services appliances. On July 24, the two vendors will introduce a NetQOS agent customized for the Cisco appliance that is designed to give network […]

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Cisco Systems at its Networkers 07 users conference here will advance its data center networking strategy by outlining its idea of what a next-generation data center will look like. Calling its vision Data Center 3.0, Ciscos plan embraces trends such as data center consolidation, virtualization and automation. Cisco will back up its vision with […]

Windows-based policy management automation provider FullArmor on July 23 will unveil a new tool designed to unlock the power in Microsofts PowerShell scripting technology. FullArmors new Workflow Studio brings drag-and-drop simplicity to creating PowerShell scripts that automate tasks associated with user provisioning or administration. “Any task an IT administrator needs to do, we can automate […]

One week after discovering a glitch between Apple iPhones and its Cisco-based campus wireless network, Duke University on July 20 finally got to the bottom of the problem that caused periodic outages of the Wi-Fi network. Initial reports of the problem placed the blame for the outages squarely on Apples iPhones, which flooded the Cisco […]

A10 Networks, a latecomer to the application acceleration space, challenged established players on July 17 with a pair of new appliances that promise greater price/performance. A10 Networks, which has received industry accolades for its existing AX Series application delivery controllers, extended the low-end of its so-called next generation appliances for more cost-sensitive data center and […]

Avaya on July 16 will launch the enterprise answer to T-Mobiles new HotSpot @ Home service with its new Avaya one-X Mobile Dual Mode client for Nokia Eseries handsets. The new Avaya client allows enterprise users to switch calls on their dual-mode handsets between their existing Wi-Fi networks to cellular GSM networks with one touch […]

Juniper Networks on July 16 will try to create momentum behind its branch office networking strategy when it introduces the next round of security, routing and management products aimed at far-flung offices. Juniper, which kicked off its branch office campaign last fall, will bifurcate the branch with offerings that share a common hardware base, but […]

The one-year anniversary of the Innovative Communications Alliance between Microsoft and Nortel Networks on July 16 will be a short-lived celebration, as both vendors quickly go back to work on further extensions to their VOIP-focused partnership. Both vendors claim that in a years time, the joint Unified Communications initiative has resulted in 430,000 individual end-user […]

With the fast ramp up of demand for data center automation in the past 18 months, independent automation vendors such as Opsware have had to partner quickly with complementary niche offerings to satisfy the broader needs of customers. On July 16, Solidcore Systems will become the latest to team up with Opsware to partner to […]

Tripwire, a leading contender in the fast-growing configuration auditing and control market niche, on July 16 will launch the latest release of its Tripwire Enterprise software. Tripwire Enterprise 7 is aimed at helping IT get a better handle on unauthorized configuration changes that can cause outages, regulatory compliance violations or open security vulnerabilities. The new […]