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A handful of vendors are developing new ways to help users attack their growing backlogs of security patches. Marimba Inc. this week will launch its first foray into security patch management with a version of its change management software tailored to the deployment of hot fixes and anti-virus patches. And Microsoft Corp. will soon ship […]

Network Physics today became the latest monitoring provider to utter the link-the-network-to-the-business-service mantra when it launched a new monitoring appliance. The NP/BizFlow-2000 appliance includes a Business-Network Integration Engine that can track TCP and UDP traffic flows to monitor for performance, response time and utilization and dynamically to link the flows to the relevant business groups. […]

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its long-awaited Systems Management Server 2003 will be released to manufacturing on October 22. The new release, formerly dubbed Topaz and over two years in coming, will emphasize greater support for mobile devices in a new Advanced Client that automatically checks the size of the connection and adjusts transfer rates […]

Redlines new OverDrive control environment brings adaptive content processing to Web architectures, allowing Wweb operators to fine tune the content delivered to various end users without rewriting web applications. The software upgrade for Redline Networks E|X enterprise application processor and T|X Web I/O processor appliances lets administrators create simple rules that can be executed against […]

F5 networks inc. is championing an alternative to IP Security as a client-side VPN technology with a new offering that delivers greater flexibility and control. The vendors FirePass Controller delivers SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) as the alternative to IPSec for client-side VPN access, according to officials. It allows secure access from kiosks and PDAs, as […]

Unified messaging has yet to be embraced by most IT shops because of its complexity and cost. But Alcatel S.A., a relative newcomer to IP telephony in North America, will try to change that with new IMAP4 support in its Linux-based OmniPCX Enterprise software. Alcatels eBusiness Networking Division next week will introduce an upgrade to […]

Hewlett-Packard Co.s ProCurve Networking unit today launched a refresh of its Adaptive Edge Architecture products spanning wireless access to the core of the network. In delivering on its strategy to deliver greater performance, security, convergence and mobility to the edge of the network, HP launched new network management software, wireless access points, stackable switches, Gigabit […]

ClearSight Networks, formerly AppDancer Networks, on Monday will launch new protocol analyzers that provide visibility into the application layer for less sophisticated users. While most protocol analyzers operate at lower layers of the network and require expert network engineers to understand the protocol decodes, the new ClearSight Analyzer Visual provides a visual representation of complex […]

Cisco Systems Inc. Thursday launched a pair of new IP telephony offerings designed to reduce the cost and complexity of deployment in small offices. Cisco made it possible for users to deploy call processing capabilities through add-on IOS software for its Access Routers, ranging from the 1700 series through the 3700 series routers, in its […]

The WAN most enterprises think they have is often not what theyre actually using and paying for. And it frequently costs more than whats necessary. That is the premise behind a new service that WAN consulting firm MultiSystems Interconnect Inc. is preparing to launch next month. MSIs new Knight Vision service is designed to provide […]