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1. Extreme Networks Unveils High-End Ethernet Switches

   [ News ] Topic: Switches | Author: AinsleyJones | Date Published: 01/26/2010

   The demand for higher performing Ethernet switches has grown with the explosion of network resource and bandwidth requirements from virtualization and cloud networking. Extreme Networks has responded to the challenge with its new BlackDiamond 8900-xl and Summit X480 switches . According to ...

2. TrustWave: Old Security Flaws Still a Major Threat

   [ News ] Topic: Vulnerabilities and Patches | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 02/03/2010

   According to a report by TrustWave, companies are so busy chasing down the latest vulnerabilities that they are overlooking the most common, frequently exploited ones. As a result, companies continue to be pagued by old and supposedly well-understood vulnerabilitie s , reports Computerworld...

3. Cisco Takes on Data Center Trends

   [ News ] Topic: Cisco Systems | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 01/28/2008

   Taking aim at the high-end Ethernet players , Cisco on Monday announced its follow-up to the Catalyst line of switches, reports Byte and Switch . The Nexus 7000 combines IP routing, Ethernet switching, security, and storage into a single hardware and software platform, according to ...

4. Cisco Releases Patches for IOS Software

   [ News ] Topic: Cisco Systems | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 09/25/2008

   Cisco has released a bundle of security patches for the software it uses to power its routers and switches. According to Computerworld , the release is part of Cisco's twice-yearly Internet Operating System patches. Twelve security advisories describing the bugs also have been published. ...

5. VeriSign to Inject More Than $100 Million into Internet Switching System

   [ News ] Topic: Switches | Author: KachinaShaw | Date Published: 02/08/2007

   Better known for its security services, VeriSign also operates a switching system that directs 26 billion transactions per day. Every call for a .com or .net domain passes through the system. The current capacity of those root servers is around 400 billion, according to this Washington Post ...

6. HP Enters Security Market with Firewall

   [ News ] Topic: Firewall | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 04/27/2009

   HP has unveiled its first firewall/intrusion prevention appliance with the ProCurve 8212 and 5400 Series firewalls built on its switch platforms. According to Channel Insider , this is just the first of many security offerings that HP has in the works. The company plans to continually...

7. 3com Returning to Enterprise Switch Market

   [ News ] Topic: Switches | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 05/11/2009

   3com, which quit selling enterprise switches in the late '90s, has decided this downturn is the prime time to take on Cisco in the market, reports The Wall Street Journal . Cisco holds 70 percent of the market by revenue. According to Network World , 3com angered its largest customers ...

8. Cisco Patches 12 Router Vulnerabilities

   [ News ] Topic: Routers | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 09/24/2009

   Cisco has fixed 12 security flaws in its router firmware in its twice-yearly set of security patches, according to Computerworld . The bugs affect routers and switches that use the Cisco Unified Communications Manager, as well as a number of services in the devices' underlying Cisco IOS...

9. Broadcom to Buy Dune Networks

   [ News ] Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 12/01/2009

   CTO Edge blogger Dan Berthiaume reports that Broadcom plans to expand its product portfolio for data centers and large-scale cloud computing with the acquisition of switch fabric solutions supplier Dune Networks . Broadcom plans to combine Dune’s distributed connection fabric with its...

10. Partners to Aid VMware Push to Cloud

    [ News ] Topic: Business Development | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 09/17/2008

    At its VMworld 2008 conference this week, VMware introduced a wealth of partners as it pushes its cloud computing strategy. CRN quotes President and CEO Paul Maritz as saying: This is a platform, and platforms only exist with a base of partners. He said the initiative will include Intel's...

11. Brocade Expands DCX Family to Target SMB Market

    [ News ] Topic: Switches | Author: AinsleyJones | Date Published: 01/27/2009

    Brocade is targeting the small business market with its introduction of a multi-blade switch. A version of the 384-port, 8Gbps DCX chassis switch, the 8Gbps DCX 4S Backbone has four slots and offers users 192 ports, according to InfoWorld . Available from Brocade, HP and Sun, the multipurpose...

12. Cisco Warns Routers, Switches Open to Attack

    [ News ] Topic: DoS Attacks | Author: KaraReeder | Date Published: 08/21/2009

    Cisco is warning of a vulnerability in several of its routers and switches. According to V3.co.uk , the flaw could allow an attacker to cause a DoS crash on vulnerable hardware , which includes Catalyst 6500 switches and 7600 series routers. It is believed that the vulnerability is in...