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Juniper Makes Networking Splash At NYSE

Juniper made a full-court networking press on Thursday, with a high-profile briefing at the New York Stock Exchange at which it celebrated its listing on the exchange. The meat of the event was a passel of strategic announcements. Finally, Juniper ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NYSE,  Cisco Systems, Inc.,  New York Stock Exchange,  IBM

Network Computing Is Back!

Sure, IT is changing due to economic pressures forcing IT departments to cut costs and maximize investments, but the interesting changes are occurring due to the technology itself. That's where Network Computing steps in to shed light what's new and ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  24 Jul 2009

IEEE ICAP Takes On Standards Conformance

The IEEE-ISTO (International Standards and Technology Organization) held its first conference on product certification and conformance at their IEEE headquarters in New Jersey. The goal of the IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP) is to provide ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  1 Jun 2009
Related Topics: ICAP

Performance Testing And Integration At Interop

If networking is cool at Interop, then testing, the read headed step child of networking, is going to make itself known. Factors like data center consolidation and virtualization are changing the demands made of the network for more resilient, low ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  20 May 2009
Related Topics: Spirent plc,  Boeing

Just Say No to Virtual Security FUD

Topics:   Analytics : Cloud Computing : Security Posted by Mike Fratto, Apr 30, 2009 08:21 PM The types of attacks a VMT [virtual machine Trojan] can execute are different than a normal trojan. The VMT does not have access to the host machine; ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  30 Apr 2009

New ProCurve Threat Module: Flexibility Requires Planning

HP ProCurve announced a new module for their ProCurve 8212 and 5400 modular switches. The Threat Management Module offers firewall, VPN, and IPS functions simultaneously on the switch backplane which is unlike Ciscos approach with the Catalyst 6500 ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  29 Apr 2009

IBM's to OEM Brocade Switches. It's IBM vs HP.

IBM and Brocade jointly announced that Big Blue will be selling Brocade network switches branded as IBM Ethernet switches. The agreement extends the existing IBM/Brocade OEM deal for SAN equipment. A lot of people will see this as a reaction to Cisco's ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  28 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Cisco Systems, Inc.

What If Cisco Acquires EMC

An intriguing idea, isnt it? Outlandish, you say? Maybe, maybe not. The fight for the data center is on. Brocade acquired Foundry solidifying the storage giant in the data center. HP ProCurve's One program forms a solid partnership to round out data ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  21 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Oracle,  IBM,  Hitachi, Ltd.,  Alcatel-Lucent

Verizon Breach Report Challenges Conventional Wisdom

Verizon Business' most recent 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report is a must-read report if you're involved in IT. The authors are quick to point out that the report is not a "state of security" report, but an analysis of breaches from Verizon ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  16 Apr 2009

Time Warner Cable Fights For Its Monoply

I am one of those people who believes in universal access. I think it is desirable for those of us living in urban/suburban areas to subsidize telecommunications to rural areas. Subsidies help build out and maintain our telephone network resulting in a ...

From MIKE FRATTO, Information Week,  15 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Time Warner Inc.,  Federal Communications Commission,  Google Inc.,  Yahoo!

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