Cisco news from Network World http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/cisco.html The latest Cisco news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. Cisco MARS shuts out new third-party security devices http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110609-cisco-mars.html Cisco has finally publicly acknowledged it won't add support for new third-party devices to its security information and event monitoring appliance, ending months of speculation about the future of its Monitoring, Analysis and Response System. Some claim it's the beginning of the end for MARS as a multi-vendor SIEM device. Ellen Messmer 2009-11-06T12:00:00-04:00 Is the Cisco MARS mission going into abort on non-Cisco security devices? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110509-cisco-mars.html Is Cisco freezing support for any new non-Cisco security devices in the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS) appliance? Ellen Messmer 2009-11-05T12:00:00-04:00 Cisco/EMC cloud packages proprietary, but may not cause lock-in http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110409-emc-cisco-vblock.html The private cloud packages developed by Cisco and EMC could integrate with existing internal clouds. Jon Brodkin 2009-11-04T05:00:00-04:00 Cisco computer game lets you play CEO http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110409-layer8-cisco-ceo-results.html If you want to be a CEO but not have any of the real responsibilities of one, you could try to play a new online game being offered by Cisco. The company this week posted myPlanNet, a computer game that lets anyone be a broadband executive making network deployment decisions. Michael Cooney 2009-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 Cisco, EMC and VMware coalition nets unified management software for virtual, cloud environments http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2009/110209nsm2.html EMC Ionix portfolio provides integrated, unified element manager for Vblock as part of Cisco, EMC and VMware coalition established to enable collaboration among the IT vendors. Denise Dubie 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 Cisco, EMC unveil data center joint venture http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110309-cisco-emc-collaboration.html Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures. Jim Duffy 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 Cisco's data center guru talks direction, strategy http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110209-cisco-mccool.html As a 13 year Cisco veteran, John McCool, senior vice president and General Manager of Cisco's Data Center Switching and Services Group, has seen a boatload of change. John Dix 2009-11-02T12:00:00-04:00 New look Juniper opens up, readies for next decade http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110209-juniper.html Juniper Networks' wide-ranging announcements last week, billed as the most significant since its founding in 1996, included a sweeping array of software, silicon, systems and partnerships designed to take the company and its customers into the next decade of networking. Jim Duffy 2009-10-30T11:45:00-04:00 Cisco dropping Tandberg buy? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/103009-cisco-tandberg-drop.html Cisco is reportedly considering dropping its $3 billion bid for videoconferencing leader Tandberg in the face of resistance from a block of shareholders owning 24% of the Norwegian company. Jim Duffy 2009-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 Cisco buying Web security firm ScanSafe for $183 million http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102709-cisco-buys-scansafe.html Cisco has announced plans to buy privately held ScanSafe, a maker of software-as-a-service (SaaS) Web security services for enterprises and small-to-midsize businesses, for $183 million. Jim Duffy 2009-10-27T12:00:00-04:00