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Dual Interop keynotes tout security, 05/22/07: Network security is getting tougher and tougher, according to back-to-back Interop keynotes by security-vendor executives, but the two vendor companies are working on the problem.

Cisco’s Chambers pushes video, Web 2.0, 05/22/07: John Chambers has found a technology that can keep up with his fast-talking style, and it’s at the core of Cisco’s push to bring Web 2.0 technology into enterprises.

McAfee unveils updated risk-management line, 05/22/07: At Interop on Tuesday, McAfee unveiled the highest-speed intrusion-prevention system it has developed in its IntruShield line, as well as updated versions of its vulnerability-assessment, remediation and policy-auditor products.

Advanced net analysis wares on tap at Interop, 05/22/07: Network professionals attending Interop this week will get a look at a slew of products designed to take network troubleshooting to the next level as network management vendors pump up wares with advanced application, voice and virtualization analysis.

Apposite, Shunra optimize testing tools for VoIP, Gigabit nets, 05/22/07: WAN-emulation vendors this week will unveil updates to their testing tools that promise to give network managers more insight into how applications will perform under real-world conditions across the wide area.

Automation software adds oomph to applications, 05/22/07: Network Automation unveiled today at Interop a product company executives say will speed business applications by enabling IT and other managers to quickly apply automation technologies to existing processes — without having to write complicated software code.

Microsoft publicly offers up a protocol for NAC, 05/22/07: Microsoft is publishing part of its network access protection (NAP) software and it is being picked up by the Trusted Computing Group, making it part of a broader NAC framework.

Samsung to aim WiMAX at SMB networking, 05/22/07: WiMAX will face a test as an enterprise network technology with Samsung’s entry into the U.S. business market Tuesday at the Interop trade show in Las Vegas.

Wireless vendors target enterprise nets with 802.11n products, 05/21/07: One of the big surprises at this week’s Interop show will be the number of new enterprise wireless LAN products supporting the high-throughput IEEE standard in waiting

Adtran router boasts Layer 3, Wi-Fi support, 05/21/07: Adtran this week is announcing an access router that costs the same as one of its current models but includes the additional features of Layer 3 switching, Wi-Fi support and faster processing.

3Com launches security boxes for SMBs, 05/21/07: 3Com is introducing unified threat management gear for small and midsize enterprises at the Interop show this week. The gear is aimed at customers who want 3Com’s TippingPoint security technology, but at a lower scale and price point than has been previously offered, the vendor says.

Network/Systems Newsletter: Interop 2007 Edition, Part 1, 05/21/07: Can you feel it? It’s that time of year again. It’s Interop Las Vegas 2007, baby.

Foundry readies monster Ethernet switch, 05/21/07: At Interop this week, products from Foundry and Nortel are expected to take their shots at Cisco, F5 and others in the WAN routing, application acceleration, and data center switching arenas while Avaya and 3Com will launch gear designed to bolster customer’s VoIP and security implentations.

Foundry goes big at Interop with BigIron RX32, 05/21/07: Foundry is launching its largest Ethernet switch to date at the Interop show this week – a 32-slot, 5.1 terabit-per-second Ethernet switch aimed at high-end data centers and campus LAN backbones. The switch vendor is also expected to announce software which turns Foundry Layer 4-7 switches into antispam and application firewall devices.

INTEROP – Cisco, Nortel, Meru WLANs smarten up, 05/22/07: Vendors are adding bells and whistles to their wireless LAN products at Interop this week as the industry awaits a new generation of gear that may replace wired LANs entirely.

INTEROP – Telephony vendors line up behind Microsoft, 05/22/07: If Microsoft is muscling in on enterprise telephony vendors’ turf, most of those companies right now are just trying to get along.

Splunk upgrades IT search engine, will monitor network at Interop, 05/21/07: A vendor that searches log files and IT data to uncover security breaches and find the source of service interruptions is unveiling a new version of its product at Interop and will provide troubleshooting for the massive temporary network that powers the Las Vegas conference.

Citrix extends WAN optimization to laptops, 05/21/07: Citrix is announcing software at Interop Las Vegas this week designed to speed up traffic between individual computers and corporate sites using its WAN acceleration appliances on only one end of the connection.

Nortel’s enterprise push brings branch-office WAN/VoIP and Web acceleration gear, 05/21/07: Nortel will make its expected entry into the markets for unified WAN/VoIP/security routers and application acceleration this week at Interop Las Vegas.

Vendors look to gear up infrastructure customers, 05/21/07: At Interop this week, products from Foundry and Nortel are expected to take their shots at Cisco, F5 and others in the WAN routing, application acceleration, and data center switching arenas while Avaya and 3Com will launch gear designed to bolster customers’ VoIP and security implementations.

Vegas performance standouts, 05/21/07: If you’re attending Interop this week in Las Vegas, tonight is the night show organizers will announce the winners of the Best of Interop. There are seven categories, one of which is focused on application networks and performance.

* 2007 TRADE SHOWS:

Interop

Las Vegas, May 20-25

Moscow, Russia, May 30-31

Tokyo, Japan, June 11-15

New York, Oct. 22-26

Berlin, Germany, Nov. 6-8

NXTComm

Chicago, June 18 – 21

Voice on the Network (VON)

Boston, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1

* INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS 2007