* Juniper set to roll out Ethernet switches * Microsoft malfunction fouls Patch Tuesday releases * VoIP application and management tools debut at convergence confabs * What you need to know about VoIP peering * Google’s new application package hints at enterprise offerings * Remembering Novell's Ray Noorda * Buzzblog: MIT looks to give 'group think' a good name * Today on Layer 8
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Juniper set to roll out Ethernet switches
Juniper is about to put carrier Ethernet switch speculation to rest. Sources say the company on Oct. 18 will unveil the MX-Series, a line of Ethernet-optimized Layer 2-3 routing switches designed for aggregation at the service-provider edge. Ethernet aggregation heretofore has been a large missing piece in Juniper’s portfolio of edge products, especially for IPTV applications. Click here for more.
Microsoft malfunction fouls Patch Tuesday releases
Microsoft Tuesday published 26 security bulletins related to vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office products, but had network problems that kept it from making the software patches available via Microsoft Update, Automatic Updates, Windows Server Update Services and Windows Update v6. Click here for more.
VoIP application and management tools debut at convergence confabs
A broad range of enterprise IP telephony gear, software and management tools for VoIP networks hit trade show floors at two IP telephony conferences this week. Click here for more.
What you need to know about VoIP peering
As companies install VoIP systems, they’re looking for ways to keep more of their voice traffic on IP networks to avoid the toll charges associated with the Public Switched Telephone Network. VoIP peering among carriers promises to make end-to-end VoIP calls a reality. Click here for more.
Google’s new application package hints at enterprise offerings
Google Tuesday began to fill in the picture on how it plans to offer application services to enterprise customers when it introduced Google Apps for Education, a collection of collaboration tools and an API set for backend integration. Click here for more.
Remembering Novell’s Ray Noorda
Ray Noorda, who became known as the “father of network computing” for building Novell into a dominant LAN company in the 1980s and 1990s, is being remembered the day after his death as one of the industry’s fiercest competitors and humblest contributors. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: MIT looks to give ‘group think’ a good name
With Friday’s opening of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, researchers there hope to address this central question: “How can people and computers be connected so that – collectively – they act more intelligently than any individuals, groups, or computers have ever done before?” Director Thomas Malone offers a preview. Click here for more.
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