* Momentum building for identity management * VON show takes aim at branch office set * Brocade expanding SAN software * CA pumps up Unicenter with automation * AirMagnet updates WLAN site survey * Video interview: A better NAC plan than Cisco? * Today on Layer 8
Momentum building for identity management
Identity-management technologies are beginning to weave together the application and network layers of corporate networks, significantly improving access control, easing management burdens and helping users meet stringent compliance and security mandates. The tools of this emerging trend will be on display this week at the annual Digital ID World conference in Santa Clara. Click here for a preview.
VON show takes aim at branch office set
The Voice on the Net show is set to open in Boston this week, featuring VoIP products and services aimed at helping smaller companies, or those with branch offices, set up and manage packetized voice traffic. Click here for more.
Brocade expanding SAN software
Brocade Communications this week is set to announce new versions of its file-aggregation and -access software that it says will let customers tap into and manage data more easily while letting them provision servers on the fly. Click here for more.
CA pumps up Unicenter with automation
CA this week is making available a version of its flagship network- and systems-management software that the company says includes features to more quickly identify the root cause of problems and more intelligently monitor networks. Click here for more.
AirMagnet updates WLAN site survey
AirMagnet has released a version of its wireless LAN mapping application that includes a companion program for creating and refining the initial WLAN design. Click here for more.
Video interview: A better NAC plan than Cisco?
StillSecure’s Mitchell Ashley says his company offers greater interoperability and broader security. Find out how in this week’s Network World Hot Seat. Watch now.
Today on Layer 8, where we’re already sick of the Mannings:
What Will Steve Jobs Do tomorrow?; you can’t buy everything on Craigslist; the worst upskirt photography defense ever; and the start of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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