* University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source Asterisk * Customers, analysts say HP needs to rise above board scandal * Techies under oath * Regulation could stifle video over 'Net, says VON speaker * Juniper, Symantec join forces to fight security threats * Today on Layer 8
News Podcast: Network World 360
This week we look at Cisco and Microsoft’s partnership on network access control, take stock of the state of NAC ahead of this week’s Digital ID World, test intrusion-prevention systems, get a preview of the Voice on the Net conference, and see CIsco and IBM win a deal to bring wireless to the San Francisco peninsula. (8:41) Listen now.
University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source Asterisk
Some organizations consider taking the plunge off of big iron PBX platforms into IP telephony as being pretty daring, but that’s nothing compared to what Sam Houston State University is doing. The south Texas school is boldly moving thousands of users off a Cisco VoIP platform to an open-source VoIP network based on Asterisk. Click here for details.
Customers, analysts say HP needs to rise above board scandal
Improving financials have brightened HP’s outlook, but a scandal that has resulted in the resignation of the company’s chairman of the board, as well as state and federal investigations could seriously tarnish HP’s reputation as it seeks to stabilize itself, users and industry experts say. Click here for more.
Techies under oath
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a computer forensics specialist? We talked to some of them, and it’s not nearly as glamorous as you might think. Click here for more.
Regulation could stifle video over ‘Net, says VON speaker
As video on the Internet takes hold, proponents of the technology should beware the potentially stifling effects of government regulation, warned the keynote speaker at the 10th anniversary VON show in Boston Tuesday. Click here for more.
Juniper, Symantec join forces to fight security threats
Juniper Networks and Symantec Tuesday announced they’ve agreed to form a broad strategic partnership that includes product development in the areas of unified threat management, intrusion-protection systems and endpoint compliance. Click here for more.
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