NetFlash: Cisco unveils video-publishing gear for businesses

Cisco unveils video-publishing gear for businesses

Cisco wants to bring the YouTube phenomenon to enterprises with the launch this week of its Digital Media System – a product set designed to let businesses create, manage and publish IP video content. Click here for more.

‘Fastest Internet city in North America’

Loma Linda, Calif., is a model for optical core, 10G networks. IS Director James Hettrick explains why the city deserved to be named one of Network World’s Enterprise All-Stars. Click here for more.

SonicWall announces its fastest SSL VPN box yet

SonicWall’s new SSL VPN appliance is intended for businesses with about 500 employees, and includes SSL VPN software that supports two-factor authentication. Click here for more.

Microsoft offers early fix for critical IE bug

With attackers finding new ways to exploit a critical flaw in Internet Explorer, Microsoft has released a patch for the problem, ahead of its next scheduled round of security updates. Click here for more.

BlueNote merges VoIP with Web services

BlueNote Networks this week has launched a version of its IP telephony and voice application development package that enables customers to weave Web services into their voice networks. Click here for more.

Buzzblog

An anonymous messaging service called VaporStream raises eyebrows, and the Wi-Fi Nabaztag “rabbit” rises to new challenges at DEMOfall 2006. Now if the rabbits get their paws on VaporStream… Click here for VaporStream item or click here for nabaztag item.

Today on Layer 8, now Apple-lawsuit-free:

Google hates Massachusetts; Microsoft embarrassed into patch release?; dumb PR move of the day; and blogging takes off in China; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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