NetFlash: Security titans ready for showdown at RSA

Security titans ready for showdown at RSA

This week’s RSA Conference is attracting all the big names in networking as they pitch their various security strategies. Today we offer a preview of what Cisco, 3Com, Citrix, Aventail and others have in store. Take a peek.

HP to bolster ProCurve switch family

Meanwhile, HP’s ProCurve group is about to launch LAN gear ranging from stackables to chassis-based switches, with a focus on performance. Get all the details.

SWsoft virtualization targets high availability

SWsoft has announced upgraded Linux-based software that it says enables customers to move a virtual server and its contents to a new physical server without service interruption. Click here for more.

Software vendors improve ID products

CA and HP this week separately plan to announce better integration within their respective identity management suites so that customers can more easily secure application access and enforce compliance policies. Click here for more.

IronPort, others shine at Demo ’06

Last week’s Demo ’06 conference showcased a wide variety of new offerings designed for consumer and business use, ranging from vertical search engines to identity theft protection – and even a high-tech ice-cream machine. Click here for more.

Borland to jettison legacy wares

Borland is shedding its legacy application-development tools and focusing on software designed to bring discipline to its application delivery. An acquisition and a divestiture play key roles in this plan. Click here for more.

Today on Layer 8, where we look to strike Olympic gold:

We’ve got photo Caption Contest goodness; a picture of someone who obviously lost a bet; and the best e-mail signature quote of the week; all that and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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