NetFlash: Cisco seeks to control your apps

Cisco’s planned Network Application Performance Analysis products represent “a direct shot at the HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console and other traditional management tools out there,” says one Yankee Group analyst. See our story for the full analysis. Cisco seeks to control your apps http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121205-cisco-soa.html?net&story=121205-cisco-soa

Cisco’s planned Network Application Performance Analysis products represent “a direct shot at the HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console and other traditional management tools out there,” says one Yankee Group analyst. See our story for the full analysis.

Cisco seeks to control your apps

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121205-cisco-soa.html?net&story=121205-cisco-soa

Security issues to dominate Interop

This week will see the first-ever Interop New York, where everyone will be talking about security. Even AT&T took its president off the speaker list in order to let its chief information security officer – profiled by Network World last week  – step up and lead with security. Get a sneak peek at new products coming out of the new Interop.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121205interop.html?net&story=121205interop

Security company touts new approach on insider threat

Oakley Networks, which has been selling its technology for information-leakage detection and prevention to government agencies for five years, plans to release this week a product that also can be used by non-government entities.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121205oakley.html?net&story=121205oakley

Users: Hybrid PBXs work

While the industry pushes IP as the future of telephony services, network professionals who manage business phone networks say hybrid IP/legacy PBXs are helping introduce productivity gains and cost savings without forcing networks to undergo dreaded R&R – as in “rip and replace” – upgrades.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121205-hybrid-pbx.html?net&story=121205-hybrid-pbx

Radio podcast: Putting out fires, literally

This week, we take a look at something very important to a data center: fire suppression. Specifically, Tyco Fire & Security’s Sapphire Suppression System, which uses a chemical that looks and feels like water, but does not damage electronic equipment. Joining us is Joe Ziemba, marketing director for the ANSUL division of Tyco Fire & Security. Listen in:

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/1212radio.html?net&story=1212radio

Today on Layer 8, no coal in our stocking:

EBay shuts down virus auction; man apologizes after fake Wikipedia post; sanitizing the online news for your protection; and the winner of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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