* Cisco raising router security * HP network group digs in its heels * Vendors combine configuration wares * Data center appliances expand capabilities * Network World Fusion Radio * Today on Layer 8 Cisco knows it needs to provide its users with better security – but it’s a long way from here to there. The company’s Network Admission Control technology for routers is coming out today, but critical additions to the LAN switch lines aren’t expected until early next year and standardization of the technology is still to come. Cisco raising router security http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/062104cisco.html?netCisco knows it needs to provide its users with better security – but it’s a long way from here to there. The company’s Network Admission Control technology for routers is coming out today, but critical additions to the LAN switch lines aren’t expected until early next year and standardization of the technology is still to come.Cisco raising router securityhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/062104cisco.html?net HP network group digs in its heelsNetwork equipment makes up less than 1% of the revenue for HP, but the company continues to show it is serious about rapidly increasing that number. It recently bought Cabletron spin-off Riverstone Networks for its 10 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities and fleshed out its LAN switch line. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0621infhp.html?netVendors combine configuration waresConfiguration management vendors AlterPoint and Configuresoft plan to integrate their products to provide corporations with a unified platform for letting users change and monitor configuration data on everything from network devices to applications.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/062104configuresoft.html?netData center appliances expand capabilitiesNew traffic optimization and application acceleration devices combine the features of Layer 4-7 switching along with other technical hooks and tricks aimed at making corporate servers run faster. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0621specialfocus.html?netNetwork World Fusion Radio: Utility computing and virtualization at HPNetwork World Senior Writer Denise Dubie sits down with Nick van der Zweep, director of Virtualization and Utility Computing in the Enterprise Systems Group at HP, to discuss these data center-related technologies. Plus some insider information about a hit movie.https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0617radio.html?net Today on Layer 8, unjustly omitted from Entertainment Weekly’s Must List:The coolest case mod ever; prissy robot joins hall of fame; lawyer jailed for turning his cell phone off (yes, off); and the winner of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content news Fortinet brings AI help to enterprise security teams manage threats Fortinet Advisor aims to help customers respond to threats more quickly By Michael Cooney Dec 11, 2023 3 mins Network Security Security how-to Getting started with scripting on Linux, Part 1 Once a script is prepared and tested, you can get a significant task completed simply by typing the script's name followed by any required arguments. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 11, 2023 5 mins Linux feature Starkey swaps out MPLS for managed SD-WAN Hearing aid manufacturer achieves performance boost, increased reliability and cost savings after a shift from MPLS to managed SD-WAN services from Aryaka. By Neal Weinberg Dec 11, 2023 6 mins SASE SD-WAN Network Security news Nvidia races to fulfill AI demand with its first Vietnam semiconductor hub Vietnam has been a growing tech manufacturing destination for the past few years, and Nvidia said it is open to a new manufacturing partner in Vietnam. By Sam Reynolds Dec 11, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe