* Bank of America to deploy 180,000 IP phones * Security in a world without borders * Cisco offerings target small firms * Tech companies building bridges with China * Today on Layer 8
Cisco figures prominently in today’s news, with new products and overseas efforts (see links below). But first – if you thought last week’s story about Ford signing up for 50,000 IP phones was big, get a load of this: Bank of America is getting ready to roll out 180,000 IP phones from Cisco, and the bank’s 362 PBXs will be replaced with IP PBXs. Bank of America to deploy 180,000 IP phones http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0928bankam.html?net
Cisco figures prominently in today’s news, with new products and overseas efforts (see links below). But first – if you thought last week’s story about Ford signing up for 50,000 IP phones was big, get a load of this: Bank of America is getting ready to roll out 180,000 IP phones from Cisco, and the bank’s 362 PBXs will be replaced with IP PBXs.
Bank of America to deploy 180,000 IP phones
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0928bankam.html?net
Security in a world without borders
This week’s Network World features the Buzz Issue, which categorizes, classifies and explains all the hottest technologies for your benefit. One story focuses on “de-perimeterization,” which sounds like something not so good for security – but in fact is something that at least one observer says we should all embrace.
https://www.nwfusion.com/buzz/2004/092704perimeter.html?net
Cisco offerings target small firms
Cisco this week will release products it says will help small companies deal with the complexities of LAN switch security, convergence and network management.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/092704cisco.html?net
Tech companies building bridges with China
John Chambers, the CEO and president of Cisco, doesn’t care when economists think China is going to become the world’s largest economy. He’s just thinking about what needs to be done for Cisco to tap into that market.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0927techcompa.html?net
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