* 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?netCisco 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 phoneshttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0928bankam.html?net Security in a world without bordersThis 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?netCisco offerings target small firmsCisco 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?netTech companies building bridges with ChinaJohn 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?netToday on Layer 8, where we rock nonstop:A site that caters your date to your political leanings; strings attached with free Wi-Fi?; hacker alters U.K. customer service line; and the start 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 analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Cloud Computing Networking news Gartner: Just 12% of IT infrastructure pros outpace CIO expectations Budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of talent can hamstring infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals. By Denise Dubie Dec 07, 2023 4 mins Network Security Data Center Industry feature Data centers unprepared for new European energy efficiency regulations Regulatory pressure is driving IT teams to invest in more efficient servers and storage and improve their data-center reporting capabilities. By Maria Korolov Dec 07, 2023 7 mins Enterprise Storage Green IT Servers news analysis AMD launches Instinct AI accelerator to compete with Nvidia AMD enters the AI acceleration game with broad industry support. First shipping product is the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with AMD Instinct MI300X. By Andy Patrizio Dec 07, 2023 6 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe