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Cisco Spiffs Up Wiring Closet
In a wide-ranging switching launch, Cisco Systems Inc. is spotlighting the wiring closet with a range of options that lower costs, increase flexibility and security, and bring higher availability to the network’s edge. The 20-plus Catalyst switching additions offered last week increase the level of integrated security and availability at the network’s edge; bringing 10…
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10 Gigabit Ethernet Hits the Enterprise
Vendors Hewlett Packard, Alcatel and S2io each announced 10 Gigabit Ethernet products Monday that are aimed squarely at enterprise data centers. The products—stackable switches from HP and Alcatel and a 10 Gig server adapter from S2io—are the latest in a series of announcements of affordable devices in this class. Until these announcements, 10 Gig products…
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Changing Patch Habits With Microsoft
In the year since Microsoft Corp. made its controversial decision to begin releasing patches on a monthly basis, the policy has had a profound effect on enterprise security—changing forever the way companies deploy updates and helping to hasten the end of the manual patching process. Administrators say the predictable patch cycle afforded to them by…
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Channel Embraces Cisco’s Catalyst, GigE News
Channel partners were at no loss for words after Cisco Systems Inc.‘s announcement last week of enhancements to its Catalyst line, such as increased security, Gigabit Ethernet-enabled IP phone capabilities and POE (power over Ethernet). “While electrical power over Ethernet is not new, it does have value for our customers,” said Robert Keblusek, senior vice…
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Tools Let Wi-Fi LANs Branch Out
With wireless LANs firmly established in the headquarters of many large enterprises, WLAN management specialists are now addressing the needs of their customers’ branch offices with new tools that allow for remote administration. Bluesocket Inc. will announce this week a gateway and associated management software that let users control WLANs in multiple locations, according to…
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No XP SP2 Security Fixes for Win2K: Instead An SP2-Less ‘Rollup’
Microsoft’s decision to scrap plans for Windows 2000 Service Pack 5 has effectively killed all hopes that security enhancements built into Windows XP SP2 will be back-ported to Windows 2000. Following a spate of recent analyst reports warning of long-term security problems with the platform, some enterprise customers anticipated that Redmond would reconsider the Service…
