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The future of network security 01 February, 2008 12:05:40
Determining how to plan for a business environment in which everyone is connected and security expectations are high is not trivial. We all have to do it.Enterprise connectivity is exploding, driven by globalization, convergence, virtualization and social computing. As corporate perimeters dissolve, the security focus switches towards application and data-level security solutions. The question to ask is what are the longer-term implications for network security? Will it become redundant or could it grow more powerful? Only one thing seems certain: It will be different from today. - +
The LAN turns 30, but will it reach 40? 01 February, 2008 09:20:52
ARCnet idea came to an engineer while he was eating a meatball sandwichLAN technology recently passed a milestone -- it's been around for 30 years, some of them tumultuous. But while the LAN seems ubiquitous now, there are those who think its future may be more troubled than its past. - +
Juniper CEO comments on Ethernet switch scheme 31 January, 2008 11:40:24
Scott Kriens argues Juniper can challenge Cisco in switching because "the network has changed"Juniper's entry into enterprise switching with the EX line is rooted in extending a common operating system across the switching, routing and security domains of an enterprise network -- something that's lacking in what's viewed as a mature market dominated by Cisco. Juniper CEO Scott Kriens shared his thoughts on the company's opportunity -- and what it means for Cisco's current competitors -- with Network World President and CEO John Gallant and Managing Editor Jim Duffy at this week's EX launch in New York. - +
Q&A: Gates' role as innovator, deal-maker, philanthropist 08 January, 2008 12:17:29
Microsoft co-founder says PC industry has had greatest impact in the past 30 yearsMicrosoft co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates has been giving keynote speeches at Las Vegas conventions, including the Consumer Electronics Show and the now-defunct Comdex, for decades. Before his last CES keynote speech as a full-time company employee, he talked with the IDG News Service about his legacy as an innovator, the background behind some of the deals announced at CES this week and directions for Microsoft. - +
Interview: Cisco's channel future: technology groupings 21 December, 2007 06:50:35
Growing popularity of social networking and acquisitions are affecting the networking landscapeWith Cisco Systems' move into the SMB space, the growing popularity of social networking in the enterprise and a host of acquisitions, it's been a busy year for the networking vendor's channel partners. At the company's recent C-Scape press and analyst conference in San Jose, vice-president of worldwide channels, Edison Peres, sat down to discuss the way ahead.
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Competitive landscape
VMware has a significant lead in the virtualisation market today but Citrix and Microsoft are leading the charge as far as closing that gap is concerned. So what did our industry panel think about the competitive landscape? Here are some of their thoughts:
"Microsoft was once a different second to Netscape. VMware can't afford to get arrogant" Leading Solutions' Roy Pater
"Citrix has an interesting VDI story in conjunction with Presentation Server and application delivery" The Missing Link's Jason Arnold-Auland
"The hypervisor will become an absolute commodity during the next 2-3 years. The value is in the management" IBM's Peter Hedges
"We decide on the best technology but, when it comes to the decision-makers, proliferation might decide what's good enough" Oriel Technologies' Rodney Haywood
"We welcome competition because it brings credibility to the market. I worked for Novell so I've been there" VMware's David Blackman
"Server virtualisation is a business discussion but virtual desktop is still a technical discussion. I think the next wave will actually be storage virtualisation" Artis Group's Chris Caswell
"There's more to virtualisation than VMware. That drives it but you end up virtualising disk, I/O and the desktop" Technical Architecture Solutions Tony Wilkinson
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ARN Panel Sessions: Day 3The last of our panel sessions recorded live at CeBIT 2008. Today, the topic is storage. Data is growing at an enormous rate, so what does the future hold?
Sony launches a new version of its Reader electronic book deviceSony launches a new version of its Reader electronic book device. The PRS-700 adds a touchscreen and reading light to the previous model and will go on sale in the U.S. in November.
Brian's bloopersIt takes a long time to produce an episode of Channel Watch. Maybe you'll understand why after watching this...
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F-Secure achieves excellent results in Internet security suite comparison 10 October, 2008 14:37:00
Lock It Up With Maxtor BlackArmour, Hardware Encrypted Storage Provides Government Grade Security For Consumers 10 October, 2008 09:04:00
M2M Connectivity announces the new Sierra Wireless MC8792V embedded module for 900 MHz 3G/HSPA networks 10 October, 2008 08:51:00
IOGEAR Gears Up in Australia 09 October, 2008 20:18:00
Symantec to Extend Online Services with Acquisition of MessageLabs 09 October, 2008 11:48:00
WebCentral boosts Security and Reliability with Windows Server 2008
WebCentral, Australia's largest web and application hosting company, relies on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to deliver the security, manageability and reliability their customers require.
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