Cisco news from Network WorldThe latest Cisco news and analysis from NetworkWorld.comCisco fleshes out data center vision- June 24, 2008 ORLANDO Cisco this week added clarity to its Data Center 3.0 vision by enhancing products to participate in the virtualized environment.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062408-cisco-data-center-virtualization.html?fsrc=rs... How the used gear industry is winning the fight against counterfeiters- June 19, 2008 Over 100 attendees gathered for Network World's live chat on counterfeit network gear -- how to detect it and protect yourself -- with guest Mike Sheldon, chief executive officer of Network Hardware Resale. NHR employs more than 200 people in the United States and Europe. Sheldon discussed methods for identifying fake gear, the refurbished hardware industry's efforts to educate users about counterfeits and Cisco's role in eradicating this growing problem.http://www.networkworld.com/chat/archive/2008/061908-mike-sheldon-chat-counterfeits.html?f... Telepresence system takes aim at the low end- June 16, 2008 Tandberg is announcing what it calls an instant telepresence system and a new video phone, both of which attempt to make high-quality videoconferencing accessible to more employees.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061608-tandberg-instant-telepresence.html?fsrc=rss-c... What Cisco Motion brings to the FMC table- June 11, 2008 Cisco recently announced a fixed mobile convergence (FMC) strategy and unified platform to improve delivery of enterprise mobility applications between Wi-Fi and mobile networks. Cisco will team with ecosystem partners that include Nokia, Oracle, AeroScout, Agito Networks and Airetrak, along with industry-specific application partners.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2008/060908converge2.html?fsrc=rss-cisco Cisco broadens video vision with acquisition, product expansion- June 10, 2008 Cisco this week announced plans to purchase Denmark-based DiviTech AS, a provider of digital-service management systems, as part of a broader video strategy and product launch.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061008-cisco-acquiring-divittech.html?fsrc=rss-cisco Juniper woos corporate customers- June 5, 2008 Business customers, get ready for Juniper 2.0 -- more integrated network features and new support packages.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060508-juniper.html?fsrc=rss-cisco Cisco PIX security users get green trade-in offer- June 5, 2008 Astaro is offering discounts to users of Cisco PIX security gear that has been discontinued in an effort to woo them away from Cisco.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060508-astaro-cisco-pix-green.html?fsrc=rss-cisco Convergence poised to, well, converge- June 4, 2008 For at least a decade, while vendors such as Cisco pressured enterprises to collapse their separate voice and data networks into a common IP infrastructure, the term "convergence" has often been used synonymously (and somewhat carelessly) with VoIP. In many circles, it still carries that meaning.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2008/060208wireless2.html?fsrc=rss-cisco Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone- June 3, 2008 Have you seen Wendell Odom's blog at Network World If you are at all interested in obtaining a Cisco certification like the CCNA or CCNP, you should check it out.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2008/060208lan1.html?fsrc=rss-cisco Cisco: It's all about the hardware- June 2, 2008 Cisco's approach to unified communications is a network-based, hardware-intensive implementation designed to provide support for more environments like point-of-sale systems, non-PC workgroups and mobile device platforms than desktop- or server-based strategies.http://www.networkworld.com/research/2008/060208-voip-cisco.html?fsrc=rss-cisco |