Cisco Subnet
Aug. 30, 2008
Cisco Security Watch covers the latest in cisco related security news, expert blogs, resources, and more from Network World editors.
Cisco strengthens UC story with PostPath buy
Aug. 28, 2008
Cisco is putting up $215 million for PostPath so it can include the company's e-mail and calendaring software in Cisco's upcoming collaboration service, WebEx Connect. But the software could also become a component in a ...
Sprint WiMax features location-based offerings; Cisco buys PostPath for $215 million
Aug. 28, 2008
Sprint Nextel will put location-based services front and center on its Xohm WiMax service, offering a portal with widgets for local weather, traffic, events, reviews and other information; Cisco is buying PostPath, a ...
Industry mourns slain Cisco exec
Aug. 28, 2008
A Cisco exec who was shot to death in Detroit last week is being mourned this week as a gentle family man, a "gifted techie" and a voice of reason.
Cisco buys into e-mail with $215 million PostPath acquisition
Aug. 27, 2008
Cisco is buying PostPath, a maker of e-mail and calendaring software, for $215 million and plans to add those capabilities to its on-demand Web Ex Connect collaboration platform.
Free Cisco Press book chapters
Aug. 29, 2008
Welcome to Cisco Subnet's Cisco Press page -- your access to free and exclusive chapters of new and classic Cisco Press books, plus details of how you can win free books. This page will be updated frequently, so check ...
Not your father's VLAN
Aug. 18, 2008
Cisco and other network vendors are taking network virtualization beyond VLANs, into the data center, and strategizing about what the network becomes in a virtualized enterprise.
One big, healthy mobile network
Aug. 04, 2008
Electronic medical-records systems are all the rage in hospitals around the country, promising to improve accuracy and efficiency. EMR fairly screams for a wireless network to support it, however.
Support costs force Cisco routers out; Juniper gear in at Amazingmail.com
Aug. 12, 2008
Amazingmail.com tossed its Cisco routers, switches and firewalls for Juniper gear and wound up saving enough in ongoing support costs that the project will pay for itself in eight months.
Cisco combines SMB engineering teams
Aug. 12, 2008
Cisco Systems has combined the engineering teams for all its small and medium-sized business (SMB) products, forming a single group to develop products for the Cisco and Linksys brands.
Cisco WAAS keeps Olympic net humming
Aug. 12, 2008
Cisco's Cisco IP video technology and WAN acceleration gear is playing a behind-the-scenes role in one of the most watched events worldwide: the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Ex-Cisco exec launches video start-up; Federal government locks down networks
Aug. 11, 2008
A former Cisco executive pulled the curtains back on a start-up company developing a real-time IP video processing and collaboration platform. The federal government is locking down its networks through an ambitious and ...
Busting 5 myths of NAC
Aug. 11, 2008
Stacey Lum of InfoExpress discusses the myths and realities of NAC.
Black Hat spotlights virtualization, DNS issues
Aug. 08, 2008
The 12th Black Hat conference convened at Caesar's Palace last week, where the 4,500 attendees (a 12.5% increase over last year) heard about the security problems that will plague virtualized environments, why Cisco ...
Ex-Cisco exec brings video start-up out of stealth mode
Aug. 08, 2008
A former Cisco executive this week pulled the curtains back on a start-up company developing a real-time IP video processing and collaboration platform.
Planning for Disaster - Houston-style, Part 2
Aug. 07, 2008
Early Sunday morning late last month, specialty chemical company Champion Technologies failed back its data center to its Houston headquarters and I was a fly-on-the-wall during the process. Originally disabled by power ...
CSO said Cisco security is growing up
Aug. 06, 2008
John Stewart doesn't talk like your typical corporate executive. He said that his company, Cisco, has been lucky when it comes to security and that his company's Self-Defending Network marketing push has painted "a big ...
Cisco posts solid quarter; IBM opens supercomputing code
Aug. 06, 2008
Cisco's fourth quarter 2008 results were better than Wall Street expectations, and IBM marks 10 years of Linux and open-source participation by introducing new software, upgrades and an open-source contribution focused ...
Procter & Gamble cites progress, challenges with Cisco TelePresence
Aug. 06, 2008
Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble wants to be the most collaborative company in the world.
Cisco posts solid quarter in challenging economy
Aug. 05, 2008
Cisco this week posted fourth quarter 2008 results a bit better than Wall Street expectations.
Verizon unveils integrated emergency response system
Aug. 05, 2008
Verizon Business is offering an IP-based platform designed to integrate emergency-response radio systems, along with voice and data services, into a common network.
Analyze Cisco's NetFlow for free
Aug. 04, 2008
Network traffic data holds a wealth of information about application response time, network usage and bandwidth consumption. Getting at that data in an efficient and inexpensive manner would help network managers better ...
Black Hat/DefCon: Welcome to the funhouse
Jul. 31, 2008
The Black Hat conference and its post-event, DefCon, promise to be a security funhouse in the coming week, as experts in Las Vegas seek to shock and amaze by poking holes in today's network technologies.
Applications have a need for WAN speed
Jul. 31, 2008
Vendors are loading their gear with new features, but the core need for WAN speed should still guide WOC buying decisions. Application performance management and WAN acceleration are hard problems to solve and are part ...
Cisco simulator can catch cheaters; 'UFO hacker' loses extradition appeal
Jul. 31, 2008
A Nashua, N.H., maker of Cisco network simulators says its software can help enterprises make sure they are hiring legitimate Cisco-certified engineers to run their networks; A British hacker admitted breaking into U.S. ...
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