Senior Editor
Tim Greene is a senior editor at Network World, covering network access control, virtual private networking gear, remote access, WAN acceleration and aspects of VoIP technology. You can reach him at tgreene@nww.com.
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Cisco iPrize goes to energy-efficient power grid
10/14/08
Cisco is planning to back technology that's designed to reduce energy consumption within electrical grids. Two students and
a systems engineer came up with the idea, which won Cisco's iPrize contest.
Altor releases virtual firewall.
10/14/08
Altor Networks is announcing the availability of its firewall designed for virtual environments that overcomes some shortcomings
of traditional firewalls that have been adapted to run on virtual machines.
Microsoft upgrades Office Communications Server
10/14/08
Microsoft is upgrading its Office Communications Server 2007 to support audio conferencing, provide a receptionist console
and support more mobile phones.
Siemens bonds mobility with unified communications
10/14/08
New software from Siemens supports mobile phones that can connect to cellular and Wi-Fi networks and transition calls between
the two to save on cellular bills by taking advantage of corporate wireless networks and public hotspots.
Blue Coat, partners pitch less expensive data-leak prevention
10/13/08
Blue Coat Systems says it and five partners can cut the cost of deploying data-leak prevention hardware by requiring fewer
DLP devices to protect all sites in a corporate network.
World Bank denies report of massive data breaches
10/12/08
Count the World Bank Group among the high profile organizations suffering major data breaches - maybe.
Harvard takes a long, slow approach to IP call center integration
10/09/08
Call it the Harvard University Tower of Babel. That might be the most descriptive way to look at the institution's network
of networks that consists of 10 academic units with independent CIOs and staff who build and take care of their own environments,
yet all rely on a centralized call-center infrastructure to serve users.
The difficulties VoIP presents to NAC
10/09/08
VoIP presents its own set of NAC problems that can be overcome, but need to be up front in the minds of people making NAC
decisions.
University sets up a campus warning network for free
10/07/08
Elon University needed to come up with a campus-wide emergency notification system that integrated with all the possible warning-delivery
systems already installed on campus, and managed to pull it off for free.
HP, Tandberg team for soup-to-nuts telepresence
10/07/08
HP and Tandberg are uniting to provide a single source for telepresence gear as well as installation and monitoring.
F5 adds support for iPhones over its SSL VPN tunnels
10/07/08
F5 Networks has issued a new version of its FirePass software so it can apply group access policies to mobile devices as the
log-in to SSL VPNs.
Using NAC to backstop and supplement other apps
10/07/08
Recently a user of ForeScout NAC gear said he's had the equipment in place for more than a year and doesn't have it enforcing
NAC policies yet, but still finds the device worthwhile.
Imperva tailors Web app firewall for midsize businesses
10/06/08
Imperva is introducing a scaled-down version of its Web application firewall designed for quick installation in midsize businesses.
SonicWall launches UTM security box
10/03/08
SonicWall is adding a branch-office box to its NSA family of unified threat management appliances for sites where it might
not otherwise be cost-effective to install one.
Furniture maker uses NAC gear for more than NAC
10/02/08
When Chad Clement joined worldwide office furniture maker Haworth 18 months ago, he discovered the company needed to get a
handle on network security.
Novell gets into NAC
10/02/08
Recently Novell decided to get into NAC with an OEM offer from StillSecure.
Tandberg uncorks telepresence package
10/01/08
Tandberg is introducing a room-based telepresence package it says can integrate with existing videoconferencing gear so businesses
can upgrade with out dumping the equipment they now use.
Interim NAC strategy
09/30/08
NAC would prove useful enough to one potential user of the technology that he is considering buying an interim NAC product
for use over the next three years with the long-term intention of shifting to Microsoft's NAC flavor, network access protection.
UTM devices are making headway
09/25/08
Customers using unified threat management devices say the appliances represent a more streamlined way to provide multiple
security functions and to track down security data, but don’t necessarily meet all gateway security needs adequately.
Mirage Networks' new green product line
09/25/08
Mirage Networks is rolling out a new suite of hardware for its Sensor NAC appliances. The new suite fills in a few gaps in
the old product line so customers can better find a device that fits their capacity needs as measured by how many endpoints
each device supports.
Former Alcatel official sentenced in cellular contract bribe case
09/23/08
A former Alcatel official has to pay a $261,500 fine and serve three years of supervised release for bribing Costa Rican officials
to help Alcatel land a $149 million cellular network deal with a Costa Rican phone company.
Novell enters NAC market via partnership
09/23/08
Novell is getting into network access control via an OEM agreement with StillSecure that initially provides a stand-alone
product but also includes plans to ensure that software works well with Novell’s ZENworks configuration management.
NAC declared mature
09/23/08
A panel of NAC experts at Interop gave a broad overview of the status of the technology, which it declared mature, meaning
that most vendors have a way to deal with devices that can't support a NAC client or per-session agent and support 802.1x
enforcement.
Retail security: 'Knee-jerk'standards compliance isn't enough
09/18/08
NEW YORK - Businesses certified to be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) keep suffering
data breaches, but the problem may be more with the way businesses address the requirements than with the PCI standard, experts
told an Interop gathering.
Interop focuses on virtualization technology as financial world shakes outside
09/18/08
Users need to warily embrace virtualization was the message put forth by speakers at Interop New York, where attendees tried
to sort out how to proceed with technology investments in the face of possible IT budget cuts prompted by the Wall St. financial
crisis unfolding just blocks away.
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