Thursday, September 21, 2006
NetQoS Addresses WAN Application Delivery Challenges in Podcast SeriesNetwork engineers faced with the challenges of application performance across the wide area network (WAN) gained a new resource with the NetQoS Performance Edge Podcast Series debut. The first installment features an interview with industry analyst Dr. Jim Metzler about the network engineer’s evolving role in optimizing application performance.
During the podcast, Dr. Metzler, president of Ashton, Metzler & Associates, will discuss the state of the industry in managing the delivery of application services over enterprise networks and the basis of his forthcoming multi-client study on “Defining the Application Delivery Value Chain.” According to Dr. Metzler, while a defined process exists for application development, many IT organizations have less well-defined responsibilities for application delivery and ownership of application performance. As application delivery over the WAN becomes more complex, the responsibility for application performance is increasingly falling to network engineers, who should take the lead on it.
| Posted by Chandra Hosek on 09/21 at 09:31 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Paessler Announces PRTG Traffic Grapher 6, Bandwidth and Traffic Monitoring SoftwarePaessler, the network monitoring company, today announces the availability of PRTG Traffic Grapher 6, the latest version of the popular network monitoring and bandwidth usage solution.
The Windows(R)-based and Web-based user interfaces have been improved to help system administrators easily manage networks of any size, from small Local Area Networks (LANs) to large installations with thousands of sensors. Sensors can now be associated with tags, to categorize items in multiple views, similar to the tagging principles that have become popular on Web 2.0 sites. The list of sensors can then be filtered based on these tags for easy navigation even in large setups with many sensors.
| Posted by Tamarie Johnson on 09/20 at 08:14 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
NetQoS to Provide AIG Technologies with Network Performance Management Software and ServicesNetQoS® Inc., a provider of network performance management products and services for Global 2000 enterprises, announced an agreement to supply AIG Technologies, Inc., an American International Group, Inc. (AIG) member company, with worldwide use of its ReporterAnalyzer™ network traffic analysis product and services.
“ReporterAnalyzer provides 100 percent visibility into global network traffic to provide large organizations like AIG Technologies the ability to both improve the delivery of applications to end users worldwide and to make more informed network infrastructure investment decisions,” said Scott Sherwood, NetQoS vice president of worldwide sales. “With ReporterAnalyzer, AIG is getting a proven product that can be used to better respond to network and application performance problems, plan for growth, and streamline bandwidth allocations. To facilitate network performance management on a worldwide basis, ReporterAnalyzer provides a centralized view into the entire global network and also offers distributed views for regional network managers.”
| Posted by Chandra Hosek on 09/12 at 08:26 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Monday, August 21, 2006
Lancope Ships StealthWatch IDentity-1000 with StealthWatch System 5.5Lancope, Inc., the provider of StealthWatch, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response system, today announced the general availability of StealthWatch System 5.5, which includes Router/Switch Monitoring & Reporting, User Identity Tracking, Point-Of-View(TM) Technology and the new StealthWatch IDentity-1000 appliance, the first solution to tie network traffic and host behavior directly to user identity. As the leading flow-based solution that delivers cost effective end-to-end network visibility, StealthWatch System 5.5 now enables network engineers and planners to easily streamline security and network operations process, reduce the time and resources allocated to identifying and remediating network events, and eliminate the cost and complexity associated with non-integrated point solutions.
| Posted by Jody Ma Kissling on 08/21 at 09:53 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
WatchGuard Launches Industry's Most Comprehensive Unified Threat Management Security BundleWatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WGRD), a leading provider of Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions, announced the most comprehensive all-in-one UTM hardware and security services package for the small- to medium-sized business on the market today. The new offering, based on the recently introduced Firebox X Core e-Series, helps eliminate the time and hassle associated with deploying multiple security solutions by combining components that work cooperatively together—in one convenient package.
The UTM bundle combines WatchGuard’s flagship Firebox X Core e-Series UTM appliance with the company’s robust security services, which include Gateway AntiVirus / Intrusion Prevention with anti-spyware, spamBlocker, WebBlocker and LiveSecurity support. By offering a packaged solution set, WatchGuard is making it easier for resellers to provide their customers with more complete protection from the varied and pernicious threats coursing across the Internet today. End-users will also benefit as the deployment of multiple security services is made much easier, now only requiring a single license.
| Posted by Jeff Wenker on 07/26 at 07:43 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Secure Computing's CyberGuard TSP Security Appliance Achieves Common Criteria CertificationSecure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR), the experts in securing connections between people, applications and networks(TM) today announced the company’s CyberGuard Firewall/VPN v6.2.1, received the Common Criteria Certification (CC) EAL4+ using the US Department of Defense (DoD) Application-level Firewall Protection Profile for Medium Robustness Environments. To achieve this higher level of Protection Profile compliance, CyberGuard TSP was subjected to and passed months of rigorous government-defined independent vulnerability analysis and penetration testing required by the US Common Criteria Scheme. To date, CyberGuard TSP and the Sidewinder G2(R) Security Appliance are the only firewalls on the market to complete this testing as application-level firewalls.
| Posted by Nikolett Bacso on 07/19 at 12:00 PM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Cisco Systems Delivers NAC Appliance 4.0Cisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced the delivery of NAC Appliance 4.0, the latest edition of the company’s Network Admission Control solution designed to protect businesses from information security risks ushered in by non-compliant users and devices.
Designed to address the growing business and information technology security challenges caused by increasingly unpredictable threats, the appliance builds on Cisco’s vision of NAC by providing policy enforcement at network entry points throughout a distributed enterprise. It features significant policy-enforcement capabilities for protecting local-area networks (LANs) as well as remote office, virtual private networks (VPNs) and wireless access points.
Since Cisco released NAC in 2003, the marketplace has witnessed a flurry of related offerings. The role of Cisco’s NAC Appliance 4.0 extends well beyond point products available in the marketplace today. The NAC Appliance addresses network access across all segments of an enterprise network—wired, wireless and remote—covering all network entry points and, in turn, establishing itself as an integral part of a business’ network security infrastructure.
| Posted by Neil Wu Becker on 07/09 at 10:28 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Monday, June 26, 2006
Lockdown Networks Launches Intelligent Network Access Control Policy EnvironmentLockdown Networks(R), the leading provider of Network Access Control (NAC) solutions that ensure all users and devices on the network comply with security and IT policies, today announced the launch of its open iNAC(R) (intelligent NAC) architecture for collaboration and integration with a full spectrum of security, endpoint and network infrastructure technologies. The iNAC architecture creates an extensible NAC policy environment that enables third-party security and network infrastructure products to collaborate in network access policy decisions, and to share information critical to network and endpoint security with the Lockdown Enforcer(TM). Through collaborative product development, iNAC-enabled applications enhance overall network security, while simultaneously improving the end-user experience and maximizing the value of IT and security investments. Lockdown’s iNAC architecture is used to integrate Lockdown Enforcer with Enterasys Networks intrusion detection technology, PatchLink patch management software, Microsoft NAP and IBM Tivoli, and will be used for integration with Intel vPro Technology.
| Posted by Dan Clark on 06/26 at 12:21 PM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
WatchGuard Enhances Network Security for Remote Offices and Small Businesses
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGRD), a leading provider of network security solutions, today launched its Firebox X Edge e-Series integrated security appliances. Designed for remote or branch offices and small businesses, the new wired and wireless Firebox X Edge platforms extend ease of use and strong security by adding advanced networking and dynamic quality of service (QoS) support.
The new Firebox X Edge e-Series features inter-office traffic prioritization and bandwidth management to ensure traffic is handled based on its business criticality. Unlike conventional implementations, WatchGuard’s QoS functionality is dynamic, allowing full bandwidth utilization and maximizing throughput performance. When deployed in a remote or branch office, the Firebox X Edge configurations can be centrally and remotely managed, using WatchGuard System Manager, to ensure security policies are uniform across multiple locations. In addition, WatchGuard’s unique drag and drop VPN creation capabilities simplify setup and reduce maintenance time for the branch office connections.
| Posted by Jeff Wenker on 06/26 at 12:16 PM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Cisco Continues Innovation on the Catalyst 6500 with Enhancements across Services Module PortfolioCisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced new and enhanced software features across several Services Modules available for the Cisco(R) Catalyst(R) 6500 Series switches, which help customers use innovative technology to support their continually evolving networking requirements.
Cisco currently offers over 20 different services modules for the Catalyst 6500 in five categories: security, application networking, network monitoring, wireless/mobility, and IP communications. By integrating these modules in their existing Catalyst 6500 switches, every port becomes services capable, making the Catalyst 6500 among the most scalable, high-performance platform for integrated services from the network infrastructure to the application levels. Further, customers can defend their network infrastructure with unified threat protection by integrating firewall, intrusion protection, denial of service attack protection, and IPSEC or SSL VPN services.
| Posted by John Noh on 06/21 at 08:57 AM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |