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Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches with Enhanced Image SW by Cisco Systems, Inc.
2950T-48, 2950SX-24, 2950-24, and 2950-12 switches, members of the Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series, are standalone, fixed-configuration, managed 10 /100 Mbps...
Session Initiated Protocol (SIP): A Five-Function Control Protocol by F5 Networks
will bring together the enterprise and telecommunications to provide IP-based communications. "SIP, SIP, SIP" that's all we hear lately. Why? Simply put, the Session...
Cisco PIX 506E Security Appliance by Cisco Systems, Inc.
for remote office, branch office, and small-to-medium business (SMB) networks, in a highperformance, easy-to-deploy purpose-built appliance. The Cisco® PIX® 506E...
Voice over IP/Telephony - Out-of-Band Management Products by Avocent Help Vonage Manage Remote, Lights-Out Data Centers by Avocent
for pricing, features, call quality and reliability for the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) category. To support its product offerings, read how out... Vonage...
Building the Next Generation Network Bridge: From Today's Network to the Future by F5 Networks
the next generation network (NGN) and the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), it is perhaps more important to talk about how today's existing service provider (SP...
WEP Cloaking for Legacy Encryption Protection by Motorola, Inc.
Several known vulnerabilities and attack tools have compromised Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), making it unsuitable for secure WLAN implementations...
The Business Case for Enterprise VoIP by Intel Corporation
to experience benefits VoIP and unified messaging bring to the workplace. Industry-wide interest in VoIP deployment is substantial and growing. This...
Vyatta Community Edition 4 - Open-Source Routing and Security by Vyatta Inc
User: SME, Enterprise, ISP - IT managers and Network Engineers IT Problem: Traditional network equipment is overpriced and inflexible! The Vyatta open network...
Federal Desktop Core Configuration: Achieving Compliance with the Lowest Total Cost of Ownership by Lumension Security
automation tools affect security and IT costs. It also includes a description of Lumension Security’s Vulnerability Management Solution, which has...
CCNA v2.0 Review: Critical Concepts of the 640-802 CCNA Exam by Global Knowledge
s introductory certification and the one in greatest demand. Cisco products often are the first thought when choosing network infrastructure...
Endpoint Security Best Practices for Complying with FDCC Standards by Lumension Security
Listen to this podcast and learn about the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) mandate, aimed at improving endpoint security for...
E-Book: Improve the Efficiency of Your Call Center - Leveraging VoIP and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) by Genesys
Read this E-Guide and explore how constructing your service organization around SIP and utilizing SIP-based contact center can make...
4G: The What, Why and When by Tellabs
benefits of 4G-enabled services and Propose a realistic timeline for the adoption of a 4G standard. There are many complex and interdependent moving parts...
Practical Considerations for Deploying 802.11n by Siemens Enterprise Communications
deployment in the enterprise and may eventually become the dominant enterprise local area network (LAN) technology. This paper explains it all. As with...
Arrays Score with Both File and Block by Storage Magazine
There are pros and cons to running multiple protocols through a single array controller. File-system protocols like CIFS and NFS treat...
Bandwidth Management for Peer-to-Peer Applications by F5 Networks
This paper explains how more and more users are using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) protocols to share very large files as the proliferation of broadband increases...
Securing Your Wireless LAN: Understanding Protocols and Management Options by Motorola, Inc.
Tips from SearchSecurity.com and SearchNetworking.com- for a more in depth look at understanding today’s security protocols and wireless security...
802.11n Demystified Companion Guide by Xirrus
existing 802.11a/b/g networks, and what network managers should do to achieve the highest performance possible. 802.11n is one of the most significant...
Simplifying Deployment, Security and Management of DNS/DHCP Services: IPControl™ Sapphire DNS/DHCP Appliances by BT INS
efforts to keep IP networks up and running for critical DHCP and DNS services, then discuss the IPControl Sapphire appliances, which achieve the next...
Identity Aware Networking Solutions for PCI DSS Compliance by Applied Identity
meet many of the audit and access control requirements of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance standard. Compliance-ready...
Applying ITIL Best Practices to IPAM by BT INS
to IP address management (IPAM), and the benefits that can be achieved from using an ITIL management framework. Providing structure and discipline to...
Affordable Business-Class Mobility by Cisco Systems, Inc.
the versatility to evolve and scale from a mobile foundation delivering business-grade wireless features to a sophisticated wireless network...
Quality of Service (QoS) in High-Priority Applications by Transition Networks, Inc.
This paper will discuss both hard and soft QoS techniques including 802.1P, IP Precedence, Differentiated Services, Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) and...
The SIP High Availability and Reliability Paradigm by F5 Networks
for delivering voice, video, data, and wireless services seamlessly. Converged networks have come a long way since the 1990s. New applications like Instant...
FAQ guide on Fibre Channel over Ethernet by Emulex Corporation
to be accepted by a large majority and wide range of market vendors. This Podcast explains this new networking protocol The new Fibre Channel over Ethernet...
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