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The whole enchilada: Integrated compute platforms steamroll across IT

(Steve Duplessie) — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:00 GMT

Vendors are rebuilding the mainframe with converged infrastructure, collapsed kit or integrated compute platforms -- whatever you want to call it. And customers are loving it.

Tech Titans Talk: The IDG Enterprise Interview Series

(CIO) — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:00 GMT

In the IDG Enterprise Interview Series, you'll hear from technology CIOs and CEOs on today's burgeoning trends, ongoing headaches and upcoming product plans. Check out this informative series from IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and his team of editors.

Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase

(Stephen Lawson) — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:15:00 GMT

Data-center and wireless sales led growth at Cisco Systems in its fiscal third quarter, as it saw customers spending more in the U.S. and developing countries but reported continuing weakness in Southern Europe.

San Francisco axes cellphone warning law in CTIA settlement

(Stephen Lawson) — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:01:00 GMT

San Francisco killed its cellphone radiation warning law on Tuesday by agreeing to settle a lawsuit by the mobile industry group CTIA.

Career advice: Are certs worthwhile?

(Gary Hensley) — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:21:00 GMT

Premier 100 IT Leader Gary Hensley also answers questions on transitioning to the security field and becoming a leader.

VirnetX targets Skype, Lync in new patent attack on Microsoft

gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:36:00 GMT

Patent holding company VirnetX this week filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Microsoft's Skype of infringing six of its patents.

Cisco's new director-class storage switch boosts throughput 6X

lmearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:23:00 GMT

Cisco's new director-class switch for storage, unveiled today, increases throughput six-fold and offers N+1 resilience.

Mobile data and messaging exceeds voice revenues for the first time on mobiles: Telsyte

(Rimin Dutt) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:04:00 GMT

The value of mobile data and messaging revenues has exceeded voice call revenues for the first time in Australia, according to new research from technology analyst firm, Telsyte.

Cisco edges F5 in VPN shootout

(Susan Perschke) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:04:00 GMT

Connecting remotely to network servers is a fact of life for millions of end users. Whether working from a PC or a mobile device, users rely on secure, reliable remote connections to maintain their productivity.

Network heavy hitters to pool SDN efforts in OpenDaylight project

(Stephen Lawson) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Software-defined networking, a set of technologies to help networks better adapt to user needs with less manual effort, may at last be getting the common foundation it has needed for interoperability and efficient development.

Cisco acquisition highlights growing interest in small cells

(Mikael Ricknäs) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:48:00 GMT

Operators and telecom equipment vendors are showing a growing interest in small cells, which aim to give users improved coverage and speeds.

Miami hospital turns to Wi-Fi triangulation for smartphone mapping app

mhamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:00 GMT

Miami Children's Hospital recently launched a free iPhone app that uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families navigate through the center.

I Have the Best Job in Cisco: John Manville

(Eric Ernest) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:35:00 GMT

John Manville, Sr. VP-Global Infrastructure for IT, Cisco, talks about the unique position he enjoys by heading the infrastructure team of the networking leader, and some of the new initiatives being undertaken by them.

Alcatel's Nuage Networks looks to automate clouds

(Stephen Lawson) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:05:00 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent is promising more manageable cloud computing through Nuage Networks, an internal startup that is making its formal debut on Tuesday.

With S-Translator, Samsung aims to reach an old industry goal in real time

(Stephen Lawson) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:45:00 GMT

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will ship to 155 countries by the end of next month, and its real-time voice translation to help people communicate across borders may be one of its most ambitious features.

Q&A: STW Communications Group CIO, Tom Ceglarek

(Hamish Barwick) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:06:00 GMT

While some CIOs are rushing to put data into an external cloud, STW Communications Group CIO Tom Ceglarek has taken a different approach.

Jack Gold: Has BYOD peaked?

(Jack Gold) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:33:00 GMT

Expect enterprises to start instituting stricter policies to make BYOD a more secure and cost-effective policy.

Cisco inadvertently weakens password encryption in its IOS operating system

(Lucian Constantin) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:35:00 GMT

The password encryption algorithm used in some recent versions of the Cisco IOS operating system is weaker than the algorithm it was designed to replace, Cisco revealed earlier this week.

Cisco aims software improvements at enterprise video communications

(Juan Carlos Perez) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:10:00 GMT

Anticipating explosive growth in video communications, Cisco is readying product improvements designed to simplify the management of videoconferencing traffic and to streamline its use for employees.

Blue Jeans Network looks to expand access to affordable videoconferencing

mhamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:03:00 GMT

Blue Jeans Network is rolling out an iOS app, partnering with with Tely Labs on an affordable video collaboration appliance and launching dual streams in a bid to expand access to videoconferencing.

Z10 sales start Friday in U.S., but Blackberry's future still far from certain

mhamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 sales kick off this Friday in the U.S., but it is still unclear how popular the smartphone and its Q10 cousin running BlackBerry 10 will be, amid a number of contradictory predictions and indicators.

Linksys brand to survive as Cisco completes sale to Belkin

(Stephen Lawson) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:33:00 GMT

Belkin completed its acquisition of Linksys on Friday and will keep the longtime home networking company's brand, products and support channels.

Wall Street Beat: Markets advance but tech trends stay stable

(Marc Ferranti) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:04:00 GMT

While U.S. markets have surged lately, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting milestone after milestone in 10 straight days of advances, a relatively modest increase in the value of IT company shares reflects the reality that a rising tide will not lift all boats in the tech sector.

Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents

(John Ribeiro) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:37:00 GMT

A jury in Texas found that Cisco Systems did not infringe four patents held by VirnetX Holding, according to court records.

Security appliances are riddled with serious vulnerabilities, researcher says

(Lucian Constantin) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:16:00 GMT

The majority of email and Web gateways, firewalls, remote access servers, UTM (united threat management) systems and other security appliances have serious vulnerabilities, according to a security researcher who analyzed products from multiple vendors.

Tech companies tell Congress to target patent trolls

(Grant Gross) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:37:00 GMT

The U.S. Congress needs to shut down so-called patent trolls whose infringement lawsuits are diverting company resources from hiring and research, a group of technology companies told lawmakers Thursday.

Programmable networks will power 'Internet of Everything,' says Cisco

(Stephen Lawson) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:42:00 GMT

For the Internet of Things to become a reality, networks need to get a whole lot smarter and more flexible, according to Cisco.

Cisco-funded startup unveils breakthrough router, targets SDNs

(Jim Duffy) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:37:00 GMT

A Cisco-funded router startup has unveiled its first product, which the company says implements breakthrough silicon-to-photonics circuitry for scaling service provider networks and enabling them for software-defined networking (SDN).

Cloud computing's big debt to NASA

pthibodeau@computerworld.com (Patrick Thibodeau) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:00 GMT

IBM's decision this week to base its cloud services on OpenStack may help establish this open source platform as the standard in enterprises.

Mobile carriers, vendors eager to virtualize networks

(Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:09:00 GMT

There has to be a sea change in how mobile operators build their networks and implement new services, and virtualization will make it possible, carriers and equipment vendors say.

Cisco joins top 5 server vendors for the first time, IDC says

(James Niccolai) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:27:00 GMT

Cisco Systems has entered the list of the top 5 server vendors for the first time, drawing level with Fujitsu and Oracle in a tie for fourth place, research firm IDC said on Wednesday.

U.S. lawmakers look for waste in broadband stimulus

(Grant Gross) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:59:00 GMT

Some Republican lawmakers on Wednesday accused two U.S. agencies of wasting hundreds of millions of dollars in broadband stimulus money on failed projects, but supporters of the broadband spending questioned the Republican numbers.

Cricket's Muve Music download service expanding outside the U.S.

mhamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:50:00 GMT

Cricket Communications' unlimited music download service, Muve, has blossomed in the past 18 months and will soon expand in another month outside the U.S., a Cricket executive said Tuesday.

Cisco, Intucell make MWC debut eyeing bigger mobile role

(Stephen Lawson) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:14:00 GMT

Cisco's acquisition of network optimization vendor Intucell closed just three days before the start of Mobile World Congress this week, great timing for a deal that is likely to play a big role in the networking firm's mobile future.

Aruba announces controller and software for hybrid wireless networks

mhamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:10:00 GMT

Aruba Networks announced a Wi-Fi controller today that can create more efficient pathways for wireless traffic and control more than 32,000 Wi-Fi hotspots.

How Arista Networks got out in front of the SDN craze

(John Gallant) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:41:00 GMT

n this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about the reality and hype around SDN, and why the data center requires a different network than your father's general-purpose Cisco net. She also explored how her work at Cisco shaped Arista's strategy, and shared insights on how Arista's partnerships with VMware and Cloudera are making it easier to move to cloud and embrace big data, respectively.

Cisco puts a huge value on the 'Internet of everything'

(Grant Gross) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:56:00 GMT

The so-called 'Internet of everything,' the rapidly approaching world where objects from refrigerators to factory robots can talk to people and other machines, will create a massive business opportunity worth $14.4 trillion over the next decade, according to a new study from Cisco Systems.

Cisco's small-cell move is focused, but its network aims are ambitious

(Stephen Lawson) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:02:00 GMT

Cisco's long-anticipated entry into cellular base stations will come at Mobile World Congress next week, along with the company's familiar promise of an end-to-end architecture.

Cisco posts higher profit and revenue in Q2

(Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:25:00 GMT

Cisco Systems posted higher revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter as Chairman and CEO John Chambers reiterated the company's ambitious goal to become the biggest company in IT.

Hotspot 2.0 guru talks Wi-Fi roaming, new job at Ruckus

(Stephen Lawson) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:10:00 GMT

Dave Stephenson is at the center of one of the most important efforts in mobile networking, the move to shepherd smartphones and other devices among Wi-Fi hotspots safely and automatically.

VCE CEO says EMC, Cisco, VMware partnership unshaken by NetApp incursion

lmearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:59:00 GMT

VCE said its partnership with Cisco has been unaffected by Cisco's strengthening a reseller agreement with NetApp to sell cloud architectures.

With buyout set, Dell needs to lay out PC strategy, analysts say

sgaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:04:00 GMT

Dell's buyout deal should give the company renewed business flexibility and stealth but now buyers need to know if Dell will be in the PC market for the long haul.

Cisco Catalyst marries wired, wireless and SDN in one switch

(Jim Duffy) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:15:00 GMT

Cisco this week unveiled a new Catalyst switch and WLAN controller designed to converge wired and wireless networks and centralize management of both environments.

UPnP flaws expose tens of millions of networked devices to remote attacks, researchers say

(Lucian Constantin) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:38:00 GMT

Tens of millions of network-enabled devices including routers, printers, media servers, IP cameras, smart TVs and more can be attacked over the Internet because of dangerous flaws in their implementation of the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol standard, security researchers from Rapid7 said Tuesday in a research paper.

Startup NetCitadel aims to orchestrate security management controls in virtualized nets

(Ellen Messmer) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:05:00 GMT

Startup NetCitadel launched a product called OneControl intended to automate what might otherwise be manual research and changes related to configuring firewalls, switches or other gear when virtual-machine (VM) workloads are spun up or down in enterprise data centers or cloud environments.

After selling Linksys, Cisco aims to reach consumers through carriers

(Stephen Lawson) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:35:00 GMT

Cisco Systems' sale of its home networking business to Belkin International marks the end of a 10-year odyssey through the world of consumer products, but the company plans to keep reaching consumers through their carriers and cable companies.

Cisco to sell Linksys home networking business to Belkin

(Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:41:00 GMT

Cisco Systems plans to sell its Linksys home networking business to Belkin International for an undisclosed sum under an agreement that includes cooperation between the companies on software, service-provider products and other areas.

Cisco gets closer to NetApp, further from VCE

(Jim Duffy) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:48:00 GMT

Appearing to further distance itself from VCE coalition partners EMC and VMware, Cisco this week expanded collaboration with storage titan NetApp to deepen integration and market reach.

Cisco to buy SON software vendor Intucell for $475M

(Mikael Ricknäs) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:33:00 GMT

Cisco Systems is planning to acquire Intucell in a bid to make its products more attractive to mobile operators as traffic volume on networks continues to grow.

Cisco virtual desktop users to get access to Jabber HD voice and video

(Juan Carlos Perez) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:04:00 GMT

Users of Cisco's virtual desktop system will soon be able to engage in voice and video communications with their colleagues using the Jabber instant messaging tool.