Caution urged on VPN security
Companies consider it important to check whether or not remote computers meet corporate security profiles before they gain VPN access, but endpoint checking cannot address all the problems the machines might cause.
Stories by Tim Greene
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Matisse announces efficient optical ring technology
Matisse Networks is introducing an optical switch that is stingy in its use of lasers but can support fully meshed fiber-optic rings on which traffic is provisioned as if the whole network were based on Layer 2 Ethernet switches alone.
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Citrix buys into WAN optimization
Citrix is expected to add WAN optimization to its products with the planned purchase of Orbital Data for US$50 million.
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Security vendor WatchGuard acquired
WatchGuard, makers of multi-function security devices for branch offices, is accepting a deal to be bought by a private investment firm.
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SSL VPN vendor partners with clustering software vendor
SSL VPN vendor AEP is partnering with clustering software vendor Zeus Technology to enable larger deployments of the SSL gear initially, but with aims to add load balancing and Web security later.
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Aventail automates SSL VPN setup
Aventail is upgrading its SSL VPN agent software so it can initiate transactions between remote branch machines and central site servers and databases automatically, eliminating the need for staff to perform routine daily tasks between sites.
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Wireless mobility vendors make up and merge
Wireless mobility vendors NetMotion and Padcom have merged, making one of the largest vendors in the field and burying a lingering patent suit between the two.The all-stock transaction is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks and the company will be known as NetMotion.
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Packeteer buys Tacit to meet WAFS needs
Packeteer is buying Tacit Networks to add important server consolidation technology to Packeteer's WAN-optimization products.
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INTEROP - Massive VOIP tests reveal strengths, weaknesses
The good news is that VOIP equipment among multiple vendors is finally pretty interoperable; the bad news is that there are still lots of potholes that can ruin VOIP implementation.
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INTEROP - Network access control isn't cooked yet
Scanning PCs before they are allowed network access is technology that will take another two years before it is mature, according to speakers at an Interop session Monday.
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NetContinuum upgrades firewall hardware, software
NetContinuum is jacking up the power of its application firewall with a new appliance that replaces its initial offering and adds new options for deployment that are less intrusive to the network.
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Check Point updates event-correlation software
Check Point has upgraded its Eventia event-correlation software so it can now include data from Check Point's own endpoint security platform and from Windows operating systems.
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Branch in a box for remote management
Looking to eliminate the hodgepodge of devices users have to manage in branch offices, many customers are turning to single, multi-function devices known as a "branch in a box" that perform branch-office network functions while being managed remotely.
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Cisco bumps up ASA drives to bolster security
Cisco is adding full SSL VPN support to its ASA 5500 platform as well as software to filter worms, viruses, spam and other unwanted content.
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RSA - Network security is the key to keeping VoIP secure
Despite warnings that VoIP is vulnerable to a new breed of attacks, the biggest threat to VoIP remains weaknesses in general network security, according to a vendor presentation at the RSA Security Conference 2006.
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