Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps

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	Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure Borderless Network architecture. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. In this Issue RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already Verisign: DNSSEC on track Cisco secures mobile, cloud apps Cisco develops VPN client for PCs, smartphones Cisco competitor Extreme Networks looking to capitalize on Nexus 5000 shipping delays Cisco rival Brocade enlists marketing help EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds Cisco Nexus 5000's Poor Results in Data Center Switching Test Force10 targets the large installed base of Cisco's end of life Catalyst 6509 switches E-BOOK: Sybase 5 Key Mobile Management Must-Dos Discover the five steps you can take to realize comprehensive management of your mobile environment. This IDG Playbook will guide your strategy for managing and securing your booming mobile environment, regardless of the variety of hardware and operating systems. Read More Now RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already Jon Oltsik: It's pouring in San Francisco but ironically the RSA Conference is already pointed toward clouds -- in this case cloud computing security. Read More Verisign: DNSSEC on track VeriSign is reporting no serious problems with its ongoing deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the Internet's root servers and on the top-level domain servers that it operates, including the systems that power the popular .com and .net domains. Read More Cisco secures mobile, cloud apps Cisco Subnet blog: Another year, another security architecture from Cisco. From Self-Defending Networks to TrustSec and now... Secure Borderless Networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Force10 Data Center Optimization Strategies Enhance the efficiency of your data center by improving power and cooling. Learn the strategies you can use to refine power efficiency, thereby boosting your TCO and lowering your budget. Read More Cisco develops VPN client for PCs, smartphones Cisco Systems will soon release a VPN client for smartphones and PCs aimed at enterprise administrators who want to provide secure access to their networks and ward off malicious software. Read More Cisco competitor Extreme Networks looking to capitalize on Nexus 5000 shipping delays Brad Reese: More than two months ago I blogged about Cisco's widespread component supply shortages. Cisco competitor Extreme Networks is offering channel resellers the opportunity to experience the timely shipment of its competing switch. Read More Cisco rival Brocade enlists marketing help Cisco Subnet blog: Brocade this week enlisted a veteran of the Ethernet switching wars to try and right its own LAN switching ship -- the one obtained for almost $3 billion with 2008's acquisition of Foundry Networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed WAN Optimization Can Multiply IT Efficiencies Data center consolidation, regulatory compliance and a more distributed environment are some of the IT initiatives making a comprehensive and robust disaster recovery plan more important than ever before. The Enterprise Strategy Group highlights trends in DR, the role of virtualization and the impact of WAN optimization. Learn more. EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds EMC, Intel and VMware are teaming up to improve security and regulatory compliance in cloud computing with a proof of concept to be demonstrated at this week's RSA Conference in San Francisco. Read More Cisco Nexus 5000's Poor Results in Data Center Switching Test Michael Morris: As I have blogged about numerous times, we built a new data center last year that uses Cisco Nexus switches end-to-end, including the Nexus 5000 series. Read More Force10 targets the large installed base of Cisco's end of life Catalyst 6509 switches Brad Reese: Back on October 8, 2009, Cisco published again the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for its large installed base of Catalyst 6509 Switches. Exploiting this formidable opportunity, until the end of September 2010, Force10 will sell at a lower price its chassis-based C-Series C300 switch. Read More
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