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Juniper to unveil programmable core switch for software-defined networking

Microsoft Lync shows off the basics, but misses the mark | How the 'largest and most IPv4 census ever' broke the law, but still respected user privacy

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Juniper to unveil programmable core switch for software-defined networking
Juniper Networks is readying a new programmable core switch to address software-defined networking in campuses and data centers. Sources say it is called the EX9200 and is based on the MX router. It comes in three configurations: 4-slot, 8-slot and 14-slot chassis, the same form factors as the company's successful MX 240, 480 and 960 routers for enterprises and service providers. Read More


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Microsoft Lync shows off the basics, but misses the mark
This week, the 2013 edition of Enterprise Connect was held in Orlando, Florida. I don't attend many of the sessions as I try to use the time to meet with companies, but I always reserve time for the keynote sessions. I hope to see something new and, as C+C Music Factory used to sing, "things that make me go hmmm." The keynote I was most excited for was Microsoft's because of all the changes that... Read More


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How the 'largest and most IPv4 census ever' broke the law, but still respected user privacy
It started as a joke – "we should try the classic telnet login root:root on random IP addresses" – but it soon evolved into a massive, illegal project to hack into nearly half-a-million internet-connected devices solely for the purpose of mapping out global internet activity. The data would materialize as this fascinating .gif: Read More


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It's a herd mentality out on Sand Hill Rd. Over the past few years, VCs shied away from many infrastructure and security companies, preferring to bet on cloud computing, mobile computing, and social networking startups. Read More

Cisco, others see run on data center switches
Data center Ethernet switch revenues exceeded $2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, putting this market on an $8 billion annual run-rate, according to Crehan Research. Calendar 2012 revenue growth "far exceeded" that of 2011, the firm states, helped by a slowdown in the decline of chassis/modular Ethernet switch shipments and increasing adoption of 10G Ethernet switches. Read More

Cisco inadvertently weakens password encryption in its IOS operating system
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. Read More



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