Bi-Weekly Computer Networking/IT Industry Updates (July 9 – 22, 2013)
Hello people,
Welcome to another edition of bi-weekly Computer Networking/IT industry updates. In this edition, let us look at some interesting news, product releases and articles published by the vendors in our industry, over the last two weeks.
#1. Can the Internet of Everything be useful for growing urban gardens or for enhancing existing agricultural systems? Read this blog post from Cisco to learn the exciting possibilities opened by Internet of Everything in the agricultural sector…
#2. Siemens Enterprise Communications unveils Project Ansible: Project Ansible is a dynamic communications and collaboration platform that extends beyond Unified Communications, according to Siemens Enterprise Communications. Read more…
#3. Riverbed introduces Granite product family: Granite, is an enterprise class server and data consolidation solution that enables distributed companies to consolidate and secure their servers and data, over a centralized platform. Read more…
#4. EMC to acquire ScaleIO: EMC has announced that they will shortly be acquiring ScaleIO, a company specialized in server-side software. This acquisition is expected to strengthen EMC’s flash portfolio of products across servers and storage. Read more… EMC has announced new products to strengthen its data protection portfolio. Read more…
#5. Fortinet introduces new UTM appliances: Fortinet has introduced at least 10 new UTM network security appliances targeting multiple customer segments from small business to large distributed enterprises. Read more…
#6. Checkpoint introduces 13500 Data Center Security Appliance: Checkpoint Software Technologies has introduced the new 13500 Data Center security appliance that provides 23.6 Gbps firewall throughput, 5.7 Gbps IPS throughput, 28 million concurrent connections, among others. Read more…
#7. IBM to acquire CSL International: IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire CSL International, a provider of virtualization management technology, to be used with IBM’s zEnterprise systems. Read more…
#8. SolarWinds offers Free DNS Tools: SolarWinds has offered its DNS management tool, DNS Stuff, for free to IT managers/administrators. This tool can help with the analysis and management of domain and email services. Read more…
#9. VMware sells Zimbra: VMware has announced that they have sold Zimbra assets to a company called Telligent. Read more…
#10. Silver Peak to allow hardware customers to upgrade to equivalent virtual software version, for free: Silver Peak has announced that its WAN optimization hardware customers can upgrade to equivalent virtual software version anytime, for free. This, according to them, offers lifetime investment protection. Read more…
#11. Meru Networks introduces new 802.11ac Access Point: Meru Networks has introduced its new 802.11ac Access Point – AP832, which supports 80 Mhz channels and can enable the use of three spatial stream using two 802.11ac radios with just 802.3af power. Read more…
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