Bi-Monthly Computer Networking/IT Industry Updates (Feb. 11 – 24, ’14)

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Welcome to Bi-monthly Computer Networking/IT industry updates. In this edition, we’ll have a look at some interesting news, product releases and articles published by the vendors in our industry over the last two weeks (February 11 – 24, 2014).

#1. Cisco releases OpenAppID for Snort: If you remember, Cisco had acquired Snort sometime before, and now they have released custom open source application detection and control for Snort via OpenAppID. Read more…

#2. Extreme Networks launches first product post Enterasys acquisition – Purview: Purview, a network analytics solution (physical, virtual), is the first product launched by Extreme Networks & Enterasys. This solution allows companies to analyze bandwidth utilization levels for individual applications, and other network intelligence services. Read more…

#3. Aruba Networks unveils Enterprise-grade Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Points: Aruba 270 Series Access Points are the new outdoor 802.11ac-enabled access points introduced by Aruba Networks, for outdoor applications. Read more…

#4. Ruckus introduces cloud-based Wi-Fi Location Service: Ruckus has introduced SPoT, Ruckus Smart Positioning Technology, that provides cloud-based Wi-Fi Location service for enterprises and service providers. Read more…

#5. Riverbed has a number of events lined up for Wireshark: Wireshark is a popular open source network analyzer. Riverbed is hosting a “Troubleshooting with Wireshark” virtual tour on Feb. 24. 26, 28; they are also launching a book – “Troubleshooting with Wireshark: Locating the Source of Performance Problems” during the virtual tour. SharkFest 2014, Seventh Annual Education & Training forum for Wireshark developers and users will be held in San Rafael, California from June 16 – 20. Read more…

#6. NetApp introduces FAS8000 Series storage systems: The company says that this is a scale-out storage system and virtualization software for the unbound cloud-era. Read more…

#7. Citrix Introduces new Cloudbranch 800/400 Appliances for small branches: These two are the latest (small) appliances released by Citrix for WAN Optimization/Application Visibility. Read more…

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