Bi-Monthly Computer Networking/IT Industry Updates (Apr. 17 – 30, ’15)

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Welcome to another edition of bi-monthly Computer Networking/IT industry updates. Let’s look at some interesting news, product releases from the companies in our industry, over the last two weeks (April 17 – April 30, 2015).

#1. Hp Introduces Hp ArcSight User Behavior Analytics Solution: This security platform is being powered by Securonix and is used to detect internal threats by giving visibility into the user behavior. This compliments Hp ArcSight’s SIEM portfolio. Read more…

#2. Brocade Introduces a Switch & Extension Switch to Bolster its IP Storage Capabilities: The new Brocade VDX 6740 Switch & Brocade 7840 Extension Switch introduces IP-based Fabric Vision technology & improves replication performance over long distances with strong encryption, respectively. More…

#3. Avaya Introduces Stackable Ethernet Switch: The new Avaya ERS5900 Series Network Switches support MACsec, uPOE up to 60W, etc. Read more…

#4. Dell Introduces SonicWALL TZ Series Firewall: With desktop form factor and 1 GE ports, this UTM appliance supports intrusion prevention speeds up to 1.1 Gbps. More…

#5. Dell Introduces PowerEdge R930 x86 Server: This high-end server features Intel Xeon processor E7-8800/4800 v3; 24 internal hard-drives; support for up to 8 PCIe SSDs, etc. Read more…

#6. Dell Introduces new Open Networking Switches for Data Centers: The Dell Networking Z9100-ON is a 1 RU 100 GbE fabric switch that supports multi-rate switching. The S4048-ON is a ToR Switch that supports 10 GbE switching. The S3048-ON is a ToR switch for 1 GbE switching. More…

#7. RSA Introduces ‘RSA Via’ SaaS-based Identity Solutions: This combines authentication, identity/access management, governance silos into one module. Among others, it enables users to authenticate using multiple authentication methods available on mobiles. Read more…

#8. Fortinet Introduces FortiWAN Link Load Balancers: The new FortiWAN link load balancer line includes FortiWAN 200B, 1000B, and 3000 B for 200 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 3 Gbps throughput respectively. More…

#9. Huawei Introduces FireHunter Sandbox to handle unknown threats and APT attacks for companies of any size. Read more…

#10. SolarWinds Announces Acquisition of Papertrail, a Cloud-based Log Management Company. This acquisition, according to the company, will help it extend and connect log management capabilities from on-premise to cloud and SaaS-based environments, for customers. More…

#11. Citrix Introduces Virtual WAN Edition: This bonds multiple network services such as MPLS, Broadband, Mobile, Satellite, etc. to maximize WAN capacity and reliability. Read more…

#12. VMware initiates new Open Source projects, Project Lightwave & Project Photon: Project Lightwave will be a Container Identity and Access Management technology; Project Photon will be a lightweight Linux Operating System for Containerized applications. More…

#13. Radware Launches Cloud-based Web Application Firewall Service for protection from web-based cyber attacks for both on-premises and remote end points. Read more…

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