Archive for March, 2008
6200Networks Update…
I have received a great many emails from my readers asking if I’m still here and wondering why I have not been posting as often as I usually do or even listing a daily trivia question and I wanted to let everyone know that I am still here. My postings have slacked off this month because [...]
31Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 1 comment | Continued
Optical Networking Conference 2008
We invite you to join Cisco for a two-day Optical Networking Conference at Cisco’s Optical lab and facilities in Richardson Texas, April 16–17. Our conference has been designed to provide technical decision makers, CTOs, and VPs with the following benefits:
One-on-one meetings with Cisco’s Optical executives and product experts. Private meetings can be prearranged on a [...]
31Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 1 comment | Continued
Now Available: Cisco Secure Desktop Vault for Vista x86 ( Cisco Secure Desktop 3.3 )
Cisco Secure Desktop 3.3 with support for the Vault on Vista 32-bit (x86) is now available for use with Cisco ASA 5500 Security Appliance v8.0.x+ clientless SSL VPN connections. This release also includes an updated set of applications for the Host Scan / Advanced Endpoint Assessment functionality and numerous resolved defects.
Available for customers with SMARTnet:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/securedesktop
Release [...]
Unified Communications Applications: Empower Employees by Simplifying Collaboration
When agencies first adopt unified communications, the usual goal is to connect to each other and to citizens with voice and voicemail. But that’s just the beginning. Once the framework is in place, agencies can add different unified communications applications one by one—like presence, multimedia collaboration, TelePresence, and accessibility—to empower the workforce. These applications enable [...]
31Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Telework as a Continuity of Operations Strategy Webcast Now Available for Download
More and more federal agencies are incorporating telework into their Continuity of Operations plans, or COOP. Agencies like the Department of Labor have successfully implemented telework as an integral component of their COOP strategy. You can learn more about their approach in a Webcast now available for download on the Telework Exchange Web Site. Download [...]
31Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Cisco at FOSE 2008
Experience the Empowered Government Workforce in Cisco Booth 1701. Learn about the Cisco technologies that enable an innovative agency to communicate and collaborate effectively wherever its employees need to be:
At home: Secure access to all the functionality of the agency office, including communications, applications, and data.
At the office: Collaboration using unified communications and a secure, resilient network [...]
Cisco Video Surveillance
Want to learn more about Cisco’s Video Surveillance Solution? Take a look at this short video that provides a very nice overview of the Solution. The video can be found online here: Cisco Video Surveillance
31Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Cisco IPS Active Update Bulletin
The Cisco IPS Active Update Bulletin has been posted for March 11th. Topics listed in this current bulletin are as follows:
Announcing the S325 Signature Update for IPS
Announcing Availability of IPS Versions 6.0(4)E1 Service Pack
Upcoming End-of-Life (EOL) for new signature updates in 4.x format for Cisco IOS IPS feature
Announcing New IOS IPS Signature Sets available
Announcing Cisco [...]
Intellishield Cyber Risk Report
The IntelliShield Cyber Risk Report is a strategic intelligence product that highlights current security activity and mid- to long-range perspectives. The report addresses seven major risk management categories: vulnerability, physical, legal, trust, identity, human, and geopolitical. The Cyber Risk Reports are a result of collaborative efforts, information sharing, and collective security expertise of senior analysts [...]
31Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
IronPort bolsters Web reputation filters with Botsite Defense and URL Outbreak Detection
This is a great article detailing the significant enhancements to the IronPort Web Reputation Filters. In fact did you know that on average in the “C” series appliances with Virus outbreak filters (a critical first layer of preventive defense against detecting and stopping new outbreaks and viruses before any other technology) the “C” series can find viruses [...]
21Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Friday Funnies - Cisco vs. Nortel
So I generally don’t get involved in disagreements, arguments, scuffles or quarrles but I have to say I have been following the discussions taking place between Douglas Gourlay and Tony Rybczynski @ NetworkWorld and it’s become absolutely amazing to me how far off the rocker Nortel has fallen or at least Tony Rybczynski (I won’t [...]
21Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Cisco IPS Active Update Bulletin
The Cisco IPS Active Update Bulletin has been posted for March 11th. Topics listed in this current bulletin are as follows:
Announcing the S322 Signature Update for IPS
Announcing Availability of IPS Versions 6.0(4)E1 Service Pack
Upcoming End-of-Life (EOL) for new signature updates in 4.x format for Cisco IOS IPS feature
Announcing New IOS IPS Signature Sets available
Announcing Cisco [...]
PSIRT Changes
Cisco is announcing program changes for the publication schedule for Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) Security Advisories. Starting on March 26, 2008, Cisco will release bundles of IOS Security Advisories on the fourth Wednesday of the month in March and September of each calendar year.
This schedule change will not restrict us from promptly publishing [...]
IntelliShield Cyber Risk Report
The IntelliShield Cyber Risk Report is a strategic intelligence product that highlights current security activity and mid- to long-range perspectives. The report addresses seven major risk management categories: vulnerability, physical, legal, trust, identity, human, and geopolitical. The Cyber Risk Reports are a result of collaborative efforts, information sharing, and collective security expertise of senior analysts [...]
20Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
What a great story!!!
Give this a read before buying off the grey/black market…
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/29/Counterfeit-Cisco-gear-seized_1.html
Cisco Introduces Updated CCVP Certification
Building on the growing demand for IT Professionals with a strong networking background in Voice and Telephony technologies, Cisco has released an updated version of its popular CCVP® certification.
Cisco recognizes the increased importance placed on IT professionals responsible for integrating voice technology into underlying network architectures and has updated the CCVP curriculum to provide [...]
Automated Diagnostics for Commercial Networks
Have you seen the easy-to-use scripts and applets that allow network engineers managing Commercial networks to automate common diagnostics and customize complex network tasks? The scripts and applets use Cisco IOS® Embedded Event Manager (EEM), a powerful device and system management technology integrated into specific Cisco switches and routers. EEM helps customers harness the network [...]
17Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Cisco NX-OS Feature Navigator
Cisco NX-OS is a data center-class operating system built with modularity, resiliency, and serviceability at its foundation. The self-healing and highly modular design of Cisco NX-OS makes zero-impact operations a reality and enables exceptional operational flexibility.
Cisco NX-OS provides a robust and rich feature set that fulfills the routing, switching, and storage networking requirements of [...]
Apple’s iPhone 2.0 to Integrate Cisco VPN Client
After many months of collaboration between Cisco and Apple, it appears that we both have finally figured out to integrate the Cisco IPSec VPN client into the new Apple iPhone via Apple’s new SDK. The iPhone 2.0 software with integrated Cisco VPN Client software should be available around the June timeframe according to Apple. The [...]
14Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 2 comments | Continued
Microsoft and Cisco Enhance Branch Offices through Integration of Windows Server 2008 and Cisco WAAS
Microsoft and Cisco have announced that they intend to work together to offer Windows Server 2008 with Cisco WAN optimization in a solution for branch office environments. Cisco will embed a virtualization component within its Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) appliance family that will help customers to host Windows Server 2008 services within their existing [...]
14Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
New Resources from the Routing & Switching Newsletter
Rapid Wireless WAN Deployment Lowers Construction Site Costs
Learn how Balfour Beatty Rail quickly establishes secure, mobile, high-speed Internet connections with Cisco 3G Wireless WAN technology. Read more.
Deploying Unified Communications Within a Cisco Integrated Network
Understand the business and technical benefits of deploying Cisco Unified Communications with Cisco switches, routers, and wireless solutions. Read more.
Evolving [...]
Do you need an EEM Script?
EEM is a flexible system designed to customize your IOS. With EEM you can automate tasks, perform minor enhancements and create workarounds. Develop and run scripts in your own environment, you can program your own custom actions using Tcl also. Cisco has developed an EEM Script repository on CCO where you download example scripts submitted [...]
13Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Field Notice: FN - 62832 - ASA 5505 Power On Failure
Cisco has identified an issue where some Cisco ASA 5505 units fail to power on after a powercycle or during normal operations. When the failure occurs, the units become unresponsive and are unable to recover from the failure. A majority of Cisco ASA 5505 units do not exhibit this problem. The ones that do exhibit [...]
12Mar2008 | Joe Harris | 0 comments | Continued
Cisco Study Reveals 3 of Every 5 IT Pros to Increase Security Spending in 2008
Cisco announced a final set of findings from annual research on remote workers’ impact on corporate security, revealing that three of every five IT decision makers plan to increase security spending within the next year.
Commissioned by Cisco and conducted by InsightExpress, a third-party market research firm, the study features surveys of more than 2,000 remote [...]
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Thanks, and that's good to know. Wow, 12.4(next release)T!!! So when will 12.5 mainline come out ;-)
William 
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