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- MPLS ENT - enterprise networks over Service Provider MPLS
- View Available Dates and LocationsAs MPLS-based networks become more competitively priced, migrating from Frame Relay connections to MPLS backbones makes sense. To optimize and take full advantage of the MPLS-based backbone, you must understand the full implications of the migration including BGP requirements and Quality of Service...
- Tags: MPLS, Enterprise Network, Network Technology, BGP, Networking
- Training 2008-01-01
- Addressing enterprise network Access Requirements
- The truth is that Network Access Control (NAC) has become an essential piece of security enforcement and network infrastructure. NAC also is critical to the business as it enables new global business processes that can drive revenue, improve productivity, and cut costs while enhancing security. The time for NAC-based spin...
- Tags: Security, Network, Enterprise Network, Truth, Networking
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Five Building Blocks to Optimize Your enterprise network
- Rather than talking about how many subscribers are on the network, one needs to increasingly address how many devices are connected to the network. One is moving toward an era where anything that can be connected to the network will be connected. One is rapidly approaching the state where the...
- Tags: Network, Enterprise Network, Networking
- White papers 2007-05-17
- Correctly configure the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) to build an effective, scalable enterprise network
- CCNP Self-Study: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks: Authorized Self-Study Guide, 3rd Edition is a Cisco-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCNP preparation. In this sample chapter from the book, study Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), which in both present-day and future routing environments offers benefits and features over...
- Tags: Self-paced Learning, IGRP, Enterprise Network, Cisco Systems Inc., EIGRP
- Book chapters 2007-01-24
- Pragma FortressSSH 5.0: Secure Connectivity Software to Build a Secure enterprise network With SSH
- Pragma Fortress is a comprehensive secure connectivity product that provides a highly secure encrypted framework to build a secure network environment for enterprise. Pragma Fortress provides access from a wide variety of platforms. Fortress clients are available for any Windows operating system (Windows Vista/2003/XP/2000), PDAs & Mobile Phones (Pocket PC,...
- Tags: SSH, Enterprise Network, Pragma Fortress, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-10-23
- Virtual Disk Based Centralized Management for enterprise networks
- The rapid advances in hardware, software, and networks have made the management of enterprise network systems an increasingly challenging task. Due to the tight coupling between hardware, software, and data, every one of the hundreds or thousands of PCs that are connected in an enterprise environment has to be administered...
- Tags: Software, Disk, Association For Computing Machinery, Enterprise Network, Roi/Tco, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management
- White papers 2006-09-15
- Benefits of the Virtual Desktop on enterprise networks: Introducing Enterprise Desktop Virtualization
- The personal computer revolution is far from over, but enterprises are rightfully questioning the high maintenance costs, endless replacement cycles and security vulnerabilities that plague the standard networked PC. A breakthrough in thin computing now promises to end the PC monopoly on the desktop while giving users improved access to...
- Tags: Desktop Virtualization, PC, Benefit, Enterprise Network, Wyse Technology Inc., Personal Computer Revolution, Desktops, Hardware
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Design a virtualized enterprise network
- This sample chapter from Network Virtualization defines the technical requirements needed to virtualize a network. Then, based on these requirements, it looks at the architectural framework required to successfully support concurrent virtual networks (VNs) over a shared enterprise physical network. The chapter also discusses the importance of maintaining functionality...
- Tags: Chapter, Network, Enterprise Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Virtualization, Networking, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-07-25
- WIN Enterprises: Networking / Internet Appliance Applications
- A pioneer in standards-based solutions that monitor distributed applications from end-to-end across enterprise networks. As a startup, they were trying to design and develop our own boards and then handle systems integration. They were having difficulty trying to build their business and develop the product at the same time -...
- Tags: Internet appliance, systems integration, enterprise network, outsource, monitor, networking
- Case studies 2006-05-04
- 3Com Case Study: Brant County Health Unit (Canada)
- The Brant County Health Unit, located in Ontario, Canada, is an accredited community health agency that is supported by municipal and provincial tax dollars. Brant County Health Unit's legacy telephony system, which it relied on for all incoming and outgoing calls, was 12 years old. Not only was the technology...
- Tags: VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 3Com Corp., 3Com SuperStack, Canada, telephony, telephony system, PBX, enterprise network, high-performance, tax
- Case studies 2006-05-04
- Webcast: Controlling Network Access through an SSL VPN
- There is tremendous buzz and confusion about network access control, or NAC. What is it and how does it fit with your need to provide secure remote access?"Thanks to distributed Internet connectivity, VPNs, wireless technology, network-connected PDAs, and extranets, most large enterprise networks no longer have borders," says Jeff Wilson,...
- Tags: SSL/TLS, VPNs, Authentication/Encryption, SSL VPN, Aventail Corp., Jeff Wilson, SSL, Infonetics Research, Webcast, remote access, VPN, Extranet, enterprise network, access control, network, network security, wireless technology, security, analyst, on-demand, PDA, wireless, Int
- Webcasts 2006-03-27
- The Business Implications of Implementing IP Telephony on enterprise networks
- By all accounts, carriers, service providers and enterprise network architects are adopting IP Telephony at a brisk pace. The upshot is that IP Telephony is becoming ubiquitous - in carrier and service provider networks, and in enterprise networks. The proliferation the digital telephony technology will pave the way for true...
- Tags: Tolly Group, Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, Enterprise Network, Upshot, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Making Sense of the Wireless Hype: Comparing Wireless Building to Building Solutions for enterprise networks
- Leased lines or fiber? When you're given no other choices it often comes down to an unhappy compromise. On one hand, adding telco circuits is convenient enough, but then you're looking at years of costly lease charges for less bandwidth and reliability than you wanted. Fiber on the other hand...
- Tags: Enterprise Network, Fiber, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers 2005-09-17
- Sun Fire X2100, X4100 and X4200 Servers: Redefining x64 Industry Standard Servers
- Organizations are striving to align IT services with business goals and to use their IT services to gain competitive advantage. When deploying x64 servers in the data center, they are expecting not only excellent value, but also the kind of reliability, security, and agility needed for an enterprise-class IT infrastructure....
- Tags: IT Services, Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Industry Standard, Industry, IT-spending, Enterprise Network, Sun Fire, Organization, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Design better enterprise networks by analyzing business goals and constraints
- When designing computer networks, the better your analysis and planning, the more likely your project will successfully meet the client's needs. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Top-Down Network Design, 2nd Edition, explains the following:How to use a systematic, top-down process when designing a networkHow to analyze you client's...
- Tags: Chapter, Network, Enterprise Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- Book chapters 2005-06-14
- AggRead (exe)
- Simple, Powerful RSS News Reader with built-in News Ticker and the ability to search for newsfeeds by topic. Can also search for key phrases within headlines and article synopsis. Designed to reduce enterprise network bandwidth usage by designating all but one copy as a network client and let a single...
- Tags: Enterprise Network
- Software downloads 2005-06-13
- Cisco explains threats to enterprise network security
- This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Designing Network Security, 2nd Edition, gives critical information on a variety of network security threats, including: Port scanning, unauthorized wireless access, default route impersonation, denial of services (DoS) attacks, TCP/IP session hijacking, and others. Each section provides a detailed attack description and risk...
- Tags: Security, Chapter, Enterprise Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- Book chapters 2005-05-23
- Anti-Spyware Software: Securing the enterprise network
- Spyware is a categorical name for any program that tracks user's online activities and secretly transmits information to a third party. The effects of spyware range from annoying interruptions, like pop-up ads, to security breaches and loss of intellectual property. The pervasiveness of spyware in corporations today illustrates the extent...
- Tags: Software, Webroot Software Inc., Enterprise Network, Anti-spyware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-05-19
- Detecting Internet Worms at Early Stage
- Managing the security of enterprise networks has emerged to be a critical problem in the era of Internet economy. Arising as a leading threat, worms repetitively caused enormous damage to the Internet community during the past years. A new security service that monitors the ongoing worm activities on the Internet...
- Tags: University Of Florida, Internet Worm, Enterprise Network, Internet, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2005-04-03
- Six Steps to Getting Your Network Ready for Voice Over IP
- This paper provides enterprise network managers with a six step methodology, including pre-deployment testing and network readiness assessment, to follow when preparing their network for Voice over IP service. Designed to help alleviate or significantly reduce call quality and network performance related problems, this paper also includes useful problem descriptions...
- Tags: Telchemy, Network, IP, Enterprise Network, Telephony, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2005-01-01
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