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VPN as a SAAS Service Alex Goldman
[January 23, 2009] AccessMyLan from Asavie provides ISPs a hosted option. If you don't have a VPN service to offer your business customers, this might be a good option for you.
Wireshark Jeff Goldman
[January 7, 2009] The open source network protocol analyzer is backed by support, training, and complementary products from CACE Technologies.
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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
Part 4: Plug-ins Lisa Phifer
[December 30, 2008] Here in part 4, we take a look at WhatsUp Gold's new plug-in modules—WhatsConnected, NetFlow Monitor, and VoIP Monitor.
Keep a watchful eye:
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
Part 3: Web Reports Lisa Phifer
[December 29, 2008] Here in part 3 of our review, we use the WhatsUp Gold web interface to review device status, generate historical reports, and eyeball real-time performance graphs.
Keep a watchful eye:
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
Part 2: Network Monitoring Lisa Phifer
[December 24, 2008] In part 2 of our WhatsUp Gold v12.3.1 review, we use discovery results to monitor systems and services, using state changes to trigger notifications and auto-responses.
Keep a watchful eye:
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
Part 1: Network Discovery Lisa Phifer
[December 23, 2008] Version 12.3.1 of this popular Windows-based network discovery and monitoring platform expands real-time monitoring capabilities and plug-in visibility.
Bit Torrent and Oversi Collaborate Alex Goldman
[December 16, 2008] The new product adds network management to a competitive line of routers that's engineered in the USA and priced lower than much of the competition.
ADTRAN's n-Command MSP Alex Goldman
[December 15, 2008] The new product adds network management to a competitive line of routers that's engineered in the USA and priced lower than much of the competition.
German Engineering Enters U.S. DPI Market Alex Goldman
[October 31, 2008] ipoque may be new to the U.S. market, but it's an established company in Europe and is worth looking at.
Allot Reaches 10 Gbps, Adds Alliances Alex Goldman
[October 16, 2008] As the development of the best appliances becomes more complicated, box builders like Allot are working with major software companies to enable ISPs to deliver the latest applications at the best possible speed and quality.
Procera PL10002 Alex Goldman
[October 6, 2008] Procera's latest DPI appliance fits in your network between the core equipment and the CPE.
Barracuda Networks' Link Balancer Alex Goldman
[September 18, 2008] The Link Balancer comes with a firewall that will soon be available on other Barracuda products.
Solarflare Delivers 10 Gbps over Copper Alex Goldman
[September 12, 2008] Ethernet copper technology will challenge optical in data centers.
When the DoS Attack Reaches a Gigabit Alex
Goldman
[May 15, 2008] GigaFin says that although generalist security appliances can handle your everyday needs, you'll need its appliance when you're hit with a massive attack.
ImageStream and Powercode Team Up To Fight P2P Traffic for ISPs Alex
Goldman
[May 13, 2008] A powerful partnership fights a real problem.
Celestial Software's AbsoluteTelnet Jeff
Goldman
[April 30, 2008] AbsoluteTelnet was launched over a decade ago, and continues to compete strongly in an increasingly crowded marketplace.
ADTRAN Adds GPON to Total Access 5000 Alex
Goldman
[April 3, 2008] The company's massive multiservice switch adds optical to more traditional media, all on the same box.
The Broadband Network Aggregator Alex
Goldman
[February 12, 2008] Want to have both a T-1 and a DSL line? Want to use both DSL and cable or two lines of each? This new box, announced today, can do it all, with a recipe that includes a secret algorithm and a truffle.
m0n0wall, an Open Source Lightweight Firewall Jeff
Goldman
[January 24, 2008] Manuel Kasper's embedded FreeBSD-based firewall software package is especially attractive to WISPs and small ISPs
Cisco
and IronPort: Filters Are Not Enough Alex
Goldman
[December 18, 2007] A recent report from IronPort
and its parent company Cisco says that threats are not only growing, they
are changing in ways that will force ISPs to adopt new anti-malware technologies.
FireEye
Announces Bot Prevention System Alex
Goldman
[September 27, 2007] This unusual system studies
bots by allowing them to infect virtual machines, then destroys the machines
and the bots within them, and uses the data against the flood.
ISPCON:
P2P VPN Alex Goldman
[August 7, 2007] One of the more unusual companies
at ISPCON was delivering a new kind of P2P network from South Africa.
Network
Contention Specialist Alex
Goldman
[July 23, 2007] This company's getting attention
right now for its CALEA solution, but the wireless AP that's in development
may be the big story here.
P2P
Enabler Claims Last Mover Advantage Alex
Goldman
[July 9, 2007] This carrier class box based on
Dell and EMC hardware promises to save ISPs money and could also change
the economics of the internet.
Secure64
DNS Alex Goldman
[May 18, 2007] To truly lock down your DNS servers,
Secure64 says you need a proprietary OS and the added security features
only available on an Intel Itanium-based server
P2P
Can Be Your Friend Alex
Goldman
[February 15, 2007] Too many ISPs are fighting
a losing war with their own customers' P2P usage. Here's one solution.
Review Series:
ISP-Planet Cache
Lisa Phifer
Review Series:
Network Management Systems
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