WebEx conferencing service adds features
Customers of the WebEx Web conferencing service soon will be able to conduct voice-data collaboration calls with less confusion about who's talking.
Stories by Tim Greene
Open source group posts free IP PBXb
An open source group has posted free Session Initiation Protocol-based PBX software that lets businesses create their own phone switches from standard Linux servers -- but drawing business customers to the technology could be an uphill effort.
Avaya: Route Science buy to assure VoIP quality
Avaya has acquired Route Science Technologies as a way for Avaya VoIP customers to better assure the quality of their VoIP calls over the WAN. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Nortel's new defense gear offers better protection
Nortel Networks is now able to protect businesses from never-before-seen threats using new intrusion detection and prevention technology that monitors network traffic and blocks the traffic that seems malicious.
Nortel, Symantec team up to secure nets
Nortel Networks and Symantec are joining forces to beef up network security by using Symantec threat discovery technology in combination with Nortel network hardware to block attacks.
Check Point adds quarantine browser to its Integrity software
Check Point is introducing an upgrade to its Integrity line of software that secures computers connected to corporate networks over SSL VPN links.
Desktop search engines threaten SSL VPN security
New PC indexing tools such as Google's Google Desktop Search pose security risks to businesses that use SSL remote access because the tools copy material accessed during SSL sessions and make it available to unauthorized people who later use the same PC.
Resilient hardware unveiled for Check Point software
Resilience is introducing two hardware platforms for Check Point Software Technologies VPN-1 Pro software that feature high availability.
Experts say spam fight needs to be more strategic
The fight against spam to date has been too tactical and not strategic enough, according to experts at the Next Generation Networks conference.
Ciena reshapes itself
Ciena is recasting its image to clarify the intent behind acquisitions it has made over the past two years.
Juniper falls short of goal
Juniper, one of the top IPSec VPN as well as SSL remote access vendors, hit a small bump financially this quarter.
Array Networks scales down
Array Networks is coming out with two scaled-down SSL remote access appliances that are designed for businesses.
VoIP future hangs on regulatory decisions
Voice over IP will be boosted or stifled based on the regulatory decisions made over the next three years, according to experts addressing the Fall VON 2004 show in Boston.
SonicWall releases standalone content filtering device
SonicWall is introducing a standalone content filtering appliance for businesses with between 50 and 1,000 users.
Check Point faces up to challenges
You'd think Check Point Software Technologies might be hitting its peak given that network security has become the top priority for so many IT shops. But the firewall/VPN company actually is facing some of its stiffest challenges.