What a delicious rumor. Google is building its own routers because it's unhappy with Juniper's products, according to a blog in SD Times. Blogger Alex Handy cites "multiple sources, including one inside Cisco". Read more
Cisco is warning of a security hole in its Cisco Application Control Engine Global Site Selector (GSS) that could lead to a crash of the engine's DNS service. The crash could happen when processing specific DNS requests, according to Cisco in its security advisory. Cisco has published updates and workarounds to mitigate this vulnerability. Read more
Cisco CEO John Chambers reiterated his company's aggressive push into the consumer space, saying that the market would be worth $10 billion to Cisco in 5 years. Speaking at a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Tuesday, Chambers said Cisco would roll out new products every two months into this space, and would make new acquisitions. Read more
Congratulations to Cisco Subnet blogger Michael Morris, who is one of just three network professionals who passed the beta lab exam for the Cisco Certified Design Expert certification. Read more
Recently, some network engineers slammed Cisco for what appeared to be a statement that it would no longer support third-party IPsec VPNs. Cisco has since republished all its documentation to state that it does support non-Cisco VPNs.
A text in the Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide originally read: "Because we adhere to VPN industry standards, ASAs may work with other vendors' peers in LAN-to-LAN VPNs; however, we do not support them." Read more
Cisco's much-anticipated media push at CES this week is the launch of a wireless multiroom audio system and a digital media network-attached storage device. But the price point of the wireless system may stun some consumers, particularly in the current economic climate. Read more
Cisco is providing a free iPhone application that enables iPhone 3G users to attend WebEx meetings via their Apple mobile devices. Cisco says the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center application lets users view what's being shared, see the meeting participant list, see the active speaker and chat with other meeting participants. Read more
Is VoIP dead? That's the debate going on in the blogosphere among some VoIP experts. Systems consultant and telecoms author Ted Wallingford points to comments by other VoIP experts declaring VoIP's passing, suggesting that VoIP is now just 'plumbing' and that it's "not the exciting thing it used to be." Read more
Cisco has invested in Xobni, the start-up that makes an Outlook plug-in and was once rumored to be acquired by Microsoft. Cisco's investment is part of a $7 million B Round funding by Cisco and Xobni's existing investors, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, and Atomico. Read more
Cisco CEO John Chambers is named as one of '10 tech people you should know', as compiled by Network World. Other 'power-brokers' listed whose decisions could shape enterprise IT for years to come include Paul Maritz, VMware CEO, Mike Neil, general manager of virtualization strategy, Microsoft. and John Lilly, CEO, Mozilla. Read more
Congratulations to the winners of the December book giveaway. The 15 winners below will each receive a copy of Kevin Wallace's book Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) (Authorized Self-Study Guide), 3rd Edition. Plus, read on for this month's cool training and book giveaways. Read more
Cisco has won much attention from consumer news sites since the New York Times reported Monday that the networking giant at CES next week is expected to unveil a digital stereo system that can move music wirelessly around a house, among other consumer offerings. Read more
Security researcher Felix 'FX' Lindner of Phenoelit on Monday gave the first public demonstration of a reliable technique for exploiting buffer overflows in Cisco IOS routers. Read more
Cisco Systems wants to make itself a hip -- or rather a hip hop -- kind of company. It is running a series of contests awarding money to people who submit videos for its "Digital Cribs" series - which showcases how technology shapes people's daily lives. Read more
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas, Cisco plans to introduce a line of products, including a digital stereo system, meant to move music wirelessly around a house, reports the Boston.com. Read more
Several network gear vendors (including Cisco) would have a lot to gain if Nortel filed for bankruptcy. But one analyst firm says Juniper has the most to gain from Nortel's tenuous financial position, according to a bulletin issued this month by Oppenheimer & Co. Juniper is also the company in the best position to capitalize on Nortel's poor fortunes, says Oppenheimer. Read more
We at Cisco Subnet have watched and commented on Cisco tirelessly this year and we're looking forward to another year of Cisco-watching. Let's recap on the highlights of the year and take a look ahead to what to expect from the networking giant in 2009. We'll recap on how it did in the security and data center sectors, and discuss its ambitions in the consumer space. Read more
Cisco recently added CCIE Wireless to its Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert level certification program, the vendor's highest designation for engineers. Ken Presti talks to Jeanne Beliveau Dunn, general manager of Learning@Cisco, about why Cisco added wireless to its CCIE stable, the wireless knowledge that CCIE Wireless certification holders must demonstrate and the support that Cisco will provide certification candidates and holders. Read more
Network World's Jim Duffy has uncovered some new details about Cisco's upcoming server blade code named California, which is expected to launch next month. BMC Software will contribute data-center automation tools for the hardware, writes Duffy. Read more
Have you been paying attention to Cisco news in 2008? Test your knowledge with the 2008 edition of our "How much do you know about Cisco" quiz, Go here for the quiz, which is in a slideshow format. There are 15 questions about Cisco happenings in 2008. Give yourself a point for each correct answer and check out the final slide for whether your a Cisco cub or a Cisco commander. Read more
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