Blue Coat Acquires Solera Networks
Blue Coat Systems, a provider of business assurance technology, has announced that it is acquiring Solera Networks, a provider of deep packet inspection technology.

charismathics' PKI Middleware Solutions Incorporated into Fujitsu Line of Network Scanners
Provider of document imaging scanners Fujitsu has announced that it is partnering with charismathics, a supplier of platform independent PKI client software, to incorporate PKI middleware product range into the Fujitsu line of network scanners.

Mobolize Enhances CacheFront Suite to Help Eliminate 90 Percent of Web Traffic
CacheFront, the network optimization solution from Mobolize, helps enterprises eliminate the latency and performance issues of a network by removing up to 90 percent of traffic from the network and accelerating access to Web content tenfold.

Ciena Enhances Packet Networking Platform for Middle East Operators
Ciena Corporation, a provider of packet networking and traffic management solutions, has unveiled new capabilities for its 6500 Packet-Optical Platform in the Middle East.

Network Packet Broker Provider Participates in Key Panel Discussion
VSS Monitoring has long been viewed as a company that looks to drive operational efficiency as well as the performance of various network monitoring and security tools already in place within the corporate infrastructure via its robust network packet brokers (NPBs). Continuously taking the steps needed to revamp its suite of NPBs, with the most recent update taking place only about a month ago, recently the company was in attendance as a panel of network security experts discussed best practices…

TMCnet Network Packet Broker Week in Review
This week in the space, Net Optics (News - Alert) was placed in the spotlight as the news that the xStream 40 Network Packet Broker (NPB) suite had been completely revamped. With the underlying goal of ramping up the number of functionalities that could be powered for both 40G and 10G networks, Spyke AA-NPM support was also added to the portfolio.

Exchange Reporter Plus Gets A Little More Plus With Auditing Capabilities
When it comes to issues of IT management, reporting software goes a long way to provide the kind of help that users need to better keep track of the goings-on on the server, network, and the like. For an Exchange server, this is particularly important, and ManageEngine's Exchange Reporter Plus has long sought to provide the kind of management capabilities that users need most. Recently, ManageEngine announced that the "Plus" in Exchange Reporter Plus got a little more so with new features.

Markley Group Offers Augmented Bandwidth for Network Providers
Markley Group has reinforced the connectivity hub at the Boston data center's Cross Connect Room (CCR). The professionally supervised interconnection facility now offers augmented bandwidth to quite a few major network providers.

Network Critical Expands SmartNa-X Family of Network Packet Brokers
Network Packet Brokers (NPBs) from Network Critical provides easy way to access network data traffic. Designed for today's compliance era, these solutions provide flexibility with a modular design and offer passive access to the network infrastructure without the concern of failure or downtime.

Aryaka Announces Updated Version of MyAryaka
Aryaka, a provider of WAN Optimization-as-a-Service, Network-as-a-Service and Application Delivery-as-a-Service solutions, released the new version of its MyAryaka, a Web-based customer portal that provides network-wide visibility into locations, applications and their performance.

Net Optics Showcases New xStream 40 Capabilities, Spyke AA-NPM Support at Interop
Net Optics, a provider of total application and network visibility solutions, reportedly unveiled the xStream 40 Network Packet Broker (NPB). The company also demonstrated the xStream 40 functionalities for 40G and 10G networks along with its Spyke AA-NPM support for network security and availability at Interop.

Network Packet Broker Week in Review
As networks in enterprises across the globe continue to face new demands, network packet brokers are serving the key role of optimizing the corporate infrastructure while simultaneously ensuring current tools in place are working at the highest level possible. As the weeks pass and the flowers are now in full bloom outside, the network packet broker space is continuing to grow as well.

Unidad Editorial Deploys ForeScout CounterACT to Protect its Multifaceted Network
Organizations in the multimedia sector are now required to protect as well as manage a very diversified environment, due to the dynamics involved in this sector. This can be addressed by using network access control (NAC) solutions.

Universal CDN's New Method Handles DNS Requests Based on IP Anycast Routing
Universal CDN, a content delivery network, announced the launch of a modern method of handling DNS requests that is based on IP Anycast routing. According to officials Anycast is now capable of directing users to the closest server so that they can successfully resolve their request for a given domain name easily and conveniently.

EMC Announces New Version of Isilon OneFS Scale-Out NAS Operating System
EMC will be launching a new version of its EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out NAS operating system, which will enable customers to leverage the transformational capabilities of Big Data.

Massachusetts Broadband Institute Upgrades to 40G Network Using Ciena Packet Optical Platform
MBI is deploying Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, equipped with WaveLogic Coherent Optical Processors, as part of its state-wide optical network upgrade. The new network, supported by Ciena's network packet broker, has the potential to reach 100G speeds, the company said.

TMCnet Network Packet Broker Week in Review
If your business wishes to see the maximum amount of flexibility, in addition to the lowest latency, possible, now is definitely the time to invest in a network packet broker (NPB). NPBs provides features such as aggregation, replication and regeneration, enabling companies to gain access to real-time data that will allow them to see exactly what the patterns of traffic are doing within their network.

SOA Software Supports REST Services in New Policy Manager for IBM WebSphere DataPower
SOA Software, a provider of enterprise API management and SOA governance solutions, offers support for REST services in its newly released Policy Manager for IBM WebSphere DataPower.

Brocade Unveils New Brocade VCS Fabric Plugin
Brocade, a provider of networking solutions, asserted that its newly released Brocade VCS fabric plugin is capable of providing powerful on-demand fabric provisioning capabilities in OpenStack-based cloud environments and demonstrates its commitment to bring open network solutions to enterprise and service provider customers.

VSS Monitoring Network Packet Brokers Help Reduce Packet Loss, Increase ROI
Another option is to implement a network packet broker, a rack-mounted network devices that gathers and combines network traffic from switch SPAN ports or network TAPs. This traffic is then manipulated or copied, allowing for more efficient use of network security and performance tools. With a network packet broker, IT teams don't have to waste time minutely adjusting network settings to ensure everything is running smoothly, even with complex VM networks.

Prolexic Unveils New Video Visualizing Recent 160 Gbps, 120 Mpps DDoS Attack
Prolexic, the world's largest, most trusted Distributed Denial of Service mitigation provider, recently launched a new video, entitled "Prolexic in Action," that documents and visualizes how it mitigated a sustained 160 Gbps, 120 million, packet-per-second attack.

ForeScout Implements CounterACT Network Access Control System for Meritrust
ForeScout Technologies, a provider of real-time network security solutions for Fortune 1000 enterprises and government organizations, has recently deployed its CounterACT network access control (NAC) system in the headquarters and branch offices of the Kansas-based Meritrust Credit Union.

TMCnet Network Packet Broker Week in Review
This week was certainly an exciting one for the technology world and the network packet broker (NPB) space in particular. As companies around the world continue to realize that these robust tools are essential in ensuring their networks don't become bogged down due to newly added applications or devices, the utilization of the product is growing in record numbers.

Getting the Proof of Concept Process Right when it comes to Security
For IT professionals, one of the possibly least-discussed aspects of technology deployment is in the evaluation of alternative solutions as they look ahead in their planning. It is why the Proof of Concept (POC) process is so critical.

Network Packet Broker Provider VSS Monitoring Appoints TOYO Corporation as Channel Partner in Japan
Network packet broker specialist VSS Monitoring has expanded its footprint into the Asia Pacific region.