Cisco finally brings security push to LAN

All the week's news and views about LANs, 10/17/05
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Network World's LANs News Alert

Cisco finally brings security push to LAN, 10/17/05

Cisco this week is expected to announce Phase II of its Network
Admission Control program, including the ability to block
network access for dangerous clients at the LAN/wireless LAN
device level.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8940>

Cisco gears up to accelerate applications, 10/17/05

Two families of network appliances announced last week from
Cisco may help companies more easily and efficiently link to
remote customers and branch-office workers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8942>

High-tech dorms move to head of the class at colleges, 10/17/05

Spanking-new student dormitories at Case Western Reserve
University and Duke University show how living on campus
increasingly means being networked and digitized.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8941>

Newsletter: SMC, Agere team on Gigabit Ethernet switch, 10/13/05

SMC Networks this week brought out the TigerSwitch 1000, a
Gigabit Ethernet workgroup switch.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8943>

Newsletter: Extreme gets into management services, 10/11/05

Extreme Networks this week introduced a management-services
program for its customers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert8944>

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