Faster apps, Cisco-style; IBM, Cisco ready co-developed management software

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by INS Best practices yield the best results Get best practices for next-gen IP address management and ensure capacity when it's needed, where it's needed. Click here to download. Network World's Cisco News Alert, 06/18/07 Faster apps, Cisco-style:  Cisco wants to own application acceleration, and says the ability to integrate WAN optimization with the QoS and security functions already in the network is one big reason why it should. Network World Storage Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. From a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer's guide. With over 200 products divided into specific categories, you can conduct side-by-side comparisons and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Storage Buyer's Guide now. IBM, Cisco ready co-developed management software, 06/14/07:  IBM and Cisco plan to release a jointly developed product in July as part of an expansion of their existing alliance around telecommunications network management and service assurance, the companies said Thursday. Today at Cisco Subnet:  We welcome back Routing TCP/IP author Jeff Doyle as a regular blogger to Cisco Subnet. In his return blog, he examines EIGRP vs. OSPF, and in future postings will discuss IP infrastructure best practices for current and future networks. Meanwhile, the Brad Reese on Cisco blog wonders whether Cisco certification candidates are forced to cheat as there appears to be a lack of training materials for certain Cisco exams; and Author Expert Denise Donohue wonders whether we'll be using all-VoIP in our homes in the future. Plus: Cisco has cash and services to give away; Cisco's end-to-end IPTV package for service providers impresses testers; and blogger Chris Kasten figures out how to get a Cisco VPN Concentrator to establish a LAN-to-LAN tunnel with a Symantec firewall - after working 7 hours on the problem.

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