Cisco puts heavy emphasis on SONA framework; DePaul University chooses Cisco and Adomo for convergence

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Best Practices for Managing Infrastructure Changes When businesses expand facilities, add locations, or upgrade existing infrastructure it's vital to ensure network readiness. This white paper describes a methodology to manage network changes that meet the needs for speed of implementation without sacrificing accuracy. Click here to download this whitepaper now! Network World's Cisco News Alert, 08/15/07 Cisco: SONA promises advanced next-generation networks, 08/14/07: Cisco introduced its Services Oriented Network Architecture less than two years ago, and now the company says the SONA concept in action will reduce corporate costs and move customers toward virtualized services, including security, voice, mobility, applications, management, processing and storage -- with the network as the common facet. Bill Ruh, vice president of Advanced Services at Cisco, recently discussed with Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie about why network engineers should be already be incorporating the principles of SONA into their network design and how Cisco's services-oriented architecture (SOA) would help them better architect and navigate tomorrow's next-generation networks. DePaul University opts for a multivendor IP telephony system, 08/13/07:About two years ago, DePaul University’s IT staff began plans to replace its Nortel 81 and Meridian Mail PBX communications systems that serve some 4,500 users at the university. Like many conversions, the shift to IP telephony (IPT) was designed to take several years and was going to be phased in by user-group. The new messaging system needed to provide interworking between the new IPT system and the legacy TDM PBX and it needed to provide full integration with Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory. Today on Cisco Subnet: Cisco is putting heavy emphasis on its all-singing, all-dancing SONA framework. Will you? Working 15 hours on a Saturday is no fun, but that's not the case when you're spending that time seeing your network design come to life, says blogger Michael Morris. Blogger Brad Reese uncovers some horror stories from recent Cisco partner networking career fairs. IP routing expert Jeff Doyle dives deeper into responsible and safe external BGP configuration. Cisco NAC expert Jamey Heary examines the ins and outs of Cisco IPS. 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. What's the best bargain on enterprise network products you've ever gotten? Bought a bunch of Cisco routers for a song? Nabbed Windows Vista (legally) for a great price? We know people love to brag about saving money. Here's your chance to show your peers just how smart or lucky you've been. And if there are lessons to be learned here, all the better. We plan to write a story based on the best stuff. Join the discussion.

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