Cisco: Video, P2P use will almost double IP traffic; Juniper offers free training to Cisco professionals

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Quantum Data de-duplication whitepaper Meet regulatory data storage demands without breaking the bank. Discover what data de-duplication can do for you. Network World's Cisco News Alert, 08/20/07 Cisco: Video, P2P use will almost double IP traffic every two years, 08/16/07: Video will drive a 21% compound annual growth rate in business IP traffic across WANs from 2006 to 2011, according to a forecast on global IP traffic released this week by Cisco. Foundry, Cisco, Juniper, Citrix challenged to a face-off, Part 1, 08/14/07: For the second consecutive year, leading vendors in the application delivery arena are squaring off with their solution in the “Application Delivery Challenge,” a project jointly produced by Robin Layland of Layland Consulting and Webtorials. In the challenge, which is part of a series on a variety of topics, Robin begins by introducing the area of technology and presenting “the challenge.” Each vendor then responds with their solution. This year, the participating vendors are Foundry Networks, Cisco, Juniper and Citrix. Foundry, Cisco, Juniper, Citrix challenged to a face-off, Part 2, 08/16/07: As mentioned in the prior newsletter, Layland Consulting and Webtorials have produced the 2007 Application Delivery Challenge, featuring products from Foundry, Cisco, Juniper and Citrix. Network World Security Buyer's Guide Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyer's Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Security Buyer's Guide now. Juniper offers free training to Juniper certs for Cisco certified pros, 08/15/07: Juniper, the challenger to Cisco in the service provider core routing and enterprise networking markets is making its boldest move yet to target the Cisco enterprise installed base. It is offering free training to Cisco certified professionals worldwide to become Juniper-certified. The program ends December 2007 and is aimed at Cisco Certified Network Associates, Cisco Certified Network Professionals, and Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts. Today at Cisco Subnet Heise Security is reporting of a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS affecting ISP routers. Blogger Brad Reese finds an easy way to locate Cisco Catalyst switch serial numbers. Security expert Jamey Heary looks under the hood of an IOS feature that defends against day-zero attacks. An EPA report lists Cisco as the leading hi-tech company that uses green power. HappyRouter comes across a free Cisco ACL Editor and Simulator.

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