Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Cisco extends reach of NAC gear; Cisco says acquisitions don't impede best-of-breed

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Cisco News Alert




Network World's Cisco News Alert, 09/12/07

Cisco extends reach of NAC gear, 09/10/07: At the Security Standard conference Monday, Cisco announced it is adding a network access control blade for its branch office routers in a move the company says will push the admission technology to sites where it might not have been affordable before.

Cisco says acquisitions don't impede best-of-breed, 09/11/07: At the Security Standard Conference in Chicago, Cisco deflected criticism that its acquisitions are hurting innovation by pointing to the maturing security market.

Cisco rollout could accelerate enterprise 802.11n plans, 09/10/07: Cisco’s entry into the enterprise 802.11n market last week could hasten enterprise preparations to migrate to the next generation of high-speed Wi-Fi technology.

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Senior Editor Jim Duffy covers Cisco for Network World.

Linda Leung edits Cisco Subnet.

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