| Cisco: A look forward and a look back at Cisco news We at Cisco Subnet have watched and commented on Cisco tirelessly this year and we're looking forward to another year of Cisco-watching. Let's recap on the highlights of the year and take a look ahead to what to expect from the networking giant in 2009. We'll recap on how it did in the security and data center sectors, and discuss its ambitions in the consumer space. We'll also take a look at the state of the CCIE market. CEO John Chambers: someone to watch in '09 In a faltering economy, all eyes are on Cisco and its (once?) fearless chief watching for signs of health or distress. Also: View a slide show. Hacker demos reliable Cisco IOS exploit Security researcher Felix 'FX' Lindner of Phenoelit on Monday gave the first public demonstration of a reliable technique for exploiting buffer overflows in Cisco IOS routers. Cisco no longer supports third-party VPN links Cisco to customers: We only support ASA IPsec LAN-to-LAN VPNs with other Cisco peers. BMC tools will be key to Cisco's 'California' blade server BMC Software will contribute data-center automation tools for Cisco's upcoming "California" blade server. Cisco wireless gear gets rugged Cisco's Aironet wireless access point are heading into naval warfare. Lockheed Martin which has a contract to install communications gear on the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt destroyers, has written a $700,000 check to Parvus to ruggedize the Cisco gear for battle. Cisco among 3 bidders for Nortel's Ethernet biz: report Nortel is reportedly entertaining bids from three companies, including Cisco, for its Metro Ethernet Networks business unit. Cisco revs up competition with '09 blade plans, security moves Next year will see Cisco deliver a "Big Bang" in switching, blade servers for the data center, high-definition TelePresence conferencing for the home, and a security plan for virtualized and cloud computing environments... The role of beam-forming in 11n In a couple of newsletters this month, I've discussed the effects of multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) and antenna technology in 802.11n primarily from the perspective of a "traditional" vendor, if there is such a thing in the nascent 802.11n market. Much of that insight came from Cisco and, indeed, is applicable to many early 11n products on the market today. That's because most do not use beam-forming technology, also called "smart antenna" technology. Rather, they support static antennas - albeit in a dynamically changing environment. Cisco on server collision course It's hard to ignore the recent revelation that Cisco is working on a blade server of its very own, a development that seems to go to the very heart of what "network architecture" is. Today on Cisco Subnet
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