Cisco bolsters security family; Cisco, GE in $200 million Miami smart grid project

Cisco unveils products designed to bolster security in cloud computing and SaaS environments Cisco Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Fluke Networks Special pricing for new VoIP Enterprise Service Kit Got VoIP? Getting VoIP? Get a great deal on Fluke Networks tools to quickly deploy VoIP on your Network! Two great products: NetTool(TM) Series II inline tester and the CableIQ Advanced IT Kit now at special pricing: $3995.00 USD. Save 15%. Buy before June 30, 2009 Spotlight Story Cisco bolsters security family By Ellen Messmer Cisco today announced the Cisco IPS Sensor v. 7.0, adding what it calls "reputation analysis" to augment the signature-based defense of the intrusion-prevention system. Read full story Related News: Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Cisco, GE in $200 million Miami smart grid project Cisco is part of an alliance of companies looking to provide the City of Miami with $200 million in "smart grid" renewable energy technology over two years. The other companies are GE, Florida Power & Light, and Silver Spring Networks. Cisco unveils cloud security Cisco has unveiled several new and enhanced products designed to bolster security in cloud computing and SaaS environments, a key challenge that could make or break these emerging IT trends. Colleague Ellen Messmer reported on the announcements, which were made at the RSA conference. BladeSystem Matrix takes aim at Cisco HP is taking aim at Cisco with BladeSystem Matrix, a converged software, server, storage and networking platform designed to compete against Cisco's Unified Computing System. 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