Networking World: Top 10 most powerful network management companies

Juniper targets key new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000

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October 23, 2013

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Top 10 most powerful network management companies

Having a powerful network is increasingly a matter of managing it effectively, and some companies are better than others at helping with that. And as a major part of a market sector that IDC expects to reach $50 billion in annual revenues next year, network management products are more important than ever. Here's our list – in no particular order – of the 10 most powerful firms in the world of network management, based on our own knowledge and consultations with researchers at Gartner, 451 Research and IDC.

Issue highlights

1. INSIDER Collisions likely over PCI 3.0

2. Juniper targets key new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000

3. Apple quietly releases iOS 7.0.3, with new fixes and features

4. Blackberry sees 10 million BBM downloads in 24 hours

5. Microsoft and Symantec push to combat key, code-signed malware

6. Obamacare exchange contractors had past security lapses

7. US court rules warrant required for GPS tracking of vehicles

8. Goldman Sachs must pay software coder's legal fees, court rules

9. Short Take: iPad Air and free software from Apple

10. Calling all security gods – DARPA has $2 million cyberthreat challenge for you

11. First look: Apple iPad Air & more

12. Cisco Nexus 9000: OpenFlow and/or ACI?

13. The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks

14. Network Solutions reports more DNS problems

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Collisions likely over PCI 3.0

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Juniper targets key new switch directly at Cisco Nexus 6000

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Apple quietly releases iOS 7.0.3, with new fixes and features

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Blackberry sees 10 million BBM downloads in 24 hours

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Microsoft and Symantec push to combat key, code-signed malware

An alarming growth in malware signed with fraudulently obtained keys and code-signing certificates in order to trick users to download harmful code is prompting Microsoft and Symantec to push for tighter controls in the way the world's certificate authorities issue these keys used in code-signing. READ MORE

Obamacare exchange contractors had past security lapses

Two of the contractors involved in developing the Affordable Care Act healthcare exchanges have had fairly serious data security issues, a Computerworld review of publicly available information has found. READ MORE

US court rules warrant required for GPS tracking of vehicles

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Goldman Sachs must pay software coder's legal fees, court rules

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Short Take: iPad Air and free software from Apple

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Calling all security gods – DARPA has $2 million cyberthreat challenge for you

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First look: Apple iPad Air & more

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Cisco Nexus 9000: OpenFlow and/or ACI?

Will Cisco position the upcoming Nexus 9000 as the foundation for its proprietary Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric? Or as a cost-effective 40G platform for OpenFlow software-defined networks? READ MORE

The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks

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Network Solutions reports more DNS problems

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