Description: Thanks to strong demand for big-ticket routers and switches, things are looking up for Cisco Systems Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper Networks and other players.
Description: Cisco Systems Inc. last week snagged Arch Rock Corp., a privately held developer of IP-based solutions for smart grid applications.
Description: It seems as if Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access -- or WiMAX, as it's known to most folks -- has been gestating forever.
Description: Earlier this year, Cisco Systems Inc. teamed up with VMWare Inc. and NetApp to promote SMDA, or Secure Multi-tenancy Design Architecture (SMDA).
Description: The international registries that allocate IP addresses say only about 6 percent of IPv4 addresses remain available, and with an uptick in demand since the beginning of the year, the pool could be exhausted in about six months.
Description: Thanks to its push into Unified Communications (UC), Cisco Systems Inc. is a strong player in the still-gestating session border controller (SBC) market segment.
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Description: With its acquisition of Nortel Networks' telephony assets, many market watchers expected Avaya Inc. to catapult to the lead in the enterprise telephony segment.
Description: Don't look now, but Cisco Systems Inc. has emerged as the runaway leader in the intrusion prevention systems (IPS) market segment.
Description: Cisco Systems is the latest vendor to enter the tablet device market.
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Description: Group Policy can be the most important parts of an IT groups tools to enforce IT standards and manage access, or it can be an indecipherable mess in which you do not want to touch. No matter where you fall in that mix, it is a good idea to take a look at the configuration with the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer (GPDBPA) explained in this article to identify your risks and configuration.
Description: ForeFront is Microsoft s security solution for Microsoft Exchange 2007. Installing ForeFront is less than half the battle however. After you get Forefront installed, you ve got to fine tune its settings for Microsoft Exchange 2007. Brien Posey shows how to fine tune ForeFront Server Sercurity for Exchange.
Description: You've seen the Microsoft ads saying how it's easier to defeat viruses using ForeFront than it is to kill zombies. Maybe. But just how hard is it to get ForeFront up and running? And what does it do? Brien Posey explains.
Description: One of the new server roles that was introduced in Exchange 2007 was that of an edge transport server. An edge transport server is a specialized server, running a hardened version of Exchange, that sits between your Exchange organization and the Internet. Brien Posey shows how it works.
Description: I recently wrote an article covering the installation of a very powerful Enterprise-ready process automation system called Interleave. This tool is exceptional for tracking and accountability. It's features go beyond the scope of many small company needs (but shouldn't keep smaller ventures from deploying it) so it can cover just about any company. Getting the system up and running was no cake walk but it's do-able for just about anyone. Using the system can, at first, seem very daunting (due to the incredible amount of features), but it needn't be so. It's just a matter of making Interleave fit your needs. With that in mind, let's get to work.
Description: For some time, Microsoft has focused on large enterprises and small business, as evidenced by products such as Small Business Server. The midmarket (500 PCs, a couple dozen servers) has very similar needs as smaller and larger enterprises, but faces unique challenges. Whereas Microsoft provides some specific products for smaller organizationsincluding the aforementioned Small Business Servermidmarket organizations have had to utilize full-fledged enterprise tools often without the benefit of large IT staffs or significant server infrastructures to do so. Enter the "Essentials" line, which is targeted at midmarket IT organizations. I'm not sure if all of Microsoft's mid-market focused endeavors will use the word "Essentials" but so far, this has been the case. For the monitoring, system management, and software deployment side of the house, Microsoft has released System Center Essentials 2007. In this article, I'll explain the purpose and features of this product, outline its system requirements and limitations and walk through a sample installation.
Description: With Interleave, the Linux community has a tracking system as powerful as any Windows offering. And equally as simple to install. And reliable. And user-friendly. Jack Wallen shows how it works.
Description: PacketFence is fairly demanding to install, but once you get into the administration of the system via the Web-based administration tool, things become a whole lot easier. Jack Wallen guides you through installation of the tool.
Description: PacketFence is the next big thing with network security and open source. Jack Wallen shows you how to run this installation completely by command line.
Description: PacketFence does, via open source, what many applications costing hundreds to thousands of dollars do. Jack Wallen explains what makes this system a fully viable solution for a variety of situations.
Description: The wispy arms of a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way can be seen in striking detail in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.
The wispy arms of a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way can be seen in striking detail in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.
Description: From Spartans to Spiderman this is your month in video games for September. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)
From Spartans to Spiderman this is your month in video games for September. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)
Description: Science editor Alan Boyle's weblog: NASA's Opportunity rover sends back a 3-D postcard as it passes the halfway point in its 12-mile journey to Endeavour Crater.
Science editor Alan Boyle's weblog: NASA's Opportunity rover sends back a 3-D postcard as it passes the halfway point in its 12-mile journey to Endeavour Crater.
Description: Google introduced "Instant" search Wednesday with results given to users as they type the letters of words — not even the words themselves.
Description: Google's legal chief called for pressure on governments that censor the Internet, such as China and Turkey, arguing that their blocking access to websites not only violates human rights but unfairly restrains U.S. trade.
Description: Original Recipe Google isn't afraid to auto-fill the tough question about Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. New Google Instant is another story.
Description: Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.
Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.
Description: Scientists say a large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed humplike structure on its back, muscular legs and evidence for some of the world's first feathers.
Scientists say a large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed humplike structure on its back, muscular legs and evidence for some of the world's first feathers.
Description: Nearly five million Migratory birds from Canada are now winging their way south across North America, and many of them could be in for a nasty shock when they reach the oily marshes and beaches along the Gulf Coast.
Nearly five million Migratory birds from Canada are now winging their way south across North America, and many of them could be in for a nasty shock when they reach the oily marshes and beaches along the Gulf Coast.
Description: In the battle against drug-resistant bacterial infections, researchers have identified two possible, if unlikely, allies: cockroaches and locusts.
Description: Apple's new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.
Description: There's a hot new Internet rumor about that Justin Bieber kid — and unlike the syphillis and unlikely dating matches, this one is probably accurate.
There's a hot new Internet rumor about that Justin Bieber kid — and unlike the syphillis and unlikely dating matches, this one is probably accurate.
Description: Microsoft says it will apologize to a small West Virginia town as well as a 26-year-old gamer it booted from Xbox Live. The player was suspended from the online gaming service after he announced he lived in the city of Fort Gay. A customer service rep thought the name was an offensive slur. Turns out, he was wrong.
Microsoft says it will apologize to a small West Virginia town as well as a 26-year-old gamer it booted from Xbox Live. The player was suspended from the online gaming service after he announced he lived in the city of Fort Gay. A customer service rep thought the name was an offensive slur. Turns out, he was wrong.
Description: OnStar will offer a new service to subscribers that will read their Facebook and text messages to them.
Description: Military bases across the U.S. have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" U.S. troops.
Description: The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.
The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.
Description: Developers at Valve say they've never seen players respond to one of their games quite like they have 'Portal.' The space-manipulating puzzle game was loved and lauded the world over when it launched in 2007. Now the developers are hard at work on the sequel. And they know they've got a lot to live up to.
Developers at Valve say they've never seen players respond to one of their games quite like they have 'Portal.' The space-manipulating puzzle game was loved and lauded the world over when it launched in 2007. Now the developers are hard at work on the sequel. And they know they've got a lot to live up to.
Description: The Twitterverse is full of far more mysterious forces than indecipherable trending topics and Lady Gaga.
Description: Thousands of plants and animals worldwide are listed as threatened or endangered, but the point of no return for these diminishing populations has been impossible to predict. A new study suggests a way to determine when extinction becomes inevitable.
Description: NASA's plan to move the space shuttle Discovery out of its hangar in preparation for its final voyage has been delayed at least a day because of a water main break at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Description: In the years ahead, the National Football League looks set to dial up some new tech blitzes that will make the game fairer and safer.
In the years ahead, the National Football League looks set to dial up some new tech blitzes that will make the game fairer and safer.
Description: Giant rogue waves like the kind popularized in the George Clooney movie The Perfect Storm could be predictable thanks to new research on light in fiber optic cables.
Giant rogue waves like the kind popularized in the George Clooney movie The Perfect Storm could be predictable thanks to new research on light in fiber optic cables.
Description: Leslie Kean, author of "UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record," says that criticism of her book is misplaced — and that a systematic study of unidentified flying objects is sorely needed.
Leslie Kean, author of "UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record," says that criticism of her book is misplaced — and that a systematic study of unidentified flying objects is sorely needed.
Description: A plume of molten rock rising from deep beneath Yellowstone National Park is probably what is fueling the region's volcanic activity, as well as tectonic plate oddities across the Pacific Northwest, new research suggests.
A plume of molten rock rising from deep beneath Yellowstone National Park is probably what is fueling the region's volcanic activity, as well as tectonic plate oddities across the Pacific Northwest, new research suggests.
Description: Over time, most solar cells degrade due to prolonged exposure to the sun's scathing rays and are rendered useless. But with a little inspiration from nature, researchers have now created a new solar material that regenerates its damaged energy-capturing packets on-demand.
Over time, most solar cells degrade due to prolonged exposure to the sun's scathing rays and are rendered useless. But with a little inspiration from nature, researchers have now created a new solar material that regenerates its damaged energy-capturing packets on-demand.
Description: Original Recipe Google isn't afraid to auto-fill the tough question about Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. New Google Instant is another story. Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook - Google - search - Search Engines
Description: Google introduced "Instant" search Wednesday with results given to users as they type the letters of words — not even the words themselves. Google - search - Search Engines - Companies - GoogleInstant
Description: OnStar will offer a new service to subscribers that will read their Facebook and text messages to them. Facebook - OnStar - Social network - Online Communities - General Motors
Description: Apple's new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them. Apple - iTunes - Facebook - Social network - Music
Description: Google's legal chief called for pressure on governments that censor the Internet, such as China and Turkey, arguing that their blocking access to websites not only violates human rights but unfairly restrains U.S. trade. Google - China - Searching - Search Engines - Eric E. Schmidt
Description: There's a hot new Internet rumor about that Justin Bieber kid — and unlike the syphillis and unlikely dating matches, this one is probably accurate. Twitter - Justin Bieber - Online Communities - Social Networking - Dustin Curtis
Description: In an attempt to stem both online and offline harassment aimed that the juvenile, locals may have concocted a story about the puppies being rescued by an elderly neighbor. Dog - Recreation - Pets - Pet Stores and Puppy Mills - Puppy mill
In an attempt to stem both online and offline harassment aimed that the juvenile, locals may have concocted a story about the puppies being rescued by an elderly neighbor.
Description: From the maddening board game Mouse Trap to that awesome OK GO video (to the hundreds of brilliant contraptions scattered across YouTube), Rube Goldberg machines continue to enjoy a widespread popularity. But who was Rube Goldberg in the first place? Rube Goldberg machine - mousetrap - Board game - Rube Goldberg - Games
From the maddening board game Mouse Trap to that awesome OK GO video (to the hundreds of brilliant contraptions scattered across YouTube), Rube Goldberg machines continue to enjoy a widespread popularity. But who was Rube Goldberg in the first place?
Description: It's refreshing to read a positive update in the saga of Sydney Dalton, the 15-year-old girl who became the target of serious Hatorade after she and two friends made a video the three tearing up Justin Bieber posters. Justin Bieber - Twitter - Death - Shopping - Posters
It's refreshing to read a positive update in the saga of Sydney Dalton, the 15-year-old girl who became the target of serious Hatorade after she and two friends made a video the three tearing up Justin Bieber posters.
Description: A new study says that college students who are on Facebook while studying or doing homework wind up getting 20 percent lower grades than students who are not distracted by the social networking site. Facebook - Education - Student - Social network service - Colleges and Universities
Description: Just in time for back-to-school, the fabulous Fine Brothers comedy team bottom-line the major plot points — and occasionally, the themes — of 50 classic novels in one single stunning take. Comedy - Novel - Art - Performing Arts - Clubs and Venues
Description: Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word "refudiate" was the one most often searched by users of the Merriam-Webster's online dictionary over the summer. Merriam-Webster - Sarah Palin - United States - Politics - Parties
Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word "refudiate" was the one most often searched by users of the Merriam-Webster's online dictionary over the summer.
Description: If you, like so many others, checked Google's homepage today, you probably thought you were still hung over from the holiday weekend. You chased, you scrolled, but still you couldn't catch the logo because it had atomized like a "Star Trek" transporter beam. Google - Google logo - Star Trek - Logo - Google Doodle
If you, like so many others, checked Google's homepage today, you probably thought you were still hung over from the holiday weekend. You chased, you scrolled, but still you couldn't catch the logo because it had atomized like a "Star Trek" transporter beam.
Description: You've suffered through Facebook's constant redesigns, never-ending flow of news feeds and the vigilance it takes to guard some sense of privacy. And now there's "Mutual Likes." Facebook - Social network - Common - Online Communities - Security
Description: Google will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room. Google - United States - Television - Searching - Search Engines
Description: Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist. Craigslist - Prostitution - United States - Jim Buckmaster - Law
Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.
Description: The online classified ad site's decision to use the "censored" label is coming under fire by free-speech advocates. Craigslist - Classified advertising - Freedom of speech - Law - Prostitution
The online classified ad site's decision to use the "censored" label is coming under fire by free-speech advocates.
Description: Apple is a master of using pricing decoys, reference prices, bundling and obscurity to make you think its shiny aluminum toys are a good deal. These methods could help your business follow in the tech company's pricing footsteps. Apple - Business - Companies - Apple II - Product Support
Description: Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website, a week after a group of state attorneys general complained about illegal ads promoting prostitution. Craigslist - Attorney general - United States - Website - Jim Buckmaster
Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website, a week after a group of state attorneys general complained about illegal ads promoting prostitution.
Description: This latest example of all-too-human behavior, originally posted on LiveLeaks, became the subject of international outrage this week, hot on the heels of the "Cat Bin Lady of Britain." Facebook - 4chan - Pets - Cats - Recreation
This latest example of all-too-human behavior, originally posted on LiveLeaks, became the subject of international outrage this week, hot on the heels of the "Cat Bin Lady of Britain."
Description: Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair. Google - Search - Search Engines - Texas Attorney General - Greg Abbott
Description: Even the search giant isn't immune from the problem, discovered in its New York offices. Google - New York City - New York - Searching - Search Engines
Description: Google has settled a lawsuit alleging privacy violations in connection with its Buzz social networking service, according to a court document filed on Friday. Google - Search - Social network service - Search Engines - Privacy
Description: A batch of WS-X6582-2PA cards in the 7600 platform may fail when booting under temperature below 15C.
Description: CRS1's 8-10GBE Line Cards (LC) built between 9th January 2006 and 5th October 2007 may encounter an issue where a fuse may fail and the board will cease to operate. Under certain conditions failure can occur on installed boards that are in steady state operation. Failures may also occur while powering up or during OIR.
Description: The link between the CAT4507 switch and 15454-ML1000-2 does not come up with auto negotiation enabled on each side of the link. To date, this link issue has only been seen when the 15454-ML1000-2 and CAT4507 switch are interconnected.
Description: Cisco has been made aware of a limited number of Supervisor-2 modules (DS-X9530-SF2-K9), manufactured between September 2007 and February 2008, that may randomly experience a Device-4 error caused by an Error Correcting Code Memory (ECC) error. This error will cause the Supervisor module to switchover.
Description: The product release instruction (PRI) programmed in the modem does not match the PRI accepted by Cisco IOS®. This mismatch results in an unrecognized modem when it is installed into the 880G series routers.
Description: A limited number of HP DL380-G6 servers shipped by HP prior to November 16, 2009 and configured with a system board revision earlier than revision "0S," may unexpectedly reboot. A user will see "Server Reset, Server Power Removed, Server Power Restored" message in the Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2) Event Log. A user can determine if they have an affected server by looking at the serial number. It will be xxx947xxxx or earlier.
Description: A majority of the MOSFETs provided by a specific supplier have been discovered to be marginal in design. These MOSFETs are part of the 2.5V power supply. The power supply is a push/pull design, where two devices are designed to alternate on and off, such that both are not driving at the same time. The problem MOSFETs have a very high turn off delay, resulting in simultaneous driving. When this occurs, one part can heat up, causing it to fail over time.
Description: This software issue may affect customers using MGCP and CAS signaling feature on MGX VXSM board. Service Providers use CAS signaling feature for various call services. In rare circumstances, the software goes into a "race condition" between call process messaging and call is not getting cleared properly. The suspect circuit may appear in a hung state on the VXSM card. Once in a hung state, no future calls will succeed on the suspect circuit. This is a software issue - please do not RMA the VXSM board as the board is working properly.
Description: OC768 cards operating on the CRS-1 chassis may encounter intermittent burst BER events several months after installation due to dendrite growth. A dendrite is a crystal with a tree-like branching structure that is formed when a metal, or an alloy of multiple metals, in liquid form freezes. Packaging contamination can allow molding compounds to absorb moisture through the package body and between the lead frame molding compound interface causing dendrite formation. Combined with moisture, this results in a lowering of resistance between tracks and pads and can lead to metal corrosion.
Description: This issue affects specific subset of the PCMCIA ATA Disks and Compact Flash disks that were installed in specific Cisco routers manufactured between May 2005 and October 2006. Cards shipped individually as spares over that same time span may also contain one of the affected units. This issue has been linked to a component manufacturing problem. The root cause was identified and appropriate steps taken to resolve the problem. Product impact varies due to different flash memory access methodologies and use patterns. Some products may be able to mitigate the potential effect by re-writing affected memory areas at specific intervals. This feature does not work with all products, so please check the workaround section for availability and specific instructions.
Description: Cisco IP Phone front labels will peel off after a certain period of time.
Description: The router has a watchdog system on board which generates interrupts every four milliseconds. The software responds to the interrupts and resets the watchdog. If the software fails to respond and resets the watchdog within 32 milliseconds, the watchdog will first issue a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) to the CPU. If the CPU fails to respond to the NMI a further 42 milliseconds, the watchdog will then issue a "L2 watchdog timeout" and cold reset the router. Under certain rare conditions, specific code sequences can prevent the CPU from executing additional instructions. New versions of software are available which eliminate these failures without affecting system performance or functionality. June 23, 2005: Two DDTS caveats have been added to the DDTS list.
Description: The MDS 9000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 7000 and UCS 6100 families of products will be switching to a new block of Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI). As a result of this change, customers may experience problems with Cisco Fabric Manager (FM). This Field Notice applies to units manufactured after February 09, 2010. The new OUIs will be 00-05-9b and 00-05-73. The first 3 bytes of the MAC address are the OUI. For information on determining whether a unit is affected, please see the Problem Symptom section.
Description: The purpose of the filter assembly was to meet Telcordia (GR-1089) EMI requirements. The Telcordia specifications were later changed in 2006, making the capacitor unnecessary. The capacitors were removed from the design with the version -05 shelves which started shipping in October 2006, so the currently shipping shelves are not at risk. Up to 2% of shelves with incorrect capacitors may experience a capacitor failure during the normal life of the shelf. Customers with version -03 and -04 shelves may contact Cisco for a replacement as instructed below. As an alternative to complete shelf replacement, Cisco developed an in-service inspection program to aid in identifying incorrectly built power filter assemblies. Version -03 and -04 shelves may be inspected in the field to determine whether an incorrect capacitor is installed. The inspection is not traffic impacting, but it is strongly recommended that it be conducted during a maintenance window. After shelves in the field are inspected, they are labeled by the inspectors with a sticker, if the capacitor is correct. Please note: As the inspection process is manual and relies on a subjective color assessment to determine capacitor type, it is subject to error. Since the initial offering of the inspection program, there have been a small number of known manual inspection escapes, where incorrectly built power filter assemblies were misidentified as correctly built power filter assemblies, and subsequently failed. Analysis is underway on these errors to see if any further corrective action may be warranted. Given the possibility of escapes in the inspection process, Cisco extends the offer to replacement of any shelf covered by the inspection process at the customer's request. Customers who wish to schedule an inspection may contact Cisco as instructed below.
Description: During high call volume in production, CTIOS may restart or assert with a minidump, failure to accept new client connections due to previous exceptions that may cause agent login failure, button enablement issues related agent state or call control. If CTIOS Server node did not restart automatically, it may need to be cycled via Cisco ICM Service Control to recover from this condition. Note: We have observed the problem to be more frequent, exposed under load with variable degree of agent counts and call volumes depending on customer environment and call flows.
Description: Cards remain in a constant state of reset (Red FAIL LED ON) due to a 1.5V DC/DC converter failure. This has been root caused to a specific component within the DC/DC converter design.
Description: On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R.6.ENR), was signed into law. Section 110 of this Act modified the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the U.S. Beginning in March of 2008, DST will begin on the second Sunday of March and end the first Sunday of November. For 2008 and beyond, the daylight saving time period will be: 2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday in March to 2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in November.
Description: Executing any of the following commands on a MDS switch or collecting the same information via Fabric Manager may cause a kernel panic on the supervisor:
Description: To be exposed to this issue, a server in the Products Affected section above must be running one of the affected application versions listed in the table found in the Workaround/Solution section.
Description: Various failures have been reported on one (1) specific TAN and PCA version (73-2194-04, 800-02060-04) of the PA-8B-S/T port adaptor. These failures can range from ISDN line protocol failures to a system crash. It has been determined that the field programmable gate array (FPGA) firmware resident on the affected PA-8B-S/T port adaptors has a defect resulting in an invalid PCI cycle. This issue will require replacement of the affected port adaptor for a replacement unit with updated FPGA firmware. PA-8B-S/T FPGA code is not field upgradeable.
Description: In the two known instances of mis-wiring, a reversal of the "live" and "ground" conductors in the appliance plug of the power cord set was found. If a mis-wired power cord set is connected to the power source, the chassis can become "live". Any contact with the chassis after it is connected to the power source could result in an electric shock.
