Sean Michael Kerner

The emerging SSL-VPNs security protocol will eventually overtake IPsec VPN deployments for transmitting data across a network securely. But for now, IPsec retains the lead, according to Infonetics Research. Jeff Wilson, principal analyst of VPNs and Security at research firm Infonetics, told internetnews.com that IPsec is still leading the remote access VPN market. Wilson noted […]

Apple users, it’s time to update your systems again. Apple has released Security Update 2006-003, which addresses some 25 different vulnerabilities, including at least one in its Safari Web browser. The new Apple update includes a fix for CVE-2006-1457, which also addresses an issue related to downloading files. According to Apple, the flaw could potentially […]

ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers) isn’t going to make it easier for porn seekers to get their fix. ICANN’s Board of Directors has voted 9 to 5 against a new .xxx Top Level Domain (tld) for the Internet. Among those who voted against .xxx were ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf and President and […]

Novell’s SUSE Linux 10.1, code-named the “Agama Lizard,” is now available for download in its final form. SUSE Linux developer Andreas Jaeger noted in a March posting to the openSUSE mailing list that the release schedule was revised to “strengthen the quality of SUSE Linux 10.1.” At the time, Jaeger mentioned two areas to be […]

Almost since its inception, Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have believed in its IPO prospectus statement of Don’t Be Evil. That was billions of dollars ago. But questions of whether Google is in fact evil or not are still being asked. Brin and Page responded to the latest round during a press event […]

FreeBSD developers continue to improve the FreeBSD 6.X operating system branch with the release of version 6.1 this week. The new release boasts a few new features, some performance enhancements and lots of bug fixes, which will improve the overall stability of the open source operating system. Though it doesn’t receive the same level of […]

A new open source-led effort wants to bring open choice to the systems management space. The Open Management Consortium (OMC) claims that it isn’t anti-proprietary software but is about providing a true open standards approach to systems management. The OMC effort is starting off with a who’s who of core open source systems management projects, […]

Networks with the fastest servers or the biggest bandwidth pipes don’t necessarily deliver any given application the fastest anymore. New application acceleration appliances and services hit the market recently, with vendors shooting right at faster application delivery. Citrix is pushing its fastest-ever appliance while Juniper is pronouncing its vision and introducing a new management tool. […]

LAS VEGAS — Reporter’s Notebook: After spending the better part of a week in Vegas looking at the latest and greatest that networking vendors have to offer at the Interop 2006 conference, I’ve come to a few conclusions. First, the world of networking and Las Vegas are two of a kind when it comes to […]

LAS VEGAS — By a number of different accounts, the SSL-VPN marketplace is a hot one. Earlier this year Gartner Group forecast that 90 percent of casual employee access will be done via SSL-VPN by 2008. SSL-VPNs are seen as being easier to manage and utilize than an IPsec -based remote access solution, since from […]

LAS VEGAS — There are usually some clear indicators whether a particular standard is going to be successful. At least that’s the view of John Roese, CTO of networking technologies at Broadcom, and Paul Congdon, CTO of HP’s ProCurve division. The pair of networking CTOs addressed a sparsely attended Interop session about what they consider […]

LAS VEGAS — Where is networking headed and where are enterprise buyers spending their dollars? Venture capitalists offered some input during the Interop networking conference here. Inder Singh, senior vice president of Prudential Equity Group, said carriers are rolling out so-called quad plays: video, voice, data and mobility services. Video is a big ticket item. […]