Stories about: F5 Networks

VMware plans to open its hypervisor to security vendors with a set of APIs that make it easier to protect virtual machines from threats including viruses, Trojans and keyloggers.

Anyone interested in buying a Juniper DX application-acceleration box better do it soon, because the very last day to buy one is September 15, after which all models will be dropped from the product line.

Companies that specialize in helping businesses speed delivery of their applications and Web content are increasingly involving themselves in IT security as the continued proliferation of systems-defense technologies has become a potential roadblock to the performance and quality of the services they already provide.

F5 Networks has fully integrated its Web application firewall with the operating system for its Big-IP Layer 4-7 switch, boosting the performance of the firewall.

In a surprise move, Nortel this week replaced its Enterprise Solutions chief, even though the unit is growing at about three times the market.

Somewhere near the top of the list of activities that storage people like doing least is data migration. Slow, time-consuming, and often scheduled at convenient times such as 3 a.m. Sunday morning, it has to rank up there with tasks like disaster recovery testing and SAN reconfiguration. To make matters worse, the process often seems to be a prime candidate for Murphy's Law, often exceeding scheduled windows or needing to be rolled back and rescheduled due to unforeseen problems.

When Cisco Systems meets analysts this week at an annual conference about its business outlook, the dominant networking player will bring a good financial record and an even more impressive forecast.

F5 Networks is upgrading software for its Big-IP gear so it can accelerate traffic between two of the devices rather than just between an individual user and a Big-IP Web Accelerator box.

F5 Networks will increase sales and engineering staff by at least 30 percent in the next 12 months, according to the company's local managing director, Chris Poulos.

Faced with extremely remote desert locations and a complete lack of network infrastructure across the stark landscape, IT workers with the Nevada Department of Corrections needed to connect 24 prison facilities around the state.

Is an SSL VPN by either definition or by circumstance a NAC device?