Archive for the 'Microsoft Network' Category

Microsoft gives in, will share scanning service spec with working group

In one more demonstration that it’s taking a different stance with regard to the intellectual property it uses, Microsoft has dropped its objection to an IEEE working group making use of a Web services protocol it developed for Vista.
Removing a roadblock that might have continued to prevent an alliance of printer and tools manufacturers from […]

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Microsoft maestros boost corporate network for Wahl Industries

Wahl Industries, one of the largest aluminium gravity die casting companies in South Africa, has outsourced the integration of a complete IT infrastructure solution to Integr8 IT, South Africa’s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist.
The industrial company began as a manufacturer of bells for clock towers and has grown […]

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Aruba Wireless LAN Deployment at Microsoft Exceeds 11,000 Centrally Managed Access Points

75% of Employees Use the Wireless LAN Every Day, 72% Say They Can Now Work Without Any Wires at All.
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that Microsoft has passed an important milestone having deployed more than 11,000 centrally managed access points in its […]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Microsoft, Citrix Push ‘Branch Office In A Box’

The software is the latest in a recent push by vendors to simplify the increasingly complex IT infrastructure at many companies’ branch offices with a do-it-all piece of hardware.
Citrix (NSDQ: CTXS) and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) are joining forces with the co-developed Citrix Branch Repeater, an all-in-one device for delivering applications to branch offices, the companies […]

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Microsoft Vista security impresses those hot for NAC

Interop poll gives new feature the thumbs-up.
Microsoft’s network access control client in Vista and now in Windows X has a lot of IT executives excited, according to an informal poll of about 250 attendees of an Interop Las Vegas NAC seminar who are actively considering deploying the access technology.
About a third of them say they […]

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Evolve Technologies and Cymphonix Partner to Provide Comprehensive Network Management Solution to D.C. Metro Businesses

Evolve Technologies (www.evolvetech.com), a company that specializes in information technology (IT) solutions for small businesses, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced a partnership with Cymphonix. Cymphonix is the first company to successfully provide small and medium sized organizations the ability to monitor both Internet browsing and application activity to control network resource usage.
This […]

Monday, May 5th, 2008

SkyRecon Supports Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) Agents

SkyRecon Systems has announced support for Windows Server 2008 and the native NAP platform that is built into Microsoft’s new operating system Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista™, and Windows® XP Service Pack 3.
SkyRecon’s StormShield solution protects businesses from the real threats of data leakage, data theft, system misuse, unauthorised access, and zero-day attacks.
SkyRecon’s flagship product […]

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

ProCurve and Microsoft integrate to strengthen network security

HP’s ProCurve Networking has integrated with Microsoft’s Network Access Protection (NAP) to protect networks and provide customised access policies across both wired and wireless environments.
“The solution is an open, secure, standards-based interoperability that integrates ProCurve’s trusted infrastructure, policy management system and Micro-soft’s NAP technology,” Nick Hancock, EMEA product manager, ProCurve Networking, said.
Microsoft NAP is a […]

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Securing Wi-Fi must be priority

As the use of Wi-Fi by businesses becomes more pervasive, IT departments must rethink their wireless security strategy to combat threats, a panel said Tuesday at the Interop conference in Las Vegas.
As the use of Wi-Fi by businesses becomes more pervasive, IT departments must rethink their security strategy, a panel said Tuesday at the Interop […]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The view from Microsoft’s Live Mesh and Apple’s .Mac

As InfoWorld’s Tom Yager writes in today’s Ahead of the Curve, “While it makes IT break out in hives, professional users need … secure shared data and remote desktop access without the hassle of VPN.”
Apple’s $99 per year .Mac service (http://www.mac.com) “has the makings of an interesting solution to the desktops-as-servers conundrum.” But the iDisk […]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008