Cisco Router Sent Into Space Aboard Intelsat Satellite

Cisco Router Sent Into Space Aboard Intelsat Satellite

IRIS Technology Could Enhance Military Communications

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A space-tolerant router designed by Cisco, the leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet, flew into orbit today aboard a satellite of Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services. The payload, on the Intelsat 14 satellite, is a demonstration of Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) for the U.S. military, which is expected to open up a number of commercial and military opportunities to improve communications connectivity around the globe.

The Department of Defense Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) of IRIS will be managed by Cisco and Intelsat General Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat. The Cisco IRIS payload will convert to commercial use following the three-month technology demonstration, set to begin in January 2010. The IRIS team expects to show that the payload will directly route an incoming signal on one of the satellite's C- or Ku-band transponders to a number of ground receivers in either band while avoiding the time delay and cost of double-hopping the traffic through multiple teleports.

"We expect IRIS to connect the Internet with satellites in space for the warfighters who need seamless communication between ground-based networks and satellites used for communications," said Kay Sears, president of Intelsat General. "Once the capabilities of IRIS are demonstrated, there could be a great deal of interest in this technology from a wide range of end users, both inside and outside of government."

Cisco used the commercial Cisco IOS(R) Software for the on-board router, which is not unlike the routers used in Earth-based computer networks; however, it required radiation shielding for the harsh environment of space.

"Just as satellites transformed the global reach of communications and led to significant innovation, so too will the delivery of global IP-based communications services via satellite drive major cost efficiencies and flexibility to entities around the globe," said Steven Boutelle, vice president, Cisco Global Government Solutions Group. "IRIS has the potential to transform how government agencies and commercial organizations are able to buy and use IP-based network services to accomplish their missions."

The JCTD grant for the project from the DoD to Intelsat General is the first such funding ever awarded to a commercial satellite operator.

IRIS offers several distinct advantages over conventional satellite technology. IRIS can route data to multiple ground receivers in a single step, increasing transponder utilization. Because the payload regenerates the signal, its power is increased slightly, allowing a reduction in the size of sending and receiving terminals, particularly important for mobile applications.

Finally, the software on the Cisco router and onboard modem can be upgraded from the ground, which increases the flexibility of the system and the return on investment for the operator.

With IRIS, users will be able to experience a true mobile network, one that enables them to connect and communicate how, when and where they want, and that continuously adapts to their needs without reliance on a predefined, fixed infrastructure. Cisco intends to partner with satellite manufacturers, system integrators and end users to deliver services globally to points currently prohibitive to traditional ground-based networks.

The IRIS payload will support network services for voice, video and data communications, enabling government agencies, military units or allied forces to communicate with one another using Internet Protocol and existing ground equipment.

"IRIS is another example of how hosted payloads allow rapid demonstrations and introductions of powerful new space technologies," said Don Brown, vice president of Hosted Payloads at Intelsat General. "This project took less than three years from JCTD start to launch, showing that the government can evaluate a pivotal new technology in space within a very short period."

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will have overall responsibility for coordinating the demonstration of the IRIS technology among the government user community and for developing means of using the IRIS capability once the satellite is in space.

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Cisco SIO iPhone application to hit the App Store soon

Cisco SIO iPhone application to hit the App Store soon

iPhone owners can now access global security information from anywhere by means of the latest Cisco SIO To Go app. The app also allows users to personalize alerts and show only those security threats which could impact their network.

The new Cisco SIO To Go iPhone application presents IT staff with efficient means to obtain alerts and reply to threats that can affect their operations. The app is driven by Cisco Security IntelliShield Alert Manager
Service and delivers early warning intelligence, threat vulnerability and proven Cisco mitigation solutions to users’ iPhones as they arise. The Cisco application also provides unique IP and URL address, e-mail and Web reputation look-up powered by the Cisco IronPort SenderBase Security Network and the Cisco SIO.

“Enabling borderless networks is critical for today’s business success. A key component of enabling individuals to connect to their business networks from anywhere is working to ensure that the network is protected regardless of the device used. Our new Cisco SIO To Go iPhone application is another important step in making this vision a reality. It improves the means by which IT departments are alerted to threats, and it provides added confidence and device flexibility as Cisco customers are shielded from these breaches”, remarked Marie Hattar, vice president, Network Systems Solutions Marketing, Cisco,

Cisco SIO is inclusive of Cisco SensorBase, Cisco Threat Operations Center and Dynamic Updates. The SensorBase, a threat-monitoring network captures global threat telemetry data from an extensive footprint of Cisco devices and services. The alerts delivered include Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) alerts, Cisco Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) Signatures, Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletins, Cisco Threat Outbreak Alerts and others.

The Cisco SIO iPhone application will be made available for free at the Apple iTunes Store shortly.



Would this be a helpful application..




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Cisco unveils free iPhone security app targeted for trojans, worms, or other threats

Cisco unveils free iPhone security app targeted for trojans, worms, or other threats

San Diego, California (CaymanMama.com) — Computer viruses are growing smarter and smarter, making it necessary for technology to stay abreast of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats prowling the Internet.
In tackling those needs, Cisco Systems announced the release of a free iPhone application that employs Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) blogs, podcasts, alerts and the most up to date computer safety information, sending directly to iPhones and iPod Touch devices.
“In a world where your customers or employees are not always connected to a network we wanted to put Cisco security in the palm of your hand,” said Michael Weir, manager of integrated marketing for security.
“The app is made for IT security folks, but it is also for people that like to geek-out on security.”
Users who access the SIO To Go app can find information on the newest threats identified via an ongoing analysis of email and Internet traffic across the glob.

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Greenfield taps Cisco for fiber-optic service

Greenfield taps Cisco for fiber-optic service

MANILA - Campos-led Greenfield Development Corp. is set to incorporate fiber-optic technology into its upcoming real estate projects with the help of multinational networking solutions firm Cisco Systems Inc.

The fiber-optic technology would provide high-speed Internet access to residential and commercial units within the 10.5-hectare Greenfield District in Mandaluyong City. Company Chairman and President Jeffrey Campos said the new service caters mainly to families of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

"The OFWs understand more the need for communication. It's going to be the OFWs abroad and their families here who can afford it and understand the technology better," he said.

Greenfield tapped Cisco to integrate the technology into the company's projects for an undisclosed amount. Campos did not specify any timeframe for the said venture, but said that it would be initially tested on the Twin Oaks Place, a project set to be built within the Greenfield district.

"We're doing it with open minds. We're starting with the Greenfield District, but we intend to provide it where we can provide it, at a time when the telcos in the area are ready. It's in our long-term plans," he said.

Initially a landholding company, Greenfield eventually entered into various joint ventures with the likes of Ayala Corp. and Century Properties. Moving forward, Campos said the company is set to launch its own residential and commercial projects.

"Residential and commercial is our baby. We started with commercial years ago, so we know that business. We also know the residential business very well," he said.

In August, high-end serviced apartment Ascott Makati tapped the services of Globe Telecom Inc. to provide wireless Internet service in all of its areas.

The company earlier said that each of its 306 units now have access to password-protected Internet, making it the first in the Philippines to provide full wireless Internet coverage.

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Cisco and logitech join forces in videoconferencing services

Videoconferencing: Cisco, Logitech Target the Mainstream

Logitech's acquisition of LifeSize and Cisco's bid for Tandberg are aimed at grabbing market share and expanding sales to more businesses—and even consumers

Videoconferencing may finally be headed for the mainstream. The technology that lets people around the globe hold face-to-face meetings electronically has been around for decades. Yet many videoconferencing products have for too long been glitchy, overpriced, and hard to use.

Yet seemingly overnight, companies including Cisco Systems (CSCO), Logitech International (LOGI), and several lesser-known startups are engaged in a flurry of dealmaking aimed at grabbing more of the market and bringing the technology into more businesses and homes. Cisco on Nov. 16 upped to $3.4 billion its bid for market leader Tandberg (TAA.DE), hoping to win over investors who said the Oslo, Norway-based company is worth more than the initial $3 billion offer. Cisco may also introduce a videoconferencing product for consumers at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, BusinessWeek has learned. And in its largest-ever acquisition, PC accessories giant Logitech said on Nov. 10 it will pay $405 million for LifeSize Communications, a maker of high-end high-definition videoconferencing gear. Shares of Polycom (PLCM), the last remaining videoconferencing pure play, have risen 12.5% since Oct. 28, on hopes it may be the next to be bought.

The deals underscore a growing sense that videoconferencing is finally ready to go from an exotic luxury to an everyday part of business life. Thanks to increased broadband capacity, corporate networks can now better handle bandwidth-hogging videoconferencing sessions. Scores of consumers and businesspeople have sampled low-end options such as those offered by Internet-calling provider Skype, and millions of people now carry powerful laptops and smartphones with the processing power needed to join conferences from anywhere. Cisco has helped increase visibility for videoconferencing by heavily promoting its TelePresence technology, recently in a self-mocking product placement on NBC's 30 Rock.
Everyday Business Use

TelePresence can set a company back as much as $250,000 for a single conference room, but the range of prices is getting ever lower. Cisco CEO John Chambers is buying Tandberg in part because Tandberg is the leader in the larger market for less expensive room systems. On Nov. 9, Cisco announced Intranet software that would make videoconferencing a standard component on corporate Web sites. "We want this to be the place people start their day, and where they spend most of their day," says Cisco Senior Vice-President Tony Bates. "We're in it to win it."

So, it seems, is Logitech. Better known for its computer mice, Webcams, and other PC accessories, Logitech this month snapped up LifeSize, which sells videoconferencing products that range from $2,500 on the low end to tens of thousands of dollars for deluxe models. Logitech plans to use its manufacturing expertise to get better prices on components and make operations run more efficiently at the enlarged company, driving down prices on LifeSize's gear.

Lesser-known players are also trying to make videoconferencing waves. Hackensack (N.J.)-based Vidyo has a software-only offering that some analysts say may put pressure on industry pricing.

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New Contract signed by Cisco with New Ingram to expand global opputunites

New Ingram Micro contract with Cisco expands global opportunities

Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. has signed a global contract with Cisco Systems Inc. that standardizes terms and conditions across all regions. As Cisco's largest global distributor, Ingram Micro will now be able to offer its resellers international access to Cisco products and related services with consistent terms, processes and support.

"Ingram Micro is committed to helping our vendors and customers grow their businesses, whether it be selling solutions across the street or across the globe," said Ken Bast, vice president, vendor management, Ingram Micro Inc. "Ingram Micro's new global contract with Cisco allows our resale partners to take full advantage of business opportunities on a worldwide scale. Now, our customers will be able to expand into new markets, as well as support their existing global clients with quicker product availability, which will ultimately shorten their sell cycle and positively impact their balance sheets."

Through these new terms, Ingram Micro's reseller partners can take advantage of Ingram Micro's worldwide footprint and gain entry into countries in which they currently do not have a presence. The contract applies to the more than 150 countries in which Ingram Micro supports Cisco sales. In addition, customers receive dedicated worldwide Cisco support through the Ingram Micro Global Order Desk, which will help customers fulfill orders all over the world. The Global Order Desk ensures that all parties comply with all legal, tax and trade requirements that are typical in cross-border deployments.

"Cisco is on the forefront of evolving traditional business models and programs to support globalization, and of operating as 'one Cisco,'" said Dave O'Callaghan, vice president distribution for Cisco. "This new global contract is another example of how our solid partnership with Ingram Micro can benefit not only our two companies, but also any solution provider looking to expand its global footprint."

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Cisco threatened by HP-3com Union?

 HP-3Com union a real Cisco threat

 (Network World Middle East Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Financial analysts see HP's pending purchase of 3Com as a threat to Cisco because it means 3Com Ethernet switches that are inexpensive and very popular in China will have better access to U.S. businesses via well-established HP sales channels.
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"We see HP's acquisition as primarily a response to Cisco's converged network/CPU strategy," writes Catharine Trebnick, an analyst with Avian Securities. "With Cisco owning the bulk of the enterprise Ethernet market, they have the most to lose if HP is successful in integrating the 3Com portfolio." Trebnick says HP's 3Com acquisition is filling a gap in its high-end networking to better compete with Cisco, and that 3Com's success in China will be a boon to HP. "Our conversations indicate that HP is well on its way to successfully maintaining [3Com's] China presence," she writes in a memo reacting to news of the deal.

A Brief History of 3Com Nikos Theodosopoulos and Jack Monti of UBS Warburg write that Cisco faces a long-term threat from the beefed-up HP because it could come at Cisco with aggressive pricing. 3Com's plan has been to sell its low-cost H-3C gear that is popular in China in countries around the world, they say. Trebnick is also optimistic that HP can use its established sales channels to expand 3Com's market share in North America where "success has been limited." "This acquisition has negative implications for every other provider of networking equipment," Trebnick says, spelling out some specifics, with Cisco being the main target with the most to lose by the new HP.

She says it seems logical that if HP wants to compete with Cisco on all fronts, it needs to make more purchases, possibly Avaya for unified communications and Polycom for telepresence and videoconferencing gear.

The deal is bad news for Brocade, she says, because HP sells Brocade storage gear under the name StorageWorks and might have hoped to make inroads with its Ethernet gear as well. But she writes that 3Com has been doing R&D on fibre channel over Ethernet, "raising the possibility that HP may build that functionality organically." Juniper is not affected as directly, she says, but if HP becomes stronger with corporate customers, it could blunt Juniper's momentum in enterprise sales.

Ittai Kidron and Joseph Park of Oppenheimer write that it is now unlikely that HP will try to buy Brocade, and also calls into doubt possible OEM relationships with Brocade and Juniper for data center switching and fibre channel over Ethernet products, because HP will probably try to develop this equipment in-house.

Near-term, though, the deal could be good for Cisco as well as Juniper and Brocade because integrating 3Com into HP will be disruptive, Kidron and Park write.

Analysts were impressed with 3Com's success in China, with Trebnick noting the Chinese government and corporate customers represent 30% of 3Com revenue, and Theodosopoulos and Monti noting its claim to 300 of the top 500 enterprises in China and a low-cost R&D center in that country.

Still, if HP wants to offer a complete array of network offerings it will have to make other purchases, strike OEM deals or develop its own technology, Theodosopoulos and Monti write in their bulletin about the deal.

In general, the purchase reduces the probability of other large networking mergers and acquisitions in the near term, they write, and that is likely to put pressure on the price of stocks of other companies they think might be acquisition targets, naming Brocade and F5. They also think that IBM is unlikely to buy networking vendors in the near term because it has OEM deals in the works with Juniper and Brocade that aren't fully up and running yet.

Will they be able to compete with cisco products thin not.?!?!?!

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Cisco a trademarked iPhone!!!

Cisco a trademarked iPhone!!!

When Apple launched their smartphone and branded it the iPhone there was just one problem. The iPhone was already trademarked by Cisco which led to a lawsuit  and an eventual settlement of the trademark back in 2007.

Earlier this year Apple announced their breakthrough tablet called the iPad. Again, there was just one problem. As we previously reported, the iPad trademark was already owned by Fujitsu. Once again, as part of some strange business plan, Apple has now acquired the trademark from Fujitsu according to the PatentAuthority.com website.

You’d think at some point Apple would pay someone to do a little research and get any trademark rights before launching a landmark product. Mind you, I’m starting to think that it’s Apple’s game plan to get a previously owned trademark by pressuring the owner into selling it by stealing the association of a trademark with their own product.


Did Steve Jobs new about anything about CISCO?