On Apr 2, 6:43 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Comcast invests in Vyatta, open source router maker
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> | The company has raised a total of $18.5 million so far. The
> | investment indicates that cable carriers are getting serious
> | about chasing the small and medium sized businesses, and
> | competing with the telephone companies in more than just
> | consumer markets.
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> http://gigaom.com/2007/04/01/vyatta-comcast/
>
> Cisco could be facing the 'Red Hat effect'. The FUD rebuttal has already
> begun.
>
> Related:
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> Free Linux router distro gains sophisticated QoS
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> | A small, Linux router distribution for x86 has added QoS
> | (quality-of-service) management features claimed capable of
> | classifying packets regardless of port. The 1.0.beta4 release
> | of Zeroshell now includes QoS software from the open source
> | "L7-filter" project, along with a QoS management interface.
> |
> | Zeroshell is available as a live CD or bootable CompactFlash
> | (512MB) image. It includes a Web-based user interface, and
> | supports many advanced features; see our earlier coverage
> | for specifics.
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> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9446520379.html
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> Vyatta Delivers Twice the Performance of Cisco at Half the Price
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> | Vyatta today announced the release of independent third-party testing
> | results from The Tolly Group that measured the throughput and
> | performance of the open-source, x86-based Vyatta router and
> | firewall appliance versus the proprietary Cisco 2821 ISR.
> |
> | "This report shatters the myth that proprietary hardware products
> | are a better choice than standard x86-based systems for network
> | infrastructure," said Dave Roberts, VP of strategy and marketing
> | at Vyatta. "For the majority of routing applications, open-source
> | software and x86-based hardware can easily address the performance
> | requirements and at significantly lower price points."
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> http://www.topix.net/content/prweb/2794294903426800112404643709233288...
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> Will an open source router replace your Cisco router?
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> | By using VMware, I was able to get this new router up in less than 30
> | minutes--as promised by the evaluation guide. In fact, half of that time
> | came from downloading the file. In addition, I ended up reading some of the
> | guide to learn the default login and the basics of the user interface.
> |
> | In my opinion, Vyatta shows a lot of promise. While I'm not recommending
> | throwing out Cisco routers in favor of Vyatta just yet, spending 30 minutes
> | to familiarize yourself with what it can do is a smart idea.
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> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-6163569.html?part=r...http://tinyurl.com/37zkvp
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> Open source router on par with Cisco, users say
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> | "I'd say that any PC we could put [Vyatta OFR] on today is going to be
> | way faster than Cisco. I would not be doing backbone routing with this,
> | but I would not hesitate to say this will compete against Cisco
> | either," Newnam said. "Well, as long as we're not switching half of
> | the U.S. of course."
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> http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39...
>
> University dumps CiscoVOIPfor open-source Asterisk
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> | SHSU is in the process of moving its 6,000 students, faculty and staff off
> | of Cisco CallManager IP PBXs and a legacy Nortel MeridianPBXover to Linux
> | servers running Asterisk...
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> http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1646405846;fp;4;fpid;782...
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> Dumping Cisco for open-source
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> | Open-source networking trend is limited so far, but it
> | could grow fast
> |
> | The open-source movement, which has long made inroads
> | into corporations via Linux and other enterprise-level
> | software, now has a potentially bigger target in its
> | cross hairs: the PBXs and network routers from companies
> | such as Cisco Systems Inc. that form the basis of
> | networking infrastructure.
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> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBas...http://tinyurl.com/t8cfw
An awesome Free VoIP Business Class Phone and Fax System can be
downloaded at
www.adminsparadise.com/downloads.html
It works with open standards based SIP phones and can even work with
cisco phones with the benefit of not having to pay licence fees to
connect to the server.
The phone system has music-on-hold, roaming users, paging, web based
faxing, ivrs etc.
All with a web gui for administration.
It looks like the AdminsParadise website will be showing you how to
setup an enterprise network using free
opensource products..
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