Nortel Warns Users Of Three Critical Vulnerabilities
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| Nortel Networks issued an advisory late last week about three
| critical bugs in its VPN routers that could enable remote
| hackers to compromise the devices and gain network access.
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http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=122416&WT.svl=cmpnews1_1
The Truth About Open Source Security
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| One of the most commonly cited arguments in evaluating the relative
| security of open source software is that "more eyes on the code" means
| fewer security problems. In other words, more scrutiny of the
| underlying source code in terms of testing, review, audit and
| debugging translates directly to increasingly robust software
| in the final product.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/57085.html
Related:
Cisco fixes wireless security holes
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| The Wireless Control System patch fixes "multiple vulnerabilities
| that can result in information disclosure, privilege escalation,
| and unauthorized access," the company said in a security advisory.
|
| [...]
|
| These flaws could be exploited to disrupt networking services,
| gain access to information, or even take control of an access
| point, Cisco said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070413/tc_infoworld/87651
Open source and secret sauce
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| Open source router outperforming Cisco device in test revives the
| "commodity" vs. "special purpose" debate
|
| [...]
|
| Marketing trumped technology, however. Competitors would say "you don't
| want to trust your network to a PC" -- even though it really wasn't a PC.
| And FUD prevailed. Today we can expect to hear the same comments made in
| reference to open source. Will they work this time?
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http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/041107tolly.html?fsrc=rss-ibm
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/
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
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/2794294903426800112404643709233288209670
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=rss&tag=feed&subj=tr
http://tinyurl.com/37zkvp
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_gci1218088,00.html
University dumps Cisco VOIP for 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 Meridian PBX over to Linux
| servers running Asterisk...
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1646405846;fp;4;fpid;78268965
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=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004223
http://tinyurl.com/t8cfw
Cisco CEO: 'Microsoft Has Given Us a Three-Year Lead'
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| Microsoft has given us a three-year lead. And we've never lost a
| game when we've had a three-year lead... It's a battle we fully
| intend to win.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070405/31630_id.html?.v=1
Microsoft's Worst Nightmare (Nope, Not Google)
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| The Cisco/Linksys drive into the home follows an absolutely miserable
| effort by Microsoft, which had a first-mover advantage but blew it in
| favor of its Xbox gaming play. Maybe Microsoft figured the timing just
| wasn't right. In any case, Microsoft angered a lot of digital home
| integrators who were hoping for some support to break open the
| market.
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http://www.crn.com/digital-home/198700830
Cisco benefits as Microsoft keeps moving the goalposts
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| Forced between choosing between unified comms vendors, many users
| are reluctantly opting to use an alternative to Microsoft. Others,
| it seems, are a lot less disappointed.
|
| [...]
|
| The Microsoft partner confessed that Cisco is the preferred option. "Cisco
| has a better track record of consistency on upgrades. Whereas Microsoft?s
| new products can be a completely different kettle of fish from the last,"
| he said.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38259
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