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A megabit per second (Mbps or Mbit/s) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second or 1,000 kilobits per second.
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The Juniper Networks Secure Services Gateway 500 Series (SSG) represents a new class of purpose-built security appliance that delivers a perfect mix of performance, security and LAN/WAN connectivity for regional and branch office deployments. Traffic flowing in and out of the branch office is protected from worms, Spyware, Trojans, and malware by a complete set of Unified Threat Management (UTM) security features including Stateful firewall, IPSec VPN, IPS, Antivirus (includes Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Phishing), Anti-Spam, and Web Filtering.
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The Juniper Networks NetScreen-25 and NetScreen-50 appliances are integrated security devices for enterprise branch and remote offices, as well as small to medium-sized companies. They provide solutions for perimeter security with multiple DMZs, VPNs for wireless LAN security, or protection of internal networks. The NetScreen-25 appliance offers 100 Mbps of firewall and 20 Mbps of 3DES or AES VPN performance, with support for 32,000 concurrent sessions, and 125 VPN tunnels. The NetScreen-50 appliance is a high-performance integrated security appliance, offering 170 Mbps of firewall and 45 Mbps of 3DES or AES VPN performance, with support for 64,000 concurrent sessions, and 500 VPN tunnels.
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Alliance to certify Wi-Fi security specs HANOVER, GERMANY -- The Wi-Fi Alliance expects to certify by May its WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) set of specifications in the first of several efforts to provide greater security to users of high-speed wireless networks, said Andrea Vocale, a technical expert with the alliance, speaking Monday at a news conference at the CeBIT trade show here.
WPA is a subset of the 802.11i security standard, which has yet to be approved by the IEEE ( Institute of El......
[more] Getting a grip on WLAN futures The wireless LAN world is a pretty bad offender when it comes to Alphabet Soup, what with 802.11b preceding 802.11a, and neither being the same type of thing as 802.11e*. So it was useful to hear Jan Haagh, a senior product manager in Proxim's WLAN division, talk through some of latest acronyms.
One to watch out for is WPA, or WiFi Protected Access. This will replace the original WEP wireless security standard, which turned out to be not very secure after all.......
[more] Intel Backs UWB for Wireless USB In an effort to eliminate the tangle of cables connecting PCs and peripherals, Intel on Wednesday unveiled plans to develop a wireless USB protocol based on ultrawideband (UWB) technology.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaking giant, along with six other tech heavyweights, has formed a new industry association called the Wireless USB Promoter Group that will define a specification to allow high-speed wireless connections between computers and devices such......
[more] THE A to Z of wireless terms and technologies Everything you need to know about Wireless Jargon 802.11a
54Mbps wireless Ethernet operating in the 5GHz band.
802.11b
The industry standard 11Mbps wireless Ethernet operating at 2.4GHz.
802.11e
Defines quality-of-service for wireless local area networks, to support voice-over IP for example.
802.11g
Successor to 802.11b, providing up to 54Mbps over the same 2.4GHz spectrum used by 802.11b.
802.11h
A supplement to 802.11a to ensure t......
[more] Security group warns of flaw in wireless protocol The Australian Computer Emergency Response Team issued an advisory Thursday warning companies that their wireless networks could be disrupted by an attacker with a handheld device. A vulnerability in the most common wireless networking protocol, the 802.11 standard established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), allows a device to essentially jam other devices on a network using a low-power signal.
"Previously, at......
[more] Coalitions form for new wireless war A new fast wireless LAN standard may be in for a long and ultimately frustrating approval process The wireless industry is just about to launch the 802.11n high-speed network standardisation process, but some participants are already anticipating an ugly fight.
With over 500 interested parties and more than 60 proposals tabled, according to reports, the initial meeting -- scheduled for 11 July in Portland, Oregon -- promises to be the first of many. Whil......
[more] Security concerns still plague wireless take-up Wireless has many benefits, provided companies minimise the risks and rein in ad hoc networks 'Be afraid, be very afraid' is the attitude of many companies when faced with the prospect of using a wireless network.
Because wireless is about broadcasting data that often goes beyond company perimeters, businesses worry that it won't be secure enough. And who can blame them, with a regular stream of surveys highlighting gaping security holes?
Secur......
[more] Pupils bear spam e-mail overload The majority of e-mail messages being sent to school children in London are spam. The first week of a project to filter the e-mails travelling across the London Grid for Learning has revealed that 75% of the messages are junk.
The most popular subjects for the spam were the drugs Viagra and Valium. Much of the remaining mail was pornographic.
The network provides more than a million school children access to net-based learning aids.
Drugs and porn
The London......
[more] Motorola Merges Its Plan for Faster Wi-Fi Two camps are ready for a showdown over faster wireless LANs following Motorola's agreement last week to merge its proposal for the IEEE 802.11n standard with that of the World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium.
There are two remaining proposals for the 802.11n standard, which calls for wireless LANs that offer more than 100 megabits per second of data throughput. A task group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is set to......
[more] Wireless USB set to kill off Bluetooth 200 companies ready wireless USB devices for year-end Wireless USB products will be in the shops by Christmas and the widespread adoption of the technology will rapidly kill off Bluetooth, Intel has claimed at its Developer Forum in San Francisco.
The wireless USB protocol will be completed by the end of March and the access controller specification should be approved by the end of the year. Wireless USB is designed to be used at ranges of less than 10 met......
[more] T-Mobile steams in with WiMAX, Wi-Fi train European rail operators love Wi-Fi. They're keen on anything that encourages more businesspeople to take the train, and wireless networking is an attractive way to provide paying travellers with ad hoc connections to the internet and company networks. A journey's duration becomes productive work time, whether it's part of a daily commute or a longer trip.
Connecting a carriage to the internet is not a problem. Nor is sharing that connection among the......
[more] London gets a mile of free Wi-Fi Good news for wireless users in Islington - they can now get free wireless Internet access. But will commercial hot spot operators be pleased? Mobile workers in London will be able to get free wireless access across a mile-long swathe of the capital, via a Wi-Fi network financed by Islington Council.
Dubbed the 'Technology Mile', it is thought to be the largest free public-access wireless network built in the UK so far. Islington Council took the decision to fu......
[more] High-speed Wi-Fi standards debate stalls The latest proposal for 802.11n, the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, has been sent back to the drawing board after a second failure to be approved by the IEEE The process to establish the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, which promises to quadruple transmission speeds, has stalled as members of the working group developing the standard failed to pass the main proposal onto the next stage.
The proposal, put forth by the vendor group called Task Group 'n' s......
[more] Aladdin announces eSafe 5 for spyware protection and Web security Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. has announced the availability of Aladdin eSafe 5 that is presented as transforming the way Web security is handled in large organisations, addressing the latest spyware/adware threats with multi-layered comprehensive content protection.
Also introduced in Aladdin eSafe 5 is a gateway solution featuring four layers of spyware protection. Designed to fight the ever-increasing spyware epidemic, Aladd......
[more] Distributed Wireless Security Monitors - Time to Tighten the Wireless Net Network Computing perform an exhaustive review of these specialised overlay systems that provide wire-side and wireless rogue-device detection, RF interference and intrusion-detection capabilities as well as user and performance monitoring in the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz ranges. Last time around, we evaluated the beta 4.0 release; now, just 15 months later, Enterprise has been upped to version 5.2. At first glance, the product lo......
[more] FatPipe Beats Service Disruptions When an accidental fiber-optic cable cut disrupted businesses in greater Boston, Ardais, a clinical genomics company based in Lexington, Mass., lost connection to its service provider for nine hours. That’s when the company decided it had to add a second connection to avoid any further downtime. (For more on Ardais, see Capturing Clinical Information, Bio-IT World October 2003).
Service outages, while sporadic and of varying length, have a great impact on Arda......
[more] CyberGuard Breaks New Ground with Introduction of SG560 Security/WAN Appliance CyberGuard Corporation, a global provider of security solutions that protect the critical assets of the largest and most complex information networks for Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations, today announced the release of a feature-rich, compact, network security and Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity device designed to secure small and medium businesses and the small branch offices of larger compa......
[more] Next-gen Wi-Fi standard showdown Vendors race to market with non-standard implementations of high speed 802.11n Battle lines are now being drawn over the next-generation WLAN standard, IEEE 802.11n, which promises speeds of 100Mbps and higher, as well as increased range.
Behind a seemingly innocuous announcement last week of a new wireless router from Netgear lies a major WLAN industry schism that pits the likes of Cisco, Intel, and Sony against Nokia , Texas Instruments , and Airgo Networks,......
[more] Industry group agrees on high-speed Wi-Fi proposal An industry group seeking common ground on the emerging IEEE 802.11n high-speed wireless LAN specification has agreed on a compromise proposal that may form the basis of a final standard.
The joint proposal group, which includes backers of all the major factions in the fight over how to boost the speed and range of WLANs, late Wednesday approved a proposal by a unanimous online vote with two abstentions, according to Bill McFarland, CTO at At......
[more] Race kicks off for next-gen 802.11n Wi-Fi Vendors off the starting blocks The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has finally voted to accept the proposed next-generation 802.11n Wi-Fi standard developed by the Enhanced Wireless Consortium.
The proposed 802.11n standard will enable higher performance wireless local area networking, supporting speeds of up to 600Mbps with greater range than existing Wi-Fi technologies.
Two US vendors, Broadcom and Marvell, were both quick o......
[more] Gartner urges 802.11n Wi-Fi restraint Next-gen Wi-Fi will not truly be ready until 2007, analyst firm warns Companies should stay away from next-generation Wi-Fi equipment described as 802.11n compliant, Gartner has warned.
"Plan to stay with Wi-Fi certified products under the 802.11a/b/g banner. Expect these technology investments to be good for at least four more years," a group of three Gartner analysts recommended, adding that 802.11n should not be considered until 2007.
The forthcoming 8......
[more] What future for the wireless Square Mile? Which applications will prove a hit for the City wi-fi users? The City of London has taken the wraps off an ambitious project that will see the Square Mile entirely connected by wi-fi access.For City workers and tourists alike, the project will mean continuous wi-fi access from an area stretching from Blackfriars Bridge to the Fann Street Wildlife Garden and Liverpool Street station.The City wi-fi project will be a five-year collaboration between the Cor......
[more] Doubts raised over Wimax's future A wireless technology known as Wimax could bring broadband to rural areas, says a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD report looked at the prospects for Wimax, a technology widely touted as one to beat both wi-fi and third-generation mobile networks. But, says the report, regulatory, security and spectrum problems may limit the widespread use of Wimax. Instead, Wimax may find niche uses such as in remote areas. Faster......
[more] Superfast internet cafe launches An internet cafe offering connections 50 times faster than typical broadband services has opened in Cornwall. Computers at Goonhilly satellite station, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, are connected to BT's global internet protocol network. That means users can download data at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps). It is thought to be the first time such high speeds have been seen at a UK internet cafe. The service will be free to visitors. 61 dish......
[more] Virgin Trains get connected with WiMax and HSDPA Virgin Trains has opted for WiMax to connect passengers wanting to browse the internet from their seat.Virgin will be experimenting with the long range broadband wireless standard on its west coast mainline service, with the first installation already completed on a Pendolino train.The rail company has signed up QinetiQ Rail to provide wireless connectivity for travellers using a mix of wi-fi, HSDPA, pre-standard WiMax and satellite technology.CE......
[more] Dell launches unapproved 802.11n Wi-Fi card Dell has launched a wireless card that promises to boost network speeds to 270 Mbps.The card will be available as an optional expansion on XPS and select Inspiron notebooks for $59.The Dell Wireless 1500 Draft 802.11n dual-band wireless card offers backward compatibility with the existing 802.11a, b and g wireless standards. The card is made by Broadcom.The computer maker touted that the high speed wireless technology would enable new applications suc......
[more] Norwich pioneers free city wi-fi Norwich is pioneering a free wi-fi project which covers three sectors of the UK city and its centre. The £1.1m, 18-month pilot has been live for three weeks and is backed by the East of England Development Agency. Paul Adams, from Norfolk county council said: "It allows people to see the benefit of wireless technology." The city centre, county hall and educational establishments such as the university all have wi-fi access. Mr Adams, director of c......
[more] 802.11n will change the enterprise As a proposed wireless standard for high-throughput enhancements, 802.11n has been viewed primarily as a consumer technology. However, 802.11n has key applications applicable to the enterprise and is widely expected to drive the next generation of deployments.Enterprise-class, bandwidth-intensive applications like ERP and CRM systems, workgroup computing applications, and some wireless backhaul applications require throughputs larger than current 802.11 techno......
[more] Heathrow Express to get connected with wi-fi All Heathrow Express trains will be wi-fi enabled by early 2007, providing broadband access to passengers for the entire journey.The wi-fi offering, to be provided by T-Mobile, will enable passengers to access the internet at speeds of up to 8Mbps via WiMax and HSDPA technology en route to the world's busiest international airport.Jay Saw, hotspot manager at T-Mobile UK, told silicon.com wi-fi users will be required to buy an access pass to get onlin......
[more] Back Up Your Data On Removable Disk Drives To be prepared for any disaster, a company must frequently back up its critical data. To be prepared for a disaster that wipes out the entire data center, the backups of the critical data (or at least copies of the backups) should be stored offsite, a safe distance from the original data so they aren't both destroyed in the same disaster. Traditionally, most companies have relied on tape as the media of choice for backing up data. However, tape has its......
[more] 802.11n Wi-Fi draft approved by IEEE Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n wireless-networking standard has been approved by an IEEE working group. The move means that 'draft 2.0' 100+Mbps (megabits per second) wireless LAN products could be on sale as early as summer 2007. Around 83 percent of working group members approved the draft, more than the 75 percent votes. The vote suggests that after more than a year of often acrimonious debate, members of the group have finally got together behind the core tech......
[more] PatchLink proactively manages security updates for East Sussex County Council With more than 4000 networked PCs and laptops across 100 different locations, East Sussex County Council had a difficult job making sure its network was secure and all endpoints were patched against the latest exploits.The Council had been badly hit by the "Nachi" virus in 2002, for which a Microsoft Windows patch had previously been released but not fully deployed. With some parts of the Council's network d......
[more] Broadband challenge faces Britain Time is running out to get the UK in shape to cope with the next wave of net use, says a report. Tough decisions on how to encourage telecoms firms to build faster networks must be made within two years, warns the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG). Without these networks the UK could suffer profound social and economic setbacks, says the industry group. Taking no action could also mean that digital divisions across the UK become entrenched. Big decisions The BS......
[more] Oxford commuters get wi-fi boost The Oxford Tube will now offer coach commuters the chance to get online thanks to a wi-fi/3G connectivity combo.The commuter service, which carries passengers between Oxford and central London and is operated by Stagecoach, has rolled out wi-fi to its 25 vehicles using a wi-fi and a 3G network - the former supplied by Moovera Networks, the latter by mobile operator Vodafone.The service is on offer to Oxford Tube passengers following a three-month trial, which sa......
[more] FatPipe WARP Helps Internet Business Achieve Always-Up Internet Availability to Customers and Retailers The Internet business Shoplocal announced this month that it has attained Internet reliability and redundancy, thanks to FatPipe Networks, (www.fatpipeinc.com) the inventor of router clustering devices for reliable, redundant and high speed Internet WAN connections. Shoplocal is an online shopping and advertising company made up of more than 200 affiliate media, search and shopping sites that......
[more] Wi-Fi Alliance starts testing draft 802.11n gear Routers, clients, and other 802.11n Draft 2.0 networking gear with the Alliance's seal of approval are expected to start hitting store shelves in September The Wi-Fi Alliance launched the action phase of its plan to get faster wireless networking products into the market on Monday, kicking off certification testing of gear based on a draft version of the IEEE 802.11n standard. The industry group that popularized wireless LANs expects 802.11n Draft......
[more] Wi-Fi: The next generation Despite interminable delays to the forthcoming 802.11n wireless networking standard, there's a consensus it will finally materialise in March 2009. Meantime, it's being touted as a fix-all for Wi-Fi's various shortcomings. The standard promises to improve range and boost traffic throughput, from the existing 54Mbps (megabits per second) offered by 802.11g-based technology, to between 100Mbps and 300Mbps, depending on a range of factors.The performance improvement takes......
[more] Radware Received "Approved" Rating From NSS Labs for its DefensePro 1020 Radware, providing integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, announced that its behavioral protection solution was the recipient of the “approved” rating from NSS Labs. NSS Labs specializes in independent security product testing and certification. Radware's DefensePro 1020 was successful in blocking all attacks but at the same time allowed full 100 percent of legitimate traffic to pass during......
[more] Devices lag behind as mobile networks pick up speed Mobile network bandwidth is increasing quickly, with some operators supporting 14.4Mbps transmission using HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access). But users won't be able to take advantage of the higher speeds for a while. For one thing, modems are still a no-show. The current top speed for modems is 7.2Mbps."We are being told by our suppliers that the first modems will be available by the end of the year," said spokesman Erik Hörnfeld......
[more] Hacker pleads guilty to attacking anti-phishing group A Fairfield, Calif., hacker has pleaded guilty to launching a Valentine's Day 2007 computer attack that nearly knocked an anti-phishing Web site offline. Gregory King, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to two counts of "transmitting code to cause damage to a protected computer," for launching distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks against the CastleCops anti-phishing Web site and Killanet, an online forum for gamers and graphi......
[more] Juniper's New WXC Appliances: 'More Box For The Money' Juniper Networks Monday added three new appliances to its WXC application acceleration platform, offering higher disk capacities and performance in a smaller form factor. According to Juniper, the three additions—the WXC 1800, WXC 2600 and WXC 3400 appliances—give solution providers more options in offering their customers more scalable, modular and cost-effective application response across the WAN for uninterrupted and accelerated applicat......
[more] Lots of Foot-Dragging on IPv6 The IPv4 address space is near exhaustion, yet a new report claims that traffic on the modernized IPv6 (define) protocol is slow and migration to the newer address spaces is sluggish. In a year-long study of 2,393 peering and backbone routers conducted by Arbor Networks, the majority of respondents (customer and peering interfaces) said IPv6 traffic is a small percentage of overall traffic. What gives? "What we expected to find is that the migration to IPv6 is......
[more] Bluecoat Wan accelerator speeds up Kettering NHS' Pacs Kettering General Hospital has deployed network acceleration technology from Blue Coat to enable it to send large X-ray images electronically between sites using the NHS Picture Archiving and Communications System (Pacs). The Trust has used ProxySG wide area network optimisation appliance from Blue Coat to decrease the time taken to load Pacs images, such as CT scans and X-Rays, from minutes to second. X-ray images, which would have previou......
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