In another sign of the current state of the industry market place, we've just seen the announcement of the acquisition of network switch supplier Foundry by SAN switch supplier Brocade…
New Juniper WXC appliances
On Monday Juniper launched some new bits of kit in the WXC line, the WXC-1800, WXC-2600, and WXC-3400 devices. The new appliances are partial replacements and extensions over the existing…
Purple and Blue? Completed Packeteer and BlueCoat merger information
So Packeteer and BlueCoat have done the deed (as covered in my initial post Purple and Blue - Packeteer and BlueCoat), and Packeteer is now "A BlueCoat Company". Quick take-aways…
The advantage of simple APIs
There is power in a simple API, giving you the ability to deploy new features and functions quickly. The advantage of simple APIs is that they can be quickly and…
a constant c?
It all started with a discussion around the tea-table a few days ago, about the fact that a lightyear is a measurement of distance and not of time, because a…
Asimo has a love of music, conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Honda's Asimo robot has developed a love of music. Since April, it has worked with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma, the renowned cellist performing…
The value in taking both paths at once
Over time the use of multiple paths within the modern corporate network has increased. Using both paths of an active/backup pair adds bandwidth. We've gone through a whole series of…
Purple and Blue? Packeteer and BlueCoat
So there's loads of stuff on the net about the upcoming merger between BlueCoat and Packeteer. I'm going to add my own 2p to the thoughts, as I think that…