Enterprise Networking Planet Staff

At the request of the IPv6 Forum’s IPv6 Enabled group, Lawrence Hughes, CTO of InfoWeapons has created a sample C code for dual stacks, that shows the correct way to accept connections from both IPv4 and IPv6 clients. Using an advanced technique called non-blocking sockets to connect to all addresses published in DNS for a […]

In a survey conducted by IT management software provider Ipswitch, over 600 respondents revealed that most business networks are not ready for the transition to IPv6. According to Redmond Mag, over 65 percent said their networks were less than 20 percent ready for migration, and only 12 percent were between 80 and 100 percent ready. […]

PR USA reports that D-Link has announced new Cloud Managed products for small and medium-sized businesses looking for a better way to manage their networks. Included are the D-Link DAP-3525 AirPremier N Dual Band Exterior PoE Access Point powered by CloudCommand, D-Link Insight, and D-Link DIR-605 Fuzion Broadband Aggregation Router. The company claims these products […]

IT managers know that if they haven’t already made the move, they will have to soon migrate to IPv6. At a time when IPv4 addresses are drying up, the process of migration brings with it a multitude of questions. IDG offers some answers to those questions through its presentation of the book IPv6 for Enterprise […]

HP Networking will launch new campus core switches and a network architecture that aims to flatten the campus LAN in the same way that many have redesigned their data center LANs at Interop 2011, reports Tech Target. Michael Nielsen, director of network solutions marketing for HP says the campus network needs to flatten out just […]

The Australian reports that while the understanding and use of cloud computing generally is on the rise, it is yet to be used to its full potential in addressing the current IT skills shortage. Roles such as consultancy, IT governance, solution architecture and IT integration is likely for some IT professionals. The IT jobs sector […]

Tech Target presents an interview with Brandon Ross, network architect with the Torrey Point Group, an experienced network engineer who has worked with IPv6 for years, on the conversion of IPv4 to IPv6. Most service providers deploy equipment from multiple vendors in their networks, which makes it time-consuming to convert IPv4 to IPv6 in terms […]

In an effort to address the high cost and complexity of acquiring, deploying and managing distributed developer collaboration solutions to global organizations, CloudOne provides enterprises with a fully hosted one-stop developer solution that can be up and running in minutes. The solution, as reported by the company in this  PR Web release, is secure and […]

In this article on Business World, a list of simple tips to safeguard gadgets and software can help avoid damage and data hacking is offered. Although described as commonsense, the article suggest that people get comfortable and neglect the basic network safety rules when it comes to gadgets. “It’s a no-brainer that you should invest […]

A year-old IPv6 vulnerability so dangerous it can freeze any Windows machine on a LAN in a matter of minutes is being downplayed by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) despite the urging of security experts to patch it. According to Network World, the hole requires a physical connection to the wired LAN. Juniper claims it has delayed […]

Opengear has announced a partnership with IPSec that will enable IPSec to provide its managed security service clients with management and monitoring tools. As noted in this report on ARN, Opengear said customers should have the ability to remotely access, manage and control their mission critical information assets and network infrastructure. “Opengear’s solution will enable […]

According to IT World Canada, Riverbed Technology Inc. has integrated packet-capturing and analysis technology to its Cascade network and application management product line. Cascade, which can analyze, monitor, and track network and application performance, can now trace performance problems and alerts down from the high-level view of their network down to the packet level. “’We […]