Wrapping a firewall around the perimeter is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of modern networks. Technologies such as IPS need to be pushed into the network, not just at the edge, but throughout ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. An intrusion prevention system ...

The market for networking equipment is heating up, as telephone companies and Internet service providers upgrade their Internet Protocol networks to support more broadband subscribers and new services ...

This morning's announcement that Oracle has agreed to acquire Acme Packet appears to be triggering a speculative rally in shares of other companies that make IP networking hardware. I have no idea if ...

The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. However, the term ...