new lineup provides improved scalability, management and security.” The wireless products have been integrated with the OmniVista network management platform as well as the OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager. “When a rogue access point is detected, Quarantine Manager can shut the port that the rogue [access point] is attached to or place that port into a quarantined VLAN,” said Witt.

In a CRN publication for the week of June 13, 2005 the president of Melsernet, Serge Melki, was quoted as saying he’ll use the line’s increased scalability to target larger customer and simplify deployment. “Now you don’t have to have a rack full of equipment to support your wireless network. You can do it with two switches, and you’re up and running,” Melki said.

As if the Alcatel and Aruba partnership was not enough, Microsoft also released that it will be replacing over 5,000 Cisco Aironet Access points with Aruba Wireless hardware. This deal will be seen as a blue chip stamp of approval on the use of WLAN switches and thin access points for large-scale WLAN deployments. According to Aruba, the Microsoft WLAN will cover 277 buildings in 60 countries and will support 25,000 concurrent users and an estimated 100,000 wireless-equipped devices. Keerti Melkote, Aruba’s vice president of product management, said the biggest gain to Microsoft should be simplified management as a result of shifting the network’s intelligence from individual access points to centralized controllers. “They’ll move from managing 5,000 different points to managing less than 100,” Melkote said.
                                                   
References:
CRN June 13, 2005 "Alcatel Goes To Aruba For Next Generation"
ComputerWorld June 13, 2005 " Microsft picks Aruba for next-generation WLAN"

Spyware is considered to be one of today’s most pressing and time-consuming network issues. No matter how cautious a user is about this matter, their PC is very likely to contain some form of spyware. According to audit programs such as Webroot and EarthLink, an estimated 90% of computers attached to the Internet are infected with this menace.

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