HPE Aruba is working on “Aruba Central Next Gen”: what is that?
Aruba Central needs to become more and more capable, but also more and more user-friendly. This creates a lot of work behind the scenes at HPE Aruba Networking. We discuss recent developments with EMEA CTO and Vice President of Systems Engineering, Dobias van Ingen. What do these developments mean ... Read more
Cisco acquires Isovalent, stresses importance of open-source
Cisco has acquired Isovalent. The company is thus expanding its offerings in the direction of open-source networking and security. It hopes to protect public cloud environments even better than it has before.
With this acquisition, of which no financial details were disclosed, Cisco ultimately w... Read more
Researchers set fiber optic record: 22.9 petabits per second
Researchers have achieved a transmission speed of 22.9 petabits per second over a single fiber optic. A record with a Dutch touch.
Japanese, Italian and Dutch researchers, the latter from TU Eindhoven, have managed to achieve a maximum transmission speed of 22.9 petabits over a single fiber. Thi... Read more
Cisco presents Networking Cloud: what is it and what’s in it for you?
Next step in simplifying networking portfolio brings together SSO, automation, deeper integration of networking products and environments, and more and better monitoring in the Networking Cloud.
Cisco is busy making its offerings more manageable. We wrote an extensive analysis on this last year.... Read more
Quantum Key Distribution guarantees secure communication
Quantum Key Distribution is making inroads in the market of (network) communication. By employing some principles of quantum mechanics, it is possible to do the distribution of keys over a network securely. We spoke with Q*Bird and Eurofiber to learn more about it. We also explain in plain English ... Read more
HPE buys Athonet to bolster 5G offering
HPE wants to further expand its telecom business and to do so is acquiring Italian private mobile network provider Athonet. The company's technology will be integrated into the tech giant's Aruba wireless network portfolio.
With the acquisition of Athonet HPE adds a niche player in the field of ... Read more
Researchers break security guarantees of networking in spacecraft
A group of researchers found holes in the security of Time-Triggered Ethernet applications in spacecraft.
The Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket, which have been in development for 15 years and are anticipated to usher into a new era of space exploration, will undergo their first integrated test o... Read more
Cisco ex-CEO challenges networking vendors
After heading Cisco for 26 years, John Chambers founded a startup to compete with his former employer. Nile provides turnkey, secure and fully automated networks.
Cisco grew into a networking giant under Chambers' leadership. Now, the ex-CEO is turning his back on the company. Chambers co-found... Read more
Free entrance to the Benelux Cyber Summit in Amsterdam
More than 100 cybersecurity professionals gather in Amsterdam for the Benelux Cyber Summit on 11 and 12 October. Knowledge and networking are central to the event. Techzine readers can participate for free.
The days are filled with presentations, panels and networking opportunities. The present... Read more
Cisco focuses on integrations and as-a-service in simplification push
More integrations between different parts of Cisco's extensive portfolio in networking and security, combined with as-a-service consumption models meant to make customers' lives a lot easier.
For years, Cisco events were mainly about adding new features, products, services and often entire acqui... Read more