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Cisco has created its own channel on the green.tv platform. The channel launches with a series of films focused on Cisco’s Connected Urban Development initiative, which looks at how to reduce carbon emissions through improvements in the efficiency of the urban infrastructure made possible by information and communications technology (ICT) such as Cisco(R) TelePresence. Future programs will focus on creating sustainable cities, virtual collaboration, mobility solutions and smart energy solutions. green.tv has partnerships with some of the world’s leading environmental organisations, including the United Nations Environment Programme and Greenpeace.
Cisco’s latest release of its new technologies and solutions enable Internet Protocol (IP) networks to become the platform for a new generation of video and rich media applications and services. This new class of technologies is designed to enable advanced communications, collaboration and entertainment experiences through video- and rich media-optimized service provider, business, and home networks, known as “medianets.” Databased communications are being replaced by video and rich media, which is straining the architectural foundations of public and private networks.
AlgoSec Inc., the leading provider of Firewall Operations and Security Risk Management solutions, has unveiled a solution to enable Cisco PIX Security Appliances users to seamlessly upgrade to Cisco Inc.’s ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances. The migration offering is a natural extension of the AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer (AFA) Product Suite, providing enterprises a solution to verify that no errors or risks are introduced during the upgrade. With the Cisco PIX appliance end-of-sale deadline of July 28 approaching, organizations are increasingly turning to AlgoSec to ensure business continuity, reduce risk and maintain compliance through efficient migration.
Cisco® has announced a media processing platform that simplifies live and on-demand media sharing across PCs, mobile devices and other digital screens, by seamlessly formatting video for viewing on any device. The create once and share anywhere Cisco Media Processing platform provides media conversion, real-time post production, editing, formatting, and network distribution capabilities in a single networked solution to help businesses develop targeted visual communications that drive intimacy with employees and customers. The first product being introduced within the Cisco Media Processing portfolio is the Cisco Media Experience Engine (MXE) 3000.
Cisco Systems Inc. announced that its security appliances can crash while handling Jumbo Ethernet frames. Cisco has published a software patch designed to address a denial of service vulnerability in its Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) appliances. Although IPS systems are designed to block common hacker attacks and exploits, a big in the devices meant that “kernel panic” leading to a crash might be induced when processing Jumbo Ethernet packets. The flaw only applies where Cisco IPS platforms have Gigabit network interfaces installed and where these are deployed in inline mode.