David Passmore
David Passmore
fewer network operators opportunity service threat
This is a threat to enterprises in that they will find fewer network operators of traditional services, and an opportunity in that they may see new service providers.
appliance deep device front looks network shut
ConSentry is really different. The appliance sits right in front of a network switch, monitors all the traffic, looks deep into IP, and if there's a virus, it can shut down the device that started it.
bandwidth build cheaper chip elegant matters per price ring sharing simpler supported switching
Token ring was a very elegant way of sharing bandwidth on a LAN, ... What killed it was LAN switching because all that matters there is price per port. Ethernet was simpler and supported by more vendors, so it was cheaper to build Ethernet chip sets.