ProCurve Networking by HP Makes Its Most Significant Product Announcement To Date Nick Lippis interviews Andre Kindness, ProCurve Networking by HP on their largest product announcement to date. In this podcast I ask Andre to give us the bottom line on their new 5400, 3500, 6200 and 10 Gb modules for their 8100 core switch. One of the key points here is the integration of Power of Ethernet, network security and enhanced mobility features built into their 3rd generation of ProVision ASCI. As usual I give my take on the announcement at the end of the podcast. For a set of slides on the above go to www.lippis.com.

Zeus Kerravala, VP of Yankee Group's infrastructure research and consulting and Scott Bradner, University Technology Security Officer, Harvard University join me as we discuss the structural changes taking place which are shaping a new telecommunications industry.  Kicked off by a discussion on the pros and cons of the Alcatel and Lucent merger the talk then twist and turns into a discussion on Google, Microsoft, Vonage. legislative initiatives, mobile and wireline usage.  We end with a vision of the emerging telecommunications industry.  It is a fascinating talk.

Nick Lippis interviews Sid Nag, Founder, President and CEO of Prominence Networks www.prominencenet.com. We discuss the problem most IT organizations are having with quality of service (QoS) configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting over IPBPXs, routers, switches, WAN services etc. In short QoS is a tedious, time consuming and expensive process that eats up operational dollars. Prominence is offering its Clear Call Controller and Director which automates QoS configuration so that your users have an excellent voice and video experience over a converged network. It�s a great podcast for any organization serious about delivering high quality real time services over an IP network.

I interview Gopala Tumuluri of Foundry Networks on their ServerIron GT 10Gx2 and E 10Gx2P. These high performance switches are designed for IP data center applications in the enterprise and service provider markets. They sport Foundry's Traffic Works software which includes layer 2, 4, 7 plus SSL acceleration, load balancing, security features and more. I give my take on the announcement at the end of the podcast. Enjoy.