3Com offers secure network fabric

3Com is rolling out a host of security solutions that leverages its TippingPoint security technologies and H3C networking products to enable businesses to create a secure network fabric, states eWeek.

The company will integrate TippingPoint's intrusion prevention system with H3C's networking and security offerings into its new Secure Network Fabric.

Both the security and networking management will done through a single point, Dave Larson, vice-president of integrated product strategy for TippingPoint, said in an interview.

Cisco has unveiled a single-slot 16-port 10Gb Ethernet line card for its ASR9000 edge router, typically used by service providers such as Deutsche Telekom and Verizon Wireless, reports ZDNet.

According to Cisco, at 10Gbps per port the new 10GE line card delivers over 100Gbps in total, with users now able to install up to 320 10Gb Ethernet ports per system.

Cisco claimed the new card is an industry-first, that it is "faster than any other forwarding module available", and "is designed to deliver massive scale, non-stop video experience and a reduced carbon footprint".

Network security firm Check Point has introduced a version of its consumer security suite designed specifically to meet the increasingly sophisticated security needs of small to medium enterprises (SMEs), says Computing.co.uk.

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 features new 256-bit AES hard disk encryption, giving users greater peace of mind if their laptop is lost or stolen. According to the vendor, around three quarters of ID theft cases result from lost or stolen devices.

ZoneAlarm's encryption technology is based on Check Point's enterprise and government-grade Endpoint Security Full Disc Encryption solution, ensuring that all data including temporary files, hidden or deleted files and cookies stored on the device are unreadable to thieves or unauthorised users.