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Catalyst Telecom has just announced the release of their Virtual Demo Center. The VDC will enable Business Partners of Catalyst Telecom to successfully provide a live demo of the Avaya IP Office and other SMB focused vendors for a potential client without the need of carrying around equipment to each site. (continue reading…)

CAN’T REMEMBER THE UPGRADE PATH TO GET FROM 3.0.x to 4.2.14?

DOES THE 4406 PHONE WORK ON A 500?

WHAT KIND OF SERVER AND OS DO I NEED FOR UMS?

-All these questions and many more answered by the IP Office Matrix.  The matrix is a multi-tabbed spreadsheet you can download from the partner website. If you already have a login for the partner site simply login and search for ‘IP Office R4.2 Matrix’ .  If you don’t have an account you can sign up for one.

While reading one of the many blogs, I noticed a post [over at engadget.com]stating that Google uses Juniper routers to handle the ginormous bandwidth requirements.  Not only does this make my mind spin thinking about the size of such an installation and the capacity of such an configuration, but it also makes me wonder who else uses Juniper.

SO if there is anyone who can substantiate the post, or knows of other companies that implement our favorite router Manufacturer – give us a comment.  Don’t provide anything that would put the implementation in jeopardy.

As data rates increase in the Enterprise LAN 10/100 or Fast Ethernet is quickly being moved out and replaced with Gigbit switching.  Some manufacturers and lines do not even offer a 10/100 product.  Below is a quick overview of the Gigabit offerings available today from manufacturers Catalyst distributes.

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Increasing bandwidth is a constant battle faced by every IT department.  What happens when a high capacity server is hitting the limits of a single Gigabit link.  What happens when 10G is not an option, but 1G is not enough.  Simply connecting another cable is not the answer.  The result will be a total loss of the network or a nice workout for your spanning tree configuration.  The answer comes from the 802.3ad specification, or Ling Aggregation, LAG for short.

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The Catalyst ConfigTool version 4.0.6 is now avaliable.  It can be downloaded from the CatalystTelecom web site.  See below for additions/changes/fixes.
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The baby firewall from the Juniper NetScreen line has finally reached it End Of Life announcement.  The small but robust firewall was the low end of the extensive NetScreen line of firewalls. The firewall worked great for fixed Ethernet installations ranging from a few users to around 30 users.  One of the best points of this firewall, was that all the features of the bigger firewalls were included in it’s feature set.  Now the NS-5GT has been replaced by an even better offering.

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Juniper recently released it’s Ethernet switching line.  Fortunately they did not approach the market in a Me-too manner.  Engineers actually thought about Ethernet switch implementation and designed some truly insightful features into the switch. Here are some advantages of this great new switch by Juniper.

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TFTP servers are integral to upgrades on many platforms. On the Avaya IP Office, many times the Manager program acts a TFTP server, but is limited in capacity. Here is a list of free TFTP servers that can help with file transfers via TFTP.

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FIPS compliant solutions require certification of the hardware and software.  One portion of FIPS requires ability to handle AES 256 encryption. All Juniper SSG Firewalls handle this TAA/FIPS level encryption right out of the box, no additional licenes needed.  This, along with Junipers practices on the SSG line, make every SSG/ISG firewall FIPS compliant.