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Solera Networks @ Sharkfest 2008

Vendor Profile - Solera Networks develops and markets high performance storage appliances and storage and application software and hardware solutions for the emerging Network Management and Network Security Markets. Solera's flagship product, the DS Series, is a suite of network packet recorder appliances that far surpass the gigabit barrier. Acting as a large network buffer, the DS Series integrates seamlessly with existing network applications, providing network managers a complete and accurate picture of network activity and performance.

Paal Tveit is VP or Engineering at Solera Networks and has over 20 years of software and hardware engineering experience. Prior to Solera Networks, Paal served as Director of Engineering at SonicWALL, where he was responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of FIPS and Common Criteria certifiable VPN's and firewalls across all product lines. He joined SonicWALL as part of the acquisition of Phobos in 2000. Paal previously held senior engineering positions at Mainstream Data, Philips/BTS, and Unisys. Paal holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

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Go Deep or Get No Sleep (by Tim O’Neill)

Editor Profile - Tim O’Neill is an independent technology consultant. He has over 30 years experience working in the WAN, Analog, ISDN, ATM and LAN test market. Tim has worked with companies like Navtel, Network General, Ganymede and ClearSight Networks and is now helping companies get lab recognition and technology verification. Tim is also the Chief Contributing Editor for LoveMyTool.com, a website designed to help network managers gain access to valuable information and real solution stories from other customers. Tim is a patent holding, published and degreed engineer, who has seen this technology grow from Teletype (current loop) data analysis to today’s 10 Gigabit LAN’s focused on business applications with heavy compliance demands. Tim can be reached at oldcommguy (at) bellsouth (dot) net.

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Are you interested in Deep Packet Capture and Inspection, as every Network Manger should?

Then I have a site for you to visit to get and share great information, dPacket.org!

I recently had the pleasure and opportunity to meet with Kyle Rosenthal who is the co-Founder of a unique and very important information site, dPacket.org. This site was created to focus on the technologies and products related to Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) as well as Deep Packet Capture (DPC), both of which are very important for successful network management in today’s security and compliance intensive markets.

dPacket.org brings together many important resources to help in the thorough understanding of these demanding technologies as well as a blog/community for deeper exchange of information, ideas, success stories and much more.

The following review is a quick tutorial of DPI/DPC as well as an introduction into the valuable resources that dPacket.org provides which will help you increase your knowledge in this leading edge technology that is and will be a major part of the network future, your network future! Great reading….

Solera Networks @ Interop New York 2007

Vendor Profile - Solera Networks develops and markets high performance storage appliances and storage and application software and hardware solutions for the emerging Network Management and Network Security Markets. Solera's flagship product, the DS Series, is a suite of network packet recorder appliances that far surpass the gigabit barrier. Acting as a large network buffer, the DS Series integrates seamlessly with existing network applications, providing network managers a complete and accurate picture of network activity and performance.

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