interop
May 13th, 2008 at 10:01am
Under TNC
This is hopefully my last post about Interop, having finally caught up with all the blog buzz and press releases on the highly-successful show for the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), and the Trusted Network Connect (TNC) in particular.
Jon Oltsik wrapped up Interop, with one of his five points raised being the impression left by the [...]
Continue Reading Finally, Interop Las Vegas is over for another year!
Tags: if-map, interop
By Ken Y-N
May 13th, 2008 at 09:01am
Under TNC
Based on an informal show of hands at the recent Interop Las Vegas show, many favoured Microsoft’s Network Access Control (NAC) solution, called Network Access Protection (NAP), mostly because they were already Microsoft Vista users and unwilling to pay money for a third-party solution.
At a panel session on NAC, many people complained that non-Microsoft machine [...]
Continue Reading Straw poll shows favour for Microsoft’s NAC
Tags: if-map, interop
By Ken Y-N
May 12th, 2008 at 01:49pm
Under TNC
This press release is from nSolutions Inc about their new NOVA device for change and configuration management. NOVA stands for Network Ontology and Virtualization Appliance, if that makes things any clearer!
They noew support the Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) workgroup’s new IF-MAP (Interface-Metadata Access Point) protocol.
Stu Bailey, CTO of Infoblox and founder [...]
Continue Reading nSolutions demonstrating NOVA at Interop Las Vegas
Tags: if-map, interop, nova, nsolutions
By Ken Y-N
May 12th, 2008 at 10:46am
Under TCG
Just a quick note that the official Trusted Computing Group blog has been updated with some news from the floor at Interop Las Vegas.
It’s worth reading for a short example of what the IF-MAP (Interface-Metadata Access Point) protocol can do.
Read the full story here.
Continue Reading Official TCG blog updated re Interop Las Vegas
Tags: interop
By Ken Y-N
May 12th, 2008 at 09:45am
Under Advocacy+ TNC
Alan Shimel at StillSecure saw the Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) workgroup’s new protocol IF-MAP (Interface for Metadata Access Point), and he seems to think it will be the next big thing, covering not just NAC (Network Access Control), but spreading out to affect IDS/IPS (Intruder Detection/Prevention Systems), vulnerability management, SIMs, and [...]
Continue Reading Another pundit excited by TNC’s IF-MAP
Tags: if-map, interop
By Ken Y-N
May 8th, 2008 at 07:38pm
Under Uncategorized
Just a quick heads-up that the Trusted Computing Group has published their key presentations from Interop Las Vegas on their official site. Be sure to visit to check out the IF-MAP stuff in particular!
Continue Reading TCG at Interop Las Vegas 2008
Tags: if-map, interop
By Ken Y-N
May 8th, 2008 at 04:37pm
Under TNC
The highlight for the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) from the Interop Las Vegas conference must surely be the Trusted Network Connect’s (TNC) new protocol IF-MAP (Interface for Metadata Access Point). This time it was Sean Michael Kerner writing for InternetNews.com waxing lyrical on its merits.
With backing from both Cisco and all the members of the [...]
Continue Reading NAC uniting under the TNC banner
Tags: cisco, if-map, interop, microsoft, nac
By Ken Y-N
May 8th, 2008 at 02:36pm
Under TCG
One of the biggest buzzes from the recent Interop Las Vegas conference, the leading event for the networking industry, was the announcement of the Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) workgroup’s new protocol, IF-MAP, the Interface for Metadata Access Point.
With many of the 140-plus member companies of the TCG contributing towards this specification, [...]
Continue Reading IF-MAP protocol excites Interop
Tags: if-map, interop, open source
By Ken Y-N
