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PR Vibes: Interop New York 2009
By Laura Borgstede
December 11, 2009
PR Vibes newsletter
Interop New York, a smaller fall version of Interop's giant spring conference in Las Vegas, is a comprehensive, independent IT, enterprise-focused event.

Vidyo Features Telepresence Sessions at Interop New York 2009
By Carolyn Dawson
November 30, 2009
TMCnet
Vidyo reportedly illustrated its patented VidyoRouter, a device which provides users with the only Scalable Video Coding solution that does away with the Multipoint Conference Unit, at the Interop conference this month.

Cloud Computing's Portability Gotcha
By John Foley
November 28, 2009
InformationWeek
There were a couple of "aha" moments for me at the Interop conference's Enterprise Cloud Summit this month. The first was that some companies are already storing hundreds of terabytes of data in the cloud. The second was that it can be a slow and expensive process to move that data from one service provider to another.

Trends and Technologies Dazzle at Interop
By Lance Whitney
November 23, 2009
TMCnet
Last week's Interop (News - Alert) event in New York City provided a peek into some of the new products and services being marketed by different vendors.

Force 10 demonstrates at Interop
By John Rath
November 23, 2009
Data Center Knowledge
Force 10 Networks partnered with AFORE Solutions and Sun Microsystems at INTEROP in New York last week to demonstrate data center virtualization products and cloud computing initiatives focused on driving greater network agility.

Riverbed Launches Cloud-Based Services for Enterprise and Government Markets
By Nathesh
November 20, 2009
TMCnet
Recently Riverbed announced Steelhead Mobile 3.0 and embraced the cloud at Interop (News - Alert) New York 2009.

Interop New York: Customers Press Vendors for Private Clouds
By Jeffrey Schwartz
November 20, 2009
Redmond Developer
The scenario played out Thursday during the keynote panel session at Interop New York where key officials of the three vendors pitched their respective cloud offerings and then were grilled by the prospective enterprise customers on the panel.

Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution
By Paul McDougall
November 19, 2009
InformationWeek
Customers and service providers squared off Thursday over the pros and cons of cloud computing at the Enterprise Cloud Summit panel at the Interop conference in New York City.

Computer Networking: Data Center and Networking Take Center Stage at Interop New York 2009
By n/a
November 19, 2009
Channel Insider
More than 150 exhibitors are showcasing their IT solutions at Interop New York 2009, November 16-20 at the Javits Convention Center, including APC, AT&T, CA, Cisco, Citrix, Enterasys, Force10 Networks, HP, IBM, LifeSize, Microsoft, Qwest, Riverbed, and Xirrus.

Interop: Cloud Computing's Portability Gotcha
By John Foley
November 19, 2009
InformationWeek
There were a couple "aha" moments for me at Interop's Enterprise Cloud Summit. The first was that some companies are already storing hundreds of terabytes of data in the cloud.

Interop: Cloud Computing's Portability Gotcha
By John Foley
November 19, 2009
InformationWeek
There were a couple "aha" moments for me at Interop's Enterprise Cloud Summit. The first was that some companies are already storing hundreds of terabytes of data in the cloud.

Sony Ericson shows off at Interop 2009 NYC
By Joseff Betancourt
November 19, 2009
Chanel TechCenter
At Interop yesterday, Sony Erickson put on display for the world to see their newest Android based phone, the Xperia X10.

Interop: New York Tests Xbox-Based Alert System
By Paul McDougall
November 19, 2009
InformationWeek
The goal, said New York State Deputy CIO Rico Singleton, is to reach younger residents who spend more time on the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii than with television or radio.Singleton, speaking Thursday at the Interop technology conference in New York City, said the plan makes sense, "considering the amount of time our youth spend on video games."

Interop, New York: The Social Computing Adoption Hurdle from an IT Perspective
By Ethan Yarbrough
November 19, 2009
Emerging Web Memo
I'm at the Interop conference in New York City this week -- a thrill for me because I've never before been to either. Is it strange for me to be excited about an IT conference? Well, so be it. I am excited to be at Interop because it gives me a chance to hear how the IT community is dealing with the challenges of the emerging social computing business model.

Cisco Borderless Networks at Interop New York 2009 - By the way, what is Borderless Networks?
By Jennifer Geisler
November 19, 2009
Cisco
Interop New York 2009 kicked off with a keynote by Marie Hattar, Cisco VP of Network Systems and Security, on "Business Transformation in a World Without Borders."

Interop: Microsoft Exec Says 'Google Me'
By Paul McDougall
November 19, 2009
InformationWeek
A Microsoft executive speaking at Interop Thursday unwittingly highlighted the challenge his company faces in building brand recognition around its Bing search engine.

Interop 2009 Day 1: Vendors, Vendors And More Vendors
By Mike Fratto
November 19, 2009
Network Computing
One of the main reasons I come to shows is to get some face time with people I have spoken with on the phone and then catch up with new vendors not yet on my radar.

Interop: Cloud Computing Adopters Ready To 'Trust, But Verify'
By Chad Berndtson
November 19, 2009
Channel Web
That was the key message at an afternoon keynote session at Interop New York: The barrier to widespread cloud adoption is no longer understanding how cloud works, it's how the cloud is going to keep data safe and available -- something Joyent founder and CTO Jason Hoffman called "the last issue" for cloud proliferation in IT.

Citrix offers 'pay-as-you-grow' pricing
By Peter Dinham
November 19, 2009
ITWire
Citrix announced the new pay-as-you-grow pricing today at Interop New York which it says allows users to get around the fact that "most networking systems require expensive hardware replacements to expand capacity and functionality, which often forces customers to over provision and pay for more than they need at any given time."

Stop Blaming IT
By Tony Byrne
November 19, 2009
CMS Watch
At the Interop conference yesterday I heard a familiar refrain: "IT is the problem."

Early Enterprise Cloud Deployments Likely to be Hybrid
By Jeffrey Schwartz
November 19, 2009
Redmond Channel Partners
Are early adopters of cloud services likely to go the pure hosted route, build private clouds that are run within an enterprise or deploy a hybrid approach of the two? That was a topic debated Wednesday at the Interop New York conference.

Interop Report: Cloud Communications
By Eric Krapf
November 19, 2009
No Jitter
I came away from the session I moderated on Cloud-Based Communications with a useful, concise definition of the difference between "private clouds" and "public clouds."

Riverbed Expands Support In The Cloud
By Mike Fratto
November 18, 2009
Network Computing
Riverbed pulled out the stops at the Chelsea Pier in NYC today, before Interop NY 2009 gets going, with a late day announcement that in 2010, the company will ship a virtual Steelhead appliance for cloud environments.

Interop: HP Adds New Vendor Partners To ProCurve Ecosystem
By Chad Berndtson
November 18, 2009
Channel Web
HP ProCurve on Wednesday named new vendor partnerships for its HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem program.

Interop New York: 'Consumerization' Most Transformative Force In Enterprise IT
By Chad Berndtson
November 18, 2009
Channel Web
That was the word from Interop New York's kickoff keynote presentation Wednesday, where three technology observers -- Citrix President and CEO Mark Templeton, Cisco Vice President of Network Systems and Security Solutions Marie Hattar, and The New York Times technology columnist David Pogue -- offered perspective on why businesses need to change to meet that trend.

Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds
By Paul McDougall
November 18, 2009
InformationWeek
"The Holy Grail is to deliver IT services on-demand," said Citrix Systems (NSDQ: CTXS) CEO Mark Templeton, during a keynote presentation Wednesday at the Interop technology conference at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center.

Interop Keynote: Mark Templeton, Citrix
By Julia Lim
November 18, 2009
ScienceLogic Blog
Interop NY 2009 kicked off this morning with General Manager, Lenny Heymann's optimistic and future-looking remarks for the gratifyingly large crowd.

Interop 2009 New York Day One
By Rich Tehrani
November 18, 2009
TMCnet
I had a great set of meetings at Interop today and the energy at the show was quite inspiring.

Interop: Which Cloud Is Right For You?
By Paul McDougall
November 18, 2009
InformationWeek
"A programming language is effective if you're trying to lock in a community of users," said Alex Barnett, group manager for developer relations at Intuit, during a Wednesday panel discussion called "Should SaaS Be Your Next Development Environment," at Interop New York.

David Pogue channels Britney Spears
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
November 18, 2009
Fortune
He did it again Wednesday, ending his Interop New York 2009 keynote at the Javits Center with one of his patented song parodies: "Apps!... I did it again," a Britney Spears classic (if there is such a thing) rewritten for the age of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone.

Interop: Net Optics Launches Monitoring Tools
By Paul McDougall
November 18, 2009
InformationWeek
Network monitoring vendor Net Optics on Wednesday expanded its monitoring access platform (MAP) with two enhancements, unveiled Wednesday at the Interop technology conference.

snom Brings IP Phones to Interop Show in New York City
By Marisa Torrieri
November 17, 2009
TMCnet
IP phone manufacturer snom Technology AG will showcase a handful of its most popular products at this week's Interop trade show, held Nov. 18-19 in New York City.

Interop News: Datacom Unveils New 10Gb Data Filtering Taps and Switches
By Jason Bovberg
November 17, 2009
Windows IT Pro
At Interop, Datacom Systems announced the launch of a new line of affordable 10Gb data-filtering link aggregation TAPs and data access switches.

Riverbed announces plans for virtual appliance to accelerate, optimize cloud
By Sam Diaz
November 17, 2009
ZDNet
Today at Interop, Riverbed Technology is announcing a new push into network acceleration and optimization for the cloud, a virtual appliance, if you will, that is intended to mirror what's being done on the private cloud.

TechTalk: Week In Review
By Adam Poe
November 16, 2009
TechTalk Radio
The stories this week are dedicated to INTEROP NYC, especially what all will be going on during this event.

Interop New York: Spotlight On Cloud Computing, Networking, Virtualization
By Paul McDougall
November 13, 2009
InformationWeek
The Interop IT conference and exhibition hits New York City's Jacob Javits Conventon Center Nov. 16-20, and organizers say the pre-Thanksgiving event will offer up a bounty of news and information on the year's hottest tech trends-including cloud computing, virtualization, security, and network infrastructure management.

Juniper's relationship with Packet Design
By Network World
November 9, 2009
Jim Metzler
To reinforce that concept, Packet Design will be on one of Jim's panels at the forthcoming Interop conference in New York.

What's driving Application Delivery 2.0?
By Jim Metzler
November 2, 2009
Network World
Next month at Interop in NYC, Jim will be moderating 10 sessions. One of the sessions is entitled The Next Generation Data Center Network.

SMC to Expand Edgecore Brand, Higher-end Gear
By Stephen Lawson
November 2, 2009
PC World
Edgecore will make its North American debut at the fall Interop trade show starting Nov. 16 in New York.

The Business Of Clouds And The Risks Of Being There
By n/a
October 28, 2009
InformationWeek
The Hartford's Drew Bartkiewicz, presenting at the Enterprise Cloud Summit at Interop, discusses the potential rewards-and risks-of on-demand computing, as well as the changes needed in the management of points of risk and aggregation.