Imagine a group of researchers planning to speak at a conference regarding a previously undiscovered vulnerability present in most homes that would allow a thief to rob your home of its valuables with complete ease.  You would probably be interested in hearing what they had to say so you could take the necessary precautions to protect your home.

Now imagine when they presented their findings, they went on to state that it was incredibly easy to do, so long as you left your front door open and also provided them with the security code for any alarm systems.  You would probably find this implausible and simply the proliferation of fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

By now you must have read about the Virtualized Core launch by Juniper Networks. The announcement last week focused quite a bit on virtualization-and with good reason-but one thing that often gets overlooked in the press is something that service providers cannot ignore when it comes to building a Next Generation Network-that is carrier grade availability. Read more...