Cisco Adds Devices to Form Bridge for Networks, Apps

摘要

Beta testers and other potential users of Cisco Systems Inc.'s Application-Oriented Networking (AON) technology last week praised its potential to serve as a secure gateway between different applications, both within corporate networks and for busi-ness-to-business uses. Cisco CEO John Chambers said at the company's Cisco Networkers user conference here that the new message-routing technology was designed to help close the gap between managing applications and networks. He compared the AON rollout to the advent of telephone dial tones, which replaced the manual system of operators plugging in cables to complete circuits. "We're talking about dial tone for apps," Chambers said.