Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Juniper up next with cloud switches Sources say Juniper will unveil its Stratus line of data center and cloud switches on Feb. 23. The Stratus line will include 10-Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack and core switches
Monday, August 09, 2010
VMware launches software to crack app problems The company says Hyperic 4.4 will provide greater visibility into virtualized environments
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Five tips to improve your security posture Our readers’ advice for quick-hit, no-excuses security. Get tips on password administration, firewalls, security testing, and more
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Opening networks to guests can lead to LAN sprawl: Yankee Group A recent research report from analyst Phil Hochmuth calls for context-aware local-area networks, where Layer 7 and deep packet inspection technologies work with back-end directories and policy management systems. More on the limitations of Layer 4
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Startup aims to reduce troubleshooting time ExtraHop says its Application Delivery Assurance hardware will identify the sources of network problems. Find out how
Monday, October 27, 2008
Bank of Montreal spends time on data governance An executive with one of Canada's largest financial institutions discusses his approach to effective business intelligence at IBM's Information on Demand conference in Las Vegas. Learn about the three layers of information management
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Afore offers WAN gear for data centre backup The ASE 330 Ethernet acceleration gear will make cloud computing, live migration of virtual machines and data center backup easier and less expensive, says Afore Solutions
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Vendors tackle virtualization security What VMworld attendees can expect from next week's show.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Fragapalooza sets up an instant network ProCurve provides 1,000 nodes in two days for Canada's biggest LAN party and computer gaming tournament. Also, who needs a distribution layer?
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Ixia to release eight port 10GbE load tester With organizations increasingly moving to 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks, switch makers and providers need tools to measure performance. The latest entry is Ixia's 10GbE XM Load Module, which offers up to eight powered ports
Monday, April 21, 2008
CA taps Opalis for data centre automation deal The Toronto firm’s workload management software will be integrated with CA’s product line to reduce the manual efforts of enterprise IT departments. Is this the beginning of another acquisition? 
Monday, January 28, 2008
Cisco offers Nexus 7000 as data centre challenger The gear maker's switch, to be run by the new NX-OS operating system, is the first of a series of devices designed to meet the possibilities offered by 10Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and beyond
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Security bells ringing over virtualization Virtualization is proving to be a technology of choice for certain cost-saving initiatives, but industry observers are sounding the alarms on the security realities of a virtual enterprise
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Piecing together the virtualization puzzle The virtualization concept has taken on a life of its own. Beyond the server, vendors are now touting products for virtualizing any and every layer of the infrastructure: Network, storage, desktop, application, database, user interface — even security and mobility. 
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Winning with enterprise-wide virtualization With VMware's success, virtualization has taken on a life of its own. Beyond the server, vendors are now touting products for virtualizing any and every layer of the infrastructure: network, storage, desktop, application, database, user interface - even security and mobility. 
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Bell Centre scores wireless access When you think of the Montreal Canadiens hockey club, what first comes to mind? The legacy of Les Glorieux? Rocket Richard? Wireless IP phone networks?
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Telus security wins Ontario bid Telus Corp. took a bite out of Bell’s dominant turf, winning the Government of Ontario’s telecommunications contract. The five-year deal, worth $140 million, will supply the province's Ministry of Government Services with Telus’s portfolio of network services. Telus will also employ “a superior IT security solution suite” to protect citizens’ personal data. 
Thursday, September 14, 2006
ProCurve strips down to simpler stackables Hewlett-Packard Canada Co. is taking aim at small and medium businesses by launching a series of ProCurve stackable switches the company describes as affordable and easy to use. 
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Networking vendors must cooperate better Having seen many vendor presentations announcing new products and strategies recently, I’ve noticed a common thread. The IT world has embraced the concept of total multivendorism based upon agreed-to industry standards.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
IP giants losing strategic edge Last year, Cisco CEO John Chambers clearly set the network industry’s priority: To increase the level of strategic engagement and directly involve network solutions in business-process reengineering — in short, to get out of the plumbing business. So this year, Cisco and archrival Juniper are doing just that, right? Hardly. In fact, the two vendors seem locked in a race to the strategic bottom.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
App acceleration food for thought Application acceleration is a broad term, encompassing devices such as wide area network (WAN) optimization gear, Layer 4-7 switching, compression, caching, TCP/IP and SSL offload and application security and firewalling capabilities. George Kurian, Cisco’s vice-president of application delivery products, helped kick off the discussion about what problems application acceleration gear is supposed to solve.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Still many disparities before all the RFID dots are joined Many manufacturers and retailers believe radio frequency identification (RFID) technology will help them better track their inventory, allowing companies to move to just-in-time production, which will reduce costs. There’s been a lot of recent hype surrounding RFID, but despite some promising signs that the technology is ready to roll, there are still some significant hurdles RFID will have to overcome before becoming part of the mainstream. 
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Mobile group set to boost Linux drive A group of companies including PalmSource Inc. and France Télécom SA plan to launch an initiative in mid-November to standardize the applications layer of Linux-based mobile devices, representatives involved in the project said. The group will be called the Linux Phone Standardization Forum (LiPS). 
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Rogers, Ericsson run trials to boost wireless speeds With the goal of significantly boosting wireless speeds, Ericsson Canada Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are running trials of 3G high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) wireless services and converged IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) applications over their cellular network in Toronto. 
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Technologists push Ethernet to new areas Experts a recent networking conference gave a preview of some of these new Ethernet frontiers, which include Layer 2 Ethernet for last-mile access and squeezing 10 billion bits of data over a Category 6 cable