Tuesday, October 24, 2006
OpenWorld: Cisco sees networks, collaboration as key IT, biz drivers John Chambers, the chief executive officer of networking giant Cisco Systems Inc., was in fine evangelical mode Tuesday, laying out his company's vision of a future where intelligent networks power IT and collaboration is the key driver for businesses.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Australian states warming up to roles of CIOs and CTOs Recognizing the growing importance of ICT to the state's economy, the government of Queensland, an Australian state, has joined other states by appointing a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in addition to a Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Thursday, October 19, 2006
3GSM ASIA : World Bank to back content companies Encouraged by the transformative impact that telecommunications, particularly cellular networks, have had on developing countries in Africa and elsewhere, the World Bank's private-sector investment arm plans to expand the scope of its investments to include content providers, according to a senior executive. 
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks Microsoft Corp. and Orange SA will link their instant messaging systems later this year, allowing up to 375 million people to chat with each other using their PC or mobile phone, the companies said Wednesday. In reality, take-up will be much more limited.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Palm woos casual client with low-end Treo Palm announced a low-end version of its Treo smartphone, hoping to win over casual users beyond the core "mobile professionals" market segment. The Treo 680 smartphone can reach the international quad-band GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GMS Evolution) networks without an external antenna. 
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
IBM plan aims to ease mainframe management IBM Corp. is embarking on a five-year campaign to promote mainframe computers by making the systems easier to configure and operate, and to promote them as an alternative to server network computing.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Juniper joins forces with Symantec Juniper Networks Inc. and Symantec Corp. will jointly work on unified threat management (UTM) and intrusion detection and prevention (IDP) products, and in the long term will extend their partnership to anti-virus and threat detection. 
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Cisco launches video-publishing gear Cisco wants to bring the YouTube phenomenon to enterprises with the launch this week of its Digital Media System -- a product set designed to let businesses create, manage and publish IP video content. 
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Ericsson to hire 500 engineers in multimedia push Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson will restructure and hire 500 more engineers to better meet demand for multimedia products and services, Ericsson's chief executive officer said.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Virtual routing serves up subnets Features will find appeal with high-end enterprise networks, analyst says
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Cisco makes upgrades to CCNP program To ensure its certification program stays in step with current technologies such as voice over IP (VoIP), Cisco Systems last month unveiled several major upgrades and enhancements to its Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Tropos to help mesh net reliability Tropos Networks has a new version of its wireless LAN mesh network software that contains changes intended to improve client connections. 
Thursday, August 03, 2006
CipherTrust upgrades messaging security Security company CipherTrust recently announced an upgrade to its appliance designed to secure and manage corporate use of instant messaging with features that add tighter control and better threat protection to this popular communication channel. 
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Kazaa to pay more than $115 million to settle piracy suits It seems those "free" movies and songs, which millions of computer users happily downloaded over Kazaa, are not going be free after all. Sharman Networks – the company that produced the popular Kazaa software – has agreed to pay more than $115-million to the entertainment industry to settle global piracy lawsuits. 
Monday, July 24, 2006
Toronto's new WiFi network raises many concerns The wireless fidelity (WiFi) network soon to be launched by Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc. has triggered quite a few concerns about user privacy, data security, and even public health. 
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Hashing out app acceleration Network admins say they’re being confused by too much technology, and even more jargon. The good news is more consolidated tools are on their way.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Mobility and the network According to IT research firm Gartner, enterprises will need to prepare their networks to be “future-ready.” At its Networkers 2006 user conference last month in Las Vegas, Cisco Systems outlined its wireless vision, specifically around giving enterprises the capability to link to the network from any location and any device. 
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
AOL takes AIM at business users AOL LLC launched a new, free, instant messaging application for business users on Wednesday. AIM Pro Professional Edition integrates with Microsoft Outlook corporate directories and calendars, encrypts messages and scans them for viruses, and offers quick access to business conferencing services from WebEx Communications Inc., the company said.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Unified presence offers messaging the modern way In the enterprise world, implementing IP communications and a unified messaging (UM) presence isn’t a matter of “if” but “when,” according to one industry observer. Forrester analyst Brownlee Thomas made the statement at a Cisco Unified Communications seminar in Toronto last month.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Small outfit hoping to solve gigantic infrastructure puzzle It’s a small group tackling a great big computing problem. The Infrastructure Management Institute (IMI) out of Northern Kentucky University is wrestling with the greatest single obstacle to safer and highly reliable computing: The inability to efficiently control and manage the highly distributed technology that drives most businesses.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Identity management could be just the ticket Today’s business is a world of mobile work forces, networks and scattered places where information about employees is stored. Wouldn’t it be great to have technology that makes it easier to manage the flow of corporate information, improve the quality of data gathered by a business, and have a tighter rein on what users can do when it comes to computing?
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
EU launches network security campaign Europe remains woefully unaware of the security risks to computer networks, the European Commission said Wednesday as it unveiled a new awareness campaign called IT Security for Europe.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
A case of wiretapping gone awry The Greeks can take credit for plenty of firsts, starting with modern civilization, democracy, mathematics and philosophy. Here’s another they might not be in such a hurry to claim: the first known example of illegal wiretapping of phone calls using legally installed software. 
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Security concerns seen stunting VoIP Security concerns still represent the top deterrent for implementing Voice over IP (VoIP) in the enterprise, but all other indications point to a steadily increasing satisfaction rate among those firms that have deployed the technology, according to a recent global survey of networking professionals.