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, February 08, 2009
Startup ships quick NIC The Commex Vulcan SE HT6210 is designed to analyze traffic and decide whether to drop it, let it through or send it to another server. Find out what this 10 Gbps network interface card can do
Sunday, November 23, 2008
12 myths about how Internet works The Internet Architecture Board, an Internet standards oversight body, has been collecting assumptions about the Internet. The following is a list of myths they've compiled throughout the IP's 30-year history
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Time to review your identity management strategy Consolidation and technology change will mark the identity management solution market in the near future, say industry analysts. Organizations that aren't already regularly looking at their IDM strategies should be to make sure their business goals and infrastructure align. Experts suggest some guidelines
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Editor's Picks: A back end for your SMS messaging We sifted through a mountain of products from last month's Mobile World Congress to bring you a closer look at a few of the highlights, including releases from Lancom and MobileData Now
Monday, October 30, 2006
Hackers publish code that can disable Windows firewall Hackers have published code that could let an attacker disable the Windows Firewall on certain Windows XP machines. 
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Study sees tempered growth for IP telephony Carriers’ large-scale transition to VoIP may not begin in earnest until 2010, although spending on gear for the telephony technology will double over the next five years, according to research company Dell’Oro Group Inc. 
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Library revamps net When people picture libraries, they often conjure up images of musty old tomes guarded closely by unsmiling, curmudgeonly librarians. “Innovative” and “leading edge” aren’t terms most casual observers would use to describe the typical public library.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
HP interconnects the dots Hewlett-Packard laid down one of the cornerstones in its strategy to push intelligence out to the network edge last month when it introduced the ProCurve Interconnect Fabric Switch 8100 series.
Monday, December 20, 2004
NTT DoCoMo's 4G research hits 1G bps NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest mobile communications carrier, achieved a 1G bps (gigabit per second) packet transmission speed using fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication equipment on Aug. 20, the company said Friday. 
Thursday, December 16, 2004
NTT DoCoMo's 4G research hits 1Gbps NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest mobile communications carrier, achieved a 1Gbps packet transmission speed using fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication equipment on Aug. 20, the company said Friday. 
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Protocol extends reach of multicast In a multicast network, sources and receivers register with their local rendezvous points to announce sessions and enable receivers to find content. Large multicast networks typically have several rendezvous points at different locations or domains. 
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Secure communications with SSH Once upon a time, there were only Unix machines on the Internet.
Sunday, February 08, 2004
Juniper Networks acquires NetScreen Networking gear maker Juniper Networks Inc. on Monday announced a US$4-billion agreement to acquire NetScreen Technologies Inc., a network security company.
Monday, September 01, 2003
Speedy returns are Google's goal While few Web sites can handle an average of 200 million queries and a billion HTTP requests per day, Google Inc. has done it for years. But the search engine leader wanted to do it better.
Friday, July 25, 2003
Nunavut enhances satellite network The Government of Nunavut has chosen Ottawa-based Dyband Corp., a provider of IP traffic management offerings, to help manage its broadband traffic.
Friday, July 04, 2003
Nunavut allocates satellite broadband Internet bandwidth The Government of Nunavut has purchased a solution by an Ottawa-based provider of Internet Protocol (IP) traffic management vendor products, Dyband Corp., to help it manage its broadband traffic, Dyband announced Thursday.
Monday, June 16, 2003
TI makes Bluetooth, 802.11b play nicely By combining software with its existing chips for 802.11b wireless LANs (WLANs) and Bluetooth networks, Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has found a way to limit interference between the two wireless technologies in handheld devices, it said Monday.
Monday, May 12, 2003
Check Point adds application protection A new generation of firewall technology from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. will protect against attacks directed at applications, in addition to protecting networks, the company said Monday.
Thursday, March 20, 2003
Research firm echoes Juniper router gain Another market research firm has found that Juniper Networks Inc. increased its revenue share of the router market by seven percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2002.
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Nortel updates IOC switch Nortel Networks Corp. this week announced software enhancements for its DMS-10 voice switches designed to enable independent operating companies (IOCs) to deliver new services to rural subscribers.
Sunday, December 01, 2002
Juniper's MINT offers profitable data Juniper Networks Inc. is set to unveil a plan designed to let service providers profitably address underserved markets without commoditizing their offerings.
Thursday, November 21, 2002
Motorola's dual 2G/3G handset moves a step closer Firm's A830 cellular handset took another step closer to wide availability this week with approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Sunday, October 20, 2002
F5 enters deep packet fray If there is a market for application and content-aware switching, F5 Networks Inc. will be amongst the first to know. The Seattle-based company on Monday will introduce a new family of BIG-IP switches that now does what the company is calling "application traffic management." F5 is the first of the well-established Web load-balancing players, including Cisco Systems Inc., Nortel Networks Corp., and Foundry Networks Inc., to upgrade its switch family to do packet inspection and decision making at the application layer.