James Evans

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The road to 40G optical networking

Optical equipment manufacturers are on the brink of releasing equipment that will pave the way to 40Gbps network transmission speeds that are four times current data rates

What do you mean less?

Salary levels for the highest level of IT managers in the U.S. and Canada have slipped for the first time since 1985

Top tech salaries drop for first time since

Salary levels for the highest level of IT managers in the U.S. and Canada have slipped for...

Xerox abandons SOHO market

Xerox Corp. announced Thursday that it will exit the small office and home office (SOHO) business segment, a move the company says will sharpen its focus and support its restructuring plan.

IBM expands its storage portfolio

IBM Corp. on Tuesday was expected to introduce its latest storage networking initiatives, announcing members of the TotalStorage NAS (Network Attached Storage) 200 and 300 families, as well as enhancements to its tape storage offerings.

IDC revises PC shipment forecast downward

Citing the turbulent economy, market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC) Wednesday revised its forecast for U.S. PC shipments downward and said it now expects a decline of 3.1 million units or a drop of 6.3 per cent this year compared to a year ago.

Study: 137 million wireless users by 2005

Increased e-mail and messaging usage coupled with inexpensive wireless devices and company-specific mobile applications will be factors in building the North American wireless subscriber base to 137.5 million users by 2005, a new study released Wednesday concludes.

Lucent, Alcatel call the whole thing off

Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced on Tuesday they have ended talks over the possible merger of the two companies.

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