AT&T pushing legacy services onto MPLS net
AT&T is migrating a host of legacy services to its Multi-protocol Label Switching IP network with the goal of making it easier,
and in some cases less expensive, for users to support audio conferencing, videoconferencing, IP Centrex and toll-free services.
How vulnerable is the 'Net?
Security upgrades ongoing, but some argue more needs to be done.
Expanding city Wi-Fi net proves no day at the beach
Since December, the five-person Hermosa Beach, Calif. city council has been locked in increasingly rancorous debates over
whether the wireless LAN should be expanded across this 1.3-square-mile bedroom community of about 19,000 people.
Start-up to create open source harmony
A start-up headed by former Marimba CEO Kim Polese is hoping to be the one-stop-shop that companies turn to as they expand
the use of open source applications in their data centers.
Force10 crams switch full of Gig E
Force10 Networks this week is expected to announce a 90-port Gigabit Ethernet module for its E series chassis switches aimed
at data centers with large server clusters.
Standard set to boost wireless QoS
A standard to define QoS in Wi-Fi networks is coming soon, but even before it is finalized users can expect QoS improvements
from vendors that have implemented their own performance-enhancing technologies.
BT Infonet bolsters IP VPN services
Global ISP BT Infonet is expanding its suite of IP VPN services by adding application-based configuration and monitoring tools.
Software tames thin-client setups
TriCerat last week released a suite of tools designed to help users manage their server-based computing deployments.
Start-up focuses on sharper video
A videoconferencing start-up is looking to change the way users look at video: LifeSize Communications is set to announce
two new endpoints capable of delivering high-definition video, 10 times the resolution of traditional video gear.
Microsoft storage tool hits the beta stage
Microsoft last week announced that its disk-based backup and instant-recovery software is now available for beta testing.
Softricity touts Web-based app access
Softricity's ZeroTouch software is designed to turn more of the work of deploying desktop and server applications into an
automated workflow managed by end users.
Legislation would prevent federal 'Net access tax
A U.S. senator is pushing legislation that would prevent Congress from extending a long-standing telecom tax to Internet access.
Nortel preps smaller IP PBX system
Linux-based VoIP box gives a glimpse into vendor's IP PBX road map.
Symantec readies anti-spyware products
Symantec this month is scheduled to make spyware protection available as part of its anti-virus software products, joining
anti-virus competitors McAfee, Trend Micro and Computer Associates in looking to help users eradicate the problem.
Cisco routers gain new IOS technology
Cisco this week is expected to unveil the first evidence of stated plans to diffuse its nextgeneration routing technology
throughout its product line.
Cisco upgrade to meld storage-area networks
Cisco last week upgraded its storage-area network switches to let customers more easily consolidate their SANs.
News briefs: IBM earnings rattle Wall Street
Plus: NSF awards grant to UC Berkeley for cybersecurity center; Cisco warned of a potential Internet attack using a common
management protocol; Cisco also bought Topspin; AOL launches enterprise AIM federation program; and, wi-fi now available at
the North Pole.
Microsoft to unveil parts to grander management plan
System Center offerings to include capacity planning, back-up and recovery tools.
HP adds dual-core processor to Opteron blades
Only days before the launch of Advanced Micro Devices' first dual-core Opteron microprocessor, HP began taking orders for
a four-processor blade system that will use the chips.
Do we need a Sarbanes-Oxley for the Internet?
With billions of dollars transacted daily via the Internet and online banking growing, some say it's high time for industry
to collaborate on a stringent security doctrine to hold organizations accountable for operating, providing and commercializing
Internet service.
Big vendors vie for RFID dollars
With a blitz of new radio frequency identification products ready to ship, major platform vendors continue to bolster their
efforts to make sure the wireless tracking technology is ready for corporate users to deploy.
In brief: enKoo announces Remote Desktop appliance
Also: New asymmetric DSL2 routers from SMC; Qualys announces new version of QualysGuard vulnerability management service
Uncertainty reigns in wireless world
You're expecting, or hoping, that wireless and mobile computing for the enterprise will get simpler to figure out. You're
dreaming.
In brief: FineGround expands remote office backup
Also: ADIC backup boasts 2T to 5T capacity; Azul Systems begins shipping products
In brief: AT&T inks $21 million deal with ServiceMaster
Also: Occam teams with Tellabs; Yipes receives $24 million in funding
In brief: SAP announces business process-outsourcing program
Also: Return Path takes over IronPort whitelist service
Software indicates when to discard information
Start-up PSS Systems this week is expected to unveil software designed to help companies automate decisions about which documents
need to be saved and which can be tossed.
IBM software targets compliance
IBM recently announced software aimed at helping companies comply with Basel II, the international banking accord.
