Service Provider News Report

Verizon Business offers free assessments of collaboration capabilities

08/08/07

As corporations spend millions on Web-based collaboration applications, Verizon Business is offering what it claims is the first-ever tool that measures how well businesses use these applications to work cooperatively.

Orange Business to develop remote access services with iPass

08/01/07

Orange Business Services is expanding its enterprise mobility offerings through a new partnership with iPass, a leading provider of software and services for managing and securing remote access to networks via laptops and handhelds.

Feds unprepared for pandemic flu, survey says

07/25/07

Government agencies say their networks are not ready to handle continuity of operations for a long-term event such as a pandemic flu, according to a new study commissioned by Juniper Networks.

Telecom leads IPO turnaround

07/18/07

The second quarter of 2007 was the best quarter for IPOs since the peak of dot-com mania in 2000, and some of the biggest contributors were telecom and networking companies.

When milliseconds matter: London Stock Exchange chooses Yipes

07/11/07

When it comes to network latency, nobody cares more than the financial services industry because even the tiniest slowdown in network performance can translate into millions of dollars in lost revenue. That’s why it’s a big deal when a leading stock exchange chooses a service provider for its network.

AT&T builds unique call center for IRS using Cisco gear

07/04/07

AT&T has completed a $12.4 million upgrade to the Internal Revenue Service’s call centers that is one of the first and largest deployments ever of Cisco’s Customer Voice Portal infrastructure, according to AT&T.

OEM provider Bivio targets government market

06/27/07

Being able to look deep inside IP packets at real-time speeds is becoming more critical for network security and QoS applications. Start-up Bivio Networks is trying to take advantage of that trend with a special-purpose platform that handles inline packet inspection at gigabit speeds.

Fanfare works behind the scenes to improve carrier nets

06/20/07

Fanfare doesn’t make the networking devices that service providers use on their next-generation networks. It makes those networking devices better.

Updated e-discovery rules prompt new managed services

06/13/07

Have you reviewed your e-mail and electronic document retention policies and procedures lately? If not, you should.

Televate looks to leverage D.C. public safety net

06/06/07

Televate, a McLean, Va. consulting firm, hopes to leverage its experience designing and managing the procurement of a leading-edge broadband wireless network being built in Washington, D.C., to other cities nationwide.

Orange Business adds managed services for Microsoft apps

05/30/07

Orange Business Services is expanding its consulting, integration and managed services to support Microsoft’s unified communications, instant messaging, video and Web conferencing software.

Utility computing drives Savvis sales

05/23/07

Savvis is making progress on several fronts, winning new software-as-a-service, utility and hosting customers. To meet the demand, Savvis is opening four new data centers this year.

Virtela targets pandemic readiness

05/16/07

In light of widespread health threats such as Bird Flu, Virtela Communications has announced a new suite of network services aimed at pandemic readiness.

Yipes adds class-of-service offering

05/09/07

Yipes Enterprise Services, a leader in fully managed Ethernet services, Tuesday announces new class-of-service capabilities to directly compete against rival VPN providers.

Akamai accelerates Web apps

05/02/07

Want to speed up the performance of your enterprise applications? Akamai has made several enhancements including faster performance and more detailed reporting to its Web Application Accelerator service.

Managed messaging services on the rise

04/25/07

Providers of hosted messaging services are reporting double-digit growth, as more companies – large and small – are outsourcing management of their e-mail systems.

Washington builds high-speed wireless network for first responders

04/18/07

Washington D.C. is building a state-of-the-art broadband data network for public safety agencies that offers a glimpse into the future of wireless communications.

How Maine fixed its faulty DNS servers

04/11/07

Are DNS problems dragging down the performance of your network? That’s what happened to the state of Maine, which was suffering from constant outages caused by a flaky DNS system. Here’s how Maine’s IT officials solved the problem.

Start-up claims more secure, faster DNS server

04/04/07

If you need a battle-ready DNS system, take a look at the latest offering from start-up Secure64 Software.

Start-up snares billion-dollar military network deal

03/28/07

Core180 is a start-up service provider that’s starting out with a big bang, thanks to a key subcontracting job on a billion-dollar Defense Department contract.

Carriers expand south of the border

03/21/07

Latin and South America are muy caliente for service providers.

New portal helps carriers sell managed security services

03/14/07

Perimeter eSecurity is making it easier for service providers such as Verizon, Qwest and others to sell a full suite of managed security services to their small and midsized business customers with the release of a new portal that can be re-labeled by carriers.

Military integrator offers network nodes for remote sites

03/07/07

Need to get high-bandwidth, reliable network nodes up quickly in far-flung locations? Take a look at PacStar, a network integrator that specializes in delivering leading-edge network systems to difficult places.

Mobile IPv6 test suite available in March

02/28/07

Ixia, a maker of network test systems, will ship in March what it claims is the first conformance test suite to support Mobile IPv6. The software is aimed at network equipment manufacturers and service providers that are developing products to support the mobile version of IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol.

It’s time for a DNS check-up, experts warn

02/21/07

Have you checked your DNS servers lately? If not, you may be putting your company’s entire network at risk.

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Carolyn Duffy Marsan is a senior editor with Network World and covers emerging Internet technologies and standards. Reach her at cmarsan@nww.com