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FAQ: Telecom carrier immunity, 10/17/07: Last week, President Bush urged Congress to grant major telecom companies legal immunity for any assistance they gave to the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program. In this FAQ, we examine the issues behind telecom immunity, as well as the ramifications it could have for future government-telco cooperation.
Verizon Business debuts WAN optimization service, 10/18/07: Plenty of companies want to speed application delivery to far-flung users, but aren’t up for buying and installing WAN optimization gear at all their corporate outposts. For them, managed services provide a welcome alternative. The latest player to target that market is Verizon Business.
Apple confirms iPhone deal with France’s Orange, 10/17/07: Apple officially added another country to the iPhone’s European rollout Tuesday when it confirmed that France Telecom’s Orange wireless service would be the exclusive carrier for the mobile device in France.
Tata wins $1.2 billion Nielsen contract, 10/18/07: The Nielsen Company, a provider of consumer and media information services, is outsourcing a portion of its IT and business processes to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an Indian outsourcer based in Mumbai.
Use of IP VPNs, carrier Ethernet to rise, survey says, 10/18/07: While many enterprises are still using legacy technologies, such as ATM and frame relay, most plan on modernizing at least some of their locations within the next two years, according to a Current Analysis survey.
U.K. regulators consider allowing mobile phone use on planes, 10/18/07: The U.K.’s telecoms regulator Ofcom Thursday proposed allowing British airlines to offer mobile phone services to passengers via onboard base stations.
The Network World IT Buyer’s Guides provide comprehensive, detailed information on how to select, test, buy and deploy thousands of network and IT products. The new Network World IT Buyer’s Guides offer even more features than before, here’s just one that’s worth checking out: WAN Traffic Optimization and Application Acceleration
