Latest Trade Show news
* NEWS FROM GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITEXPO:
Verizon rolls out desktop management support, 10/10/06
Verizon Business announced Monday at the Gartner Symposium ITExpo here that it is now offering customers a fully managed help desk service that includes on-site remediation.
Gartner: IT execs need to talk more business, 10/10/06
It’s not enough for CIOs and other IT managers just to do their jobs; they also have to be innovators driving the business of their companies, according to analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITexpo that kicked off here Monday.
Microsoft Vista: Wait ’til 2008, 10/10/06
Microsoft’s Vista is expected to ship early next year, but companies shouldn’t even think about deploying the new operating system until well into 2008, Gartner analyst Michael Silver says.
Gartner: Ballmer talks about Microsoft’s future, 10/10/06
Five years from now Microsoft customers will approve of the fact that the vendor’s products are not free, because they’ll find great value in what the company offers, Steve Ballmer, CEO at Microsoft, predicts.
Layer 7’s XML appliances provide clear upgrade path, 10/09/06
Layer 7 Technologies on Monday unveiled its new line of XML appliances, which are designed to make it easy for enterprises to purchase only the XML acceleration, security and networking features they need.
Xythos introduces DoD records management, 10/09/06
Xythos Software Monday announced a version of its content management software that lets IT administrators manage data in accordance with the Department of Defense 5015.2 records management mandates.
* NEWS FROM SYMANTEC 2.0 CONFERENCE:
Symantec highlights new security products for database and e-mail, 10/10/06
At its Security 2.0 event in New York Tuesday, Symantec plans to make use of the spotlight to showcase its new Database Security and Mail Security 8300 Series appliances.
* NEWS FROM INTERNET TELEPHONY EXPO; CISCO IP TELEPHONY USER GROUP CONFERENCE:
VoIP application and management tools debut at convergence confabs, 10/10/06
A broad range of enterprise IP telephony gear, software and management tools for VoIP networks hit trade show floors at two IP telephony conferences this week.
* NEWS FROM WIMAX WORLD CONFERENCE:
Nortel claims a fatter WiMAX pipe, 10/10/06
With some vendors and service providers looking to WiMax as the next big acceleration in wireless, Nortel Networks says it has a supercharged version of that system.
WiMAX vendors demo next crop of broadband products at WiMAX World, 10/09/06
You can’t find WiMAX wireless base stations on eBay, but you can find them this week at Boston’s World Trade Center, the locus for the annual WiMAX World conference.
WiMAX takes root in Canadian farming town, 10/05/06
Hanna, Alberta, has 2,996 people, 16 restaurants, 10 churches, seven motels, and six WiMAX towers.
* NEWS FROM BROADBAND WORLD FORUM:
Broadband wireless? Hurry up and wait, panel says, 10/11/06
Don’t hold your breath for “true” broadband wireless services: They’ll be based on handheld devices that don’t exist yet and networks that have barely been built, according to speakers at the Broadband World Forum in Paris.
* NEWS FROM MECURYWORLD USER CONFERENCE:
Mercury strengthens SOA lineup, 10/09/06
The need for specialized testing, management and governance products is becoming more apparent as enterprises get deeper into their service-oriented architecture efforts. The latest vendor to address the gap is Mercury Interactive, which this week is …
* NEWS FROM CEATEC:
Toshiba lays out plans for mobile Cell chip, 10/05/06
The Cell processor sits at the heart of the PlayStation 3, most powerful game console yet developed, and a high-performance computer from IBM and now Toshiba wants to put that power into mobile devices and cell phones.
Sharp prototype ups high-resolution display ante, 10/05/06
Sharp raised the bar for high-definition LCD screens this week with the demonstration of 64-inch prototype with a resolution of 4,096 pixels by 2,160 pixels, four times higher than current high-definition displays.
Hitachi Maxell develops wafer-thin storage disc, 10/04/06
Hitachi Maxell has developed a thin optical disc that could lead to data cartridges capable of storing terabytes of information.
Murata Boy climbs a hill, 10/04/06
Murata Boy, the cycling robot from Japan’s Murata Manufacturing, has made it up a hill.
Hitachi updates WLAN tags for goods, employees, 10/04/06
Hitachi this week updated its AirLocation II system, which uses wireless LAN technology to track goods and employees, with the introduction of a smaller tag.
NTT DoCoMo shows fuel cell prototype, 10/04/06
NTT DoCoMo is showing at this week’s Ceatec show in Japan a prototype fuel cell that it’s developing with a Japanese start-up for use as a cell-phone recharger.
Fujitsu shows prototype PC designs, 10/04/06
Fujitsu offered visitors to the Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan, a look at how entertainment PCs of the future could be with the display of two prototype computer designs.
Intelligent putter improves your golf game, 10/04/06
South Korea’s Infinics promises that its golf putter — the DiXX Blu Digital Instructor — will improve your short game because of a set of sophisticated sensors that measure your stance and swing.
NEC to sell water-cooled PC with Blu-ray drive, 10/04/06
Japanese users won’t have to worry about a noisy cooling fan disturbing them while they watch high-definition movies on NEC’s newest computer — the PC, equipped with a Blu-ray drive, uses water-cooling instead.
Sony unveils Blu-ray Disc recorders, PCs, 10/03/06
Sony will launch a pair of Blu-ray Disc video recorders in Japan this December, the company said Tuesday.
Intel praises Apple, but calls for open standards, 10/03/06
Intel looks set to find itself in the midst of an industry battle over how the power and complexity of computers should be combined with the convenience and simplicity of consumer electronics — and the company couldn’t be happier.
Toshiba, Canon show 55-inch SED television, 10/03/06
Toshiba and Canon demonstrated a television with a 55-inch SED screen at the Ceatac exhibition in Chiba, Japan, saying they plan to put the screens into production next year.
Fujitsu shows a larger paper-thin display, 10/03/06
Fujitsu has made progress in its development of flexible, paper-thin displays that consume very little power.
Hitachi TVs reprocess HD video on the fly, 10/03/06
Hitachi will soon ship two large plasma televisions equipped with internal hard drives and a chip that can reprocess high-definition video at a lower bit rate in real time, allowing users to double the amount of video they can record.
Toshiba develops laptop HD DVD writer drive, 10/02/06
On Tuesday Toshiba is expected to unveil the first slim-type HD DVD writer drive suitable for use in laptop computers.
Japan’s Ceatec opens on Tuesday, 10/02/06
Japan’s largest electronics show, Ceatec, opens its doors Tuesday to showcase the latest technology in the rapidly-changing IT industry.
* NEWS FROM TOORCON HACKER CONFERENCE:
Mozilla investigating new Firefox flaw, 10/02/06
The security team at Mozilla is looking into a flaw in its Firefox Web browser that hackers exposed at a conference in San Diego over the weekend.
* UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS (Oct., Nov., Dec.):
Digital Life 2006site (source code is “INSIDER”)
Oct. 13-15, New York
Digital Life is giving away free tickets at this
Business Objects Global Summit
Oct. 15-17, Orlando, Fla.
MPLS 2006 Conference
Oct 15-18, Washington D.C.
Oct. 22-26, San Francisco
Mobile Device Management Americas
Nov. 1-2, Miami
Nov. 7-8, San Francisco
Nov 7-9, Los Angeles
Yankee Group’s 2006 Telecom Industry Forum
Nov. 13-14, New York
The Gartner Enterprise Networking Summit
Nov. 14-16, Las Vegas
Gartner 25 Annual Data Center Conference
Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, Las Vegas
The Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, Las Vegas
Nov. 29-Dec.1
Dec. 3 – 5, Farmington, Pa.
VON Enterprise
Dec. 4-6, Atlanta
Collaborative Communications Summit
Dec. 5-7, San Jose
Enterprise Architecture Summit
Dec. 6 – 8, Kissimmee, Fla.
Dec. 11-13, Carlsbad, Calif.
* FREE NETWORK WORLD SEMINARS:
IT Roadmap San Francisco
Nov. 30
Your day starts with an all-star IT panel hosted by Network World Editor-in-Chief John Dix. Then you pick a morning technology track—and an afternoon track—where you’ll gain knowledge and share in the breakout for the latest case studies from IT’s best independent analysts, most-experienced end users, and innovative technology partners. Between sessions, visit the private IT Expo.
Network & Application Acceleration: Shifting to a higher gear
Oct. 10-19, various cities
For every obvious advantage, a hidden pitfall. For every best practice, an advocate of the opposite. Which means for every manager demanding results, there’s only one sure-fire answer: Attend Network & Application Acceleration: Shifting to a Higher Gear the new Network World LIVE Technology Tour event coming in October. Let industry expert Jim Metzler accelerate your understanding of the truths and tradeoffs.
