NetFlash: Google dives deeper into networking

Opinion
Aug 29, 20053 mins

* Google dives deeper into networking * IBM eyes SOA management * Q&A: Tivoli's take on SOA * VoIP season about to heat up * FCC delays VoIP emergency dialing requirement * Today on Layer 8

Remember when Google used to be nothing more than a mighty fine search engine? As you know, the company continues to build on that base – and the next area to conquer is apparently networking itself. The rumor is that Google is building a nationwide network. One observer sums it up succinctly: “Google is coming.” Google dives deeper into networking http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-google.html?net&story=082905-google

Remember when Google used to be nothing more than a mighty fine search engine? As you know, the company continues to build on that base – and the next area to conquer is apparently networking itself. The rumor is that Google is building a nationwide network. One observer sums it up succinctly: “Google is coming.”

Google dives deeper into networking

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-google.html?net&story=082905-google

IBM eyes SOA management

Industry analysts have declared that service-oriented architectures are the next big thing, and IBM is not arguing with that. In fact, the company is ramping up software to manage all the expected SOA-enabled applications.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-tivoli-soa.html?net&story=082905-tivoli-soa

Q&A: Tivoli’s take on SOA

Tivoli, IBM’s management software arm, last week said it would soon offer software that will let customers manage service-oriented architecture-based applications. Alfred Zollar, general manager at Tivoli software, sat down at the Share user conference in Boston with Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie to discuss how the company plans to help customers manage and optimize performance of this emerging technology area.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905mgmtside.html?net&story=082905mgmtside

VoIP season about to heat up

September should be a big month for VoIP technology, with vendors expected to launch a host of offerings at a pair of big trade shows focused on converged networks.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-voip.html?net&story=082905-voip

FCC delays VoIP emergency dialing requirement

The FCC has delayed an Aug. 28 deadline for VoIP providers to warn customers about limitations of enhanced 911 emergency dialing service, after VoIP carriers complained that tens of thousands customers could lose service next week.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082605-fcc-voip.html?net&story=082605-fcc-voip

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