Communications News articles from April 2002

Communications News archives from April 2002

Fix the problem. (Editor's Note).(network intrusion prevention)
April 1, 2002... One of the always-intriguing aspects of the business community is its ability to fill in the gaps when a need arises. Our capitalistic structure allows for solutions to occur almost organically as challenges present themselves. Such is the case...

The ROI benefits of wireless. (Trends).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Justifying the return on investment (ROI) for wireless, messaging or data services has not been a priority over the last 20 years. In the last two years, however, wireless and mobile solutions have moved nearer to the top of the CIO's "to do"...

Atlanta-based Equant. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Atlanta-based Equant (www.equant.com) will link 40 sites in 22 countries for DMR Consulting in an $18.5 million deal that provides Equant's Frame Relay and secure gateway managed firewall services.

Ixia. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Ixia (www.ixiacom.com), a California-based provider of high-speed, multiport network performance analysis systems, has acquired the ANVL product line from Empirix. The products are used in the development of networking devices to validate...

Agilent Technologies. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Agilent Technologies (www.agilent.com), Pale Alto, CA, is adopting the Microsoft. Net platform as the basis for test and measurement software tools and applications.

Sprint (www.sprint.com) and Spirent Communications (www.spirent.com). (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Sprint (www.sprint.com) and Spirent Communications (www.spirent.com), Rockville, MD, will build a customized, automated testing solution meant to reduce the time spent turning up and troubleshooting new and existing customer circuits.

Iridium Satellite LLC. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Iridium Satellite LLC (www.iridium.com), Arlington, VA, has deployed five new spare satellites. They join seven in-orbit spares and 66 operational satellites.

Broadwing. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Broadwing (www.broadwing.com), Cincinnati, is connecting 78 Pediatric Services of America U.S. locations with its all-optical switched network.

Tech Data. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Tech Data (www.techdata.com), Clearwater, FL, has added 3Com NBX networked telephony solutions to its offerings.

Network Instruments (www.networkinstruments.com), Minneapolis, and Cisco Systems (www.cisco.com), San Jose. (nanoBits).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Network Instruments (www.networkinstruments.com), Minneapolis, and Cisco Systems (www.cisco.com), San Jose, CA, will codevelop wireless network analysis tools for WLAN management.

Short take. (Trends).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... On the mobile Internet: "Success can only be achieved if we adhere to open standards and platforms, and keep the real needs of people and business firmly in our sights."--Nokia Chairman and CEO Jorma Ollila

Events. (Trends).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... [check] Users, producers or deployers of Ethernet technology, should come to the Gigabit Ethernet Conference, Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center, April 17 and 18, to learn about actual use of Ethernet in MAN and WAN, storage technologies,...

Simpler networks the extreme solution: Gordon Stitt and friends found an easier--and more enjoyable--way to do business.
April 1, 2002... The concept is extreme. Make today's ever-more complicated networks simpler, faster, easier to scale and manage, while lowering customer costs. For enterprises and service providers, such simplicity is the Promised Land. For Extreme Networks,...

Resolve real-life network issues: remote testing aids preventive maintenance and facilitates troubleshooting. (Special focus: network management).
April 1, 2002... Remote testing is different from standard SNMP management because, unlike enterprise management systems, dedicated test equipment is placed directly where it is needed to gather accurate performance measurements, and to collect and report...

Heat: the invisible destroyer: what happens when networking equipment gets too hot? (Special focus: network management).
April 1, 2002... Excessive heat buildup, at best, shortens the life of networking equipment. At worst, it shuts down equipment permanently. Most IT professionals believe in keeping the IT room cool. If the room temperature is lower, the internal cabinet...

Network management buyers guide. (Special focus: network management).(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2002... The first portion of this Network Management Buyers Guide, the Product Guide, lists the various products in this category, and the companies that make those products. The second section, the Company Guide, provides phone and fax numbers, and...

Network protection products. (Special focus: network management).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Comprehensive network security management solution. NerveCenter software sits between SNMP agents and management systems, and analyzes the avalanche of SNMP traps generated by network devices, systems and applications to pinpoint critical...

Channel verification in the field: installation practices impact system's final performance. (Cabling, Wiring And Enclosures).
April 1, 2002... Cabling challenges arise as LAN and WAN networks reach 100 Mbps and beyond, especially in the realm of unshielded twisted pair (UTP), copper-based networks. Since a networking system is only as good as the cable and connectors that reside in a...

CAT 5e patch cable. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Design and build a fully compliant end-to-end CAT 5e shielded network with the DataMax screen twisted pair (ScTP) patch cable, which meets all requirements of TIA/ EIA 568B for ScTP enhanced CAT 5e. Constructed with 26 AWG stranded copper, the...

Labeling software. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Improve identification of cabling system components with professional labeling software. The Windows-based software is preloaded with templates for labeling connectors, patch panels, cable applications and other components. Port and cable...

Patch cords. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... New Category 5, Category 5e and HiPerlink 6 patch cords are designed to minimize crosstalk and maintain signal integrity. Available in a variety of colors, the patch cords are engineered to achieve excellent performance levels with increased...

Fiber connector. (Latest cabling products).(Corning Cable Systems' Corning UniCam LC)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... No epoxy or polishing is required with the UniCam LC multimode and single-mode connector. The connector is designed like a pigtail, incorporating a fiber stub fully bonded into a ceramic ferrule and factory polished. The opposite field fiber...

Solve bandwidth problems: colocation services help businesses cope. (Service Providers/Services).
April 1, 2002... Two basic problems plague all businesses that rely on the Internet, intranets, extranets, computer systems, call centers or telecommunications: ensuring enough clean, reliable power is available to keep the computers and communications systems...

Take the WLAN test challenge: to start 802.11 installations, measure existing interference. (Testing And Diagnostics).
April 1, 2002... Installing an 802.11 b wireless LAN (WLAN) system for a large office setting often requires cellular system engineering techniques, and has the added complexity of operating in an unlicensed band--where interference may not be under the...

LED light source. (Latest testing products).(Dual Owl)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Test multimode fibers with the Dual Owl, a multimode light source in a rugged, splash-proof case. The unit provides a stable temperature compensated LED 850 nm or 1300 nm light supply. The compact light source has a combination source on/low...

Website monitoring. (Latest testing products).(WebStats)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Optimize content placement and analyze the effectiveness of Web implementations. WebStats is an add-on analysis module that collects and delivers key statistics on real-time, periodic or historical website traffic. The gathered data can then be...

Traffic profiling. (Latest testing products).(IxProfile)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Real-time traffic recording, monitoring and profiling for 10-gigabit networks. IxProfile is a traffic recording, sampling and monitoring solution designed for use by ISPs, NSPs and carriers to optimize the behavior of their networks. Operating...

Libraries check out optical MAN: optical network will be one of the county's largest. (Optical Technologies).(Pittsburgh and suburban Allegheny County)
April 1, 2002... Pittsburgh and suburban Allegheny County--home to one of the most sophisticated library networks in the U.S.--gives patrons at more than 70 libraries free Internet access from any of 1,000 desktop PCs; instant access to an electronic catalog of...

Online collaboration. (Conferencing and collaboration).(Sonexis' netCollaborator)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Conduct online meetings, share presentations or provide corporate training on the Web. The netCollaborator is an on-demand, plug-and-play Web conferencing and collaboration appliance that is the size of a standard 1U server and requires only an...

IP telephony. (Conferencing and collaboration).(Polycom SoundStation IP 3000 phone)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Conference phone for headquarters and branch locations delivers high-quality sound. The SoundStation IP 3000 phone is an IP-based conference phone that integrates fully with the 3Com NBX platform. The IP speakerphone acts as a network device...

Mobile conferencing. (Conferencing and collaboration).(Octave Communications' Improv)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Instant group communications is possible with Improv, an application that utilizes hardware and software to allow any mobile phone user to instantly start speaking with multiple members of a buddy list via an always-on, always-available...

Video and data. (Conferencing and collaboration).(Gentner Communications' V-There)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... Conferencing system supports high-speed H.323 data transfer rates to provide the ability to seamlessly share data during calls. V-There is a videoconferencing product that combines the functionality of appliance-based systems with the...

Desktop videoconferencing. (Conferencing and collaboration).(Teamview)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... High-quality group videoconferencing and collaboration solution for the desktop features usage-based pricing. Teamview allows users to instantly establish a group videoconference directly from their desktops, using inexpensive off-the-shelf...

SNMP's real vulnerability: in-band network management, by its very nature, poses business continuity issues that need to be addressed. (The Bottom Line).(simple network management protocol)(Column)
April 1, 2002... There has been a lot of publicity lately about security vulnerabilities in the simple network management protocol (SNMP). SNMP is used for the monitoring and management of network elements across the Internet, as well as for every service...