Communications News articles from December 2007

Communications News archives from December 2007

Storage in demand.(Viewpoint)(Industry overview)(Survey)
December 1, 2007... About this time of year, the only storage most of us are thinking about is extra space to accommodate holiday gifts. In the IT world, however, network storage and business continuity are gaining importance--and interest--among Communications...

Stealthy flights.(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... AirTran Airways has deployed Lancope's StealthWatch, which leverages Cisco IOS NetFlow from the organization's network infrastructure to cost-effectively improve security and network management, StealthWatch provided continuous network...

Wireless campus.(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The California State University system has selected Aruba Network's wireless systems for use across its 23 campuses. With more than 417,000 students and 46,000 faculty and staff members, the university system is the largest in the country. The...

Mobility management causing concern.(Mobility)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The increasingly mobile nature of the work force is creating new security challenges for IT staffs. Theft of data and confidential information is becoming a greater concern for more firms, especially when related to...

Secure healthcare.(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The radiology department at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas chose Nortel to securely send medical orders directly to radiology technicians wirelessly. The system allows staff to receive medical orders anywhere on the hospital's...

Managed continuity.(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Howard Weil, a New Orleans-based investment firm, has selected C4 IP from Cypress Communications to complete its business continuity solution. C4 IP is a fully managed voice, data and Internet solution that enables users to connect, communicate...

Data centers stressed out.(Data Center)
December 1, 2007... Data center managers are increasingly implementing virtualization and server consolidation strategies to manage the growing complexities in today's data center, according to Symantec. Its report suggests data center managers face onerous and...

SMBs spending for security.(Security)(Server Message Block )(Industry overview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... IT security budgets in the small and midsize business market were in a strong and healthy state moving into the final quarter of 2007, according to the results of a global market survey conducted by Astaro Corp. A total of 2,800 channel...

Events.(Conference news)
December 1, 2007... 2008 BICSI Winter Conference, Jan. 14-17, Orlando, offers forward-looking seminars in information transportation systems, as well as the latest products, methods, practices and solutions. www.bicsi.org 2008ACUTA Winter Seminar, Jan. 27-30,...

Questions to ask an MSP.(MSPs)(managed services provider)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... By selecting a managed services provider (MSP) that offers the most robust functionalities, enterprises can retain the greatest degree of control over network and application performance, even for outsourced applications and services. According...

Not your father's WAN.(Optimization)(Tarkett Group)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The Tarkett Group WAN is composed of 80 sites, including four data centers and 25 production sites, with the network used for critical applications like SAP and Cognos. In order to optimize network performance, Tarkett IT Director Ingo...

IT Risk: Turning Business Threats Into Competitive Advantage.(PUBLICATIONS)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... IT Risk: Turning Business Threats Into Competitive Advantage, by George Westerman and Richard Hunter, defines four types of IT risks: availability, access, accuracy and agility. The authors also introduce three disciplines that enterprises must...

SEM Gorilla.
December 1, 2007... SEM Gorilla, by Randy Zlobec, gives advice and insight into search engine marketing with information on keywords in page titles and content, selecting domain names, and how to secure high-quality incoming links, www.semgorilla.com

The insider threat: Texas Credit Union League's efforts to deploy access control across its business were complicated by its distributed structure.(ConSentry Networks)(Cover story)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When auditors conducted an internal scan of the Texas Credit Union League's (TCUL) LAN, they voiced concern about the accessibility of data that applications, such as backup software, stored for their own use. Bill...

Malware 2.0 meets security 2.0: a three-pronged approach can prevent threats from damaging data networks.(Network Security)
December 1, 2007... Although many companies have policies in place that deny employee access to Web sites that are not work related, the monitoring and enforcement of these policies is not always easy. Over the past year, there have been numerous stories about...

Security for applications.(Network Security)
December 1, 2007... One way to address security concerns caused by new technologies, such as peer-to-peer (P2P) applications like instant messaging (IM) and voice over IP (VoIP), is to add dedicated application security appliances, such as those designed...

Security blind spot resolved: university protects mobile assets and prevents loss of sensitive data on laptops.(Network Security)
December 1, 2007... Several years ago, when Wi-Fi technology was in its infancy, Rusty Bruns, CIO of Charleston Southern University (CSU), Charleston, S.C., saw the promise of an all-encompassing wireless network for the school. He foresaw students and faculty...

Network access control.(SECURITY PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2007... To address regulatory compliance, Juniper's Unified Access Control (UAC) version 2.1 delivers access control, visibility and monitoring of applications and users. UAC 2.1 helps mitigate the risks associated with exposing corporate assets with...

Fingerprint ID security.(SECURITY PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2007... BioLink IDenium for Active Directory safeguards access to corporate resources via biometric Fingerprint identification. Designed For Windows NT/2000/XP, the software works with a fingerprint scanner to allow users access to shared network...

Wi-Fi access control.(SECURITY PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2007... To control guest access to wireless networks, SmartPass software allows administrators to restrict Wi-Fi network access by time of day, day of week and range of dates, as well as implement controls over bandwidth usage, quality of service,...

Save on data center cabling: two new architectures offer options for low-cost, high-speed fiber-optic networks.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)(fiber-to-the-telecom enclosure)
December 1, 2007... As demand grows for bandwidth and high-speed transmission in enterprise networks, the structured cabling system in data centers is expected to maximize the efficiency of users and enable long-term performance with minimum network lifecycle...

Vertical design improves management.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... Much attention is given to power and thermal management within data centers, but the structured cabling needs within equipment cabinets also are an important consideration. Airflow and rack utilization and organization can be impacted...

Analytics improve IP surveillance: IP-based hardware edge devices, such as IP cameras and encoders, can sidestep performance issues.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)(internet protocol)
December 1, 2007... Enterprise networks today are increasingly tying their security solutions together with their network infrastructure to take advantage of the benefits a network-based solution has to offer. That includes the ability to integrate security with...

Try plug and play.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... Plug-and-play outside plant (OSP) system components include a distribution trunk cable, tether attachment points (TAPs), tether assemblies and harness assemblies. The distribution trunk cable serves as the high-fiber-count backbone cable for...

Buyers' guide.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)(Directory)(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... Companies listed in this premises cabling infrastructure buyers' guide can assist you in selecting the products and services that work best for your organization. CABINETS/RACKS/ENCLOSURES 3M Communications 800-426-8688...

Multi-access platform.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The TC3840 JumboSwitch is a fully managed multi-access platform for fiber-optic networks. The system integrates up to seven hot-swappable Ethernet, voice and data interface cards onto a backbone Gigabit Ethernet...

VoIP and IMS test platform.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The multi-user, portable testing solution Spectra2 XL can test SIP, IMS and VoIP protocol conformance, validate interoperability and verify performance. Able to generate test call traffic under real-life conditions,...

Airflow management.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Snake Air for network switches is an airflow manager that directs the cold air from under the computer access floor directly into the side of a network switch to prevent overheating. The solution provides proper...

Rear-loading jack panels.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... Available in flat and angled versions, with 24, 48 or 72 ports, Clarity rear-loading individual jack panels utilize reduced-size Clarity 6 and 5e. panel jacks that can be terminated and snapped in place from the back of the patch panel. The...

Fiber enclosures.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... With a modular design that allows for easy upgrades and changes, CABLExpress fiber enclosures come in sizes ranging from 1U to 9U, and will mount in any 19-, 23- or 24-inch rack or cabinet. The fiber enclosures are housed in durable metal...

Hybrid patch cord.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
December 1, 2007... Featuring a standards-recognized TERA interface on one end and an RJ-45-style MC plug on the other, the hybrid TERA to RJ patch cord allows high-performance category 7a/class FA copper cabling systems to be integrated into current network...

Optimize application performance: the complexity of large global networks provides a particular challenge to IT managers.(Network Performance)
December 1, 2007... Managing WAN application traffic flow in organizations with a limited number of offices can be demanding. Yet, some businesses have hundreds or thousands of offices that must share and manage information over the network. These organizations...

Identity-based management.(Network Performance)
December 1, 2007... Today's bandwidth-management tools need to go beyond traditional traffic shaping and provide network managers visibility into the identity of users of applications, so that network traffic can be optimized through the management of bandwidth by...

WAN acceleration as a service: an outsourced solution can save on equipment costs and installation headaches.(Network Performance)(wide area networks)
December 1, 2007... The growing trend toward globalization means enterprises are deploying more employees in remote branch offices, and these employees may often need to collaborate with one another. At the same time, enterprises are centralizing their...

WAN acceleration choices.(Network Performance)(Wide area networks)
December 1, 2007... The first lesson of application acceleration is that bandwidth is not the answer. Bigger pipes or wider information highways will not change packet speed. Generally, response time is not a factor of the size of the wire, but of the delays...

In-building WiMAX solution.(Product Spotlight: Wireless)
December 1, 2007... InterReach Fusion WiMAX, a distributed antenna system that supports both MIMO and SISO implementations, enables high-speed wireless voice, data and video services inside any type of structure. Designed to overcome WiMAX's in-building...

Wireless AP/Ethernet client.(Product Spotlight: Wireless)
December 1, 2007... The SMCWEB-N is a multifunction wireless-N networking device, which can be used in access point mode to add high-speed wireless connectivity to the network, or client mode to simultaneously connect multiple Ethernet-enabled devices, such as...

Wireless USB modem.(Product Spotlight: Wireless)
December 1, 2007... The HSDPA iCON 225 USB wireless modem offers data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps in a compact USB stick form factor measuring 63 mm x 26 mm x 13 mm. The plug-and-play wireless modem allows travelers to access e-mail and the Internet virtually anywhere...

Wireless USB connector.(Product Spotlight: Wireless)
December 1, 2007... The Wireless USB 2.0 Extender can connect both low and high-speed USB peripherals (1.1 and 2.0) anywhere up to 100 feet from the computer. The cable-free solution transmits data up to 54 Mbps via a sender unit and a four-port USB hub receiver...

Wireless mesh network.(Product Spotlight: Wireless)
December 1, 2007... OneWireless, an industrial wireless mesh network solution, features a scalable infrastructure that supports wireless-enabled devices in strategic locations throughout a facility. Scalable to 30,000 devices, OneWireless also works with wired...

Ethernet meets data center needs: the demand for faster server connections drives 40-Gigabit and 100-Gigabit Ethernet efforts.(Up to Speed)
December 1, 2007... A historical shift is on the horizon as Ethernet breaks free from the tradition of exclusive 10-time speed increases with IEEE's move to standardize 40-Gigabit and 100-Gigabit Ethernet to support major changes under way in enterprise computing...