Communications News articles from February 2002

Communications News archives from February 2002

Be prepared. (Editor's Note).(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... When the terrible events of Sept. 11 unfolded on our TV sets, first thoughts were not about saving or restoring corporate data and communications networks. Paper fluttering down from what once were the World Trade Center (WTC) towers was a...

Toyota streamlines with IP VPN. (Trends).
February 1, 2002... Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. recently ached an important milestone with the installation of 1,000 dedicated site connections through a managed IP viral private network (VPN). The automaker's data network links the company with independent Toyota...

On enterprise connectivity providers. (Short Take).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... On enterprise connectivity providers: "Many Tier 2 carriers in the U.S. and Canada failed over the last 12 months, leaving about 75. The free-wheeling days are over... and all eyes are focused on revenue and profitability. The Tier 2...

Events.(Calendar of Events)(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... [check] The 12th annual Cell Center & CRM Solutions Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 11-13. at the Las Vegas Convention Center, features technology, management, e-learning, and Web-enabled call centers and 150 industry leading exhibitors. The...

Military adds video networking. (Trends).
February 1, 2002... For the first time in U.S. Naval Air (NAVAIR) Systems Command history, nine strategic labs and sites located at China Lake and Point Magu, CA, and Paxtuxent River, MD, are able to access and share MPEG-2 video, voice, and encrypted data and...

Publication. (Trends).(Review)
February 1, 2002... Web Security Privacy & Commerce, 2nd Edition, authored by Simson Garfinkel with Gene Spafford, helps users, administrators and organizations understand how to minimize and neutralize the destructive power of security threats and risks inherent...

Zapped! (Trends).
February 1, 2002... Nelson Publishing, owner of Communications News, recently found out the hard way about the importance of providing lightning protection for enterprise PBX systems. During one stormy weekend, newly installed copper telephone wiring between the...

The new risk equation: how companies are planning for disaster after 9/11/01. (Guest Column).
February 1, 2002... In the months since the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, the media has been filled with stories about the impact they have had on the American economy. We have seen the shock waves...

Prepared for the worst. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
February 1, 2002... When Addison Tso boarded the Long Island Rail Road train for New York City the morning of Sept. 11, he could not have imagined the world would be changed forever by the end is commute. Tso, systems engineer for Baseline Financial Services,...

Raceways bridge the digital gap: upgraded kids' labs use versatile solution. (Cabling, Wiring and Enclosures).
February 1, 2002... Tu ensure that America's underserved youth acquire the skills, experiences and resources they need to succeed in the digital age, dozens of nonprofit organizations, major corporations, and state and federal government agencies headed up an...

Fiber epoxy. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR FIBER-OPTIC applications, Tra-Bond 526M01 is a two-part, low-viscosity epoxy system that bonds fiber-optic bundles, potting glass fibers and termination of fiber-optic connectors. After the required high-temperature...

Enclosures. (Latest cabling products).(NetShelter VX from American Power Conversion)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... DESIGNED FOR DATA CENTERS and computer rooms, the NetShelter VX enclosure--available in 25U, 42U and 47U heights--features numbered U positions, marked on all four vertical mounting rails. Split rear doors reduce the amount of white space...

Media converter.(AT-MC1004 media converter from allied telesyn)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... EXTEND THE REACH OF GIGABIT ETHERNET segments up to 10 km with the AT-MC1004 media converter, which converts 1000 Base-T copper connections to 1000Base-SX or-LX fiber connections. The stand-alone or rack-mountable converter delivers the power...

Raceway insert. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... PROVIDING SEPARATE WIRE and cable channels with the tee fittings of two-compartment raceways is the Potato Chip insert. Two-channel raceways can be installed as a vertical drop, with the smaller (power) channel on either the right or left. The...

Single-mode fiber. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... ADD A THIRD MORE WAVELENGTHS to the usable spectrum with enhanced single-mode fiber (E-SMF), which also extends transmission reach by 50%. In key operating wavelengths, the maximum attenuation is decreased, creating important network...

CAT 6 solution. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... EXCEEDING CATEGORY 6 (DRAFT 9) SPECIFICATIONS, the HiPerlink 6 product line includes modular connectors, patch cords and patch panels. When matched with horizontal cabling from a variety of cable suppliers, the product provides a complete...

Modular wiring block. (Latest cabling products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... A HIGH-DENSITY MODULAR WIRING BLOCK for MDF and building wiring applications providing CAT 5 performance, the Quante STG Block is suitable for both line and office-side of the main distribution frame. The 16-mm (0.63") pitch between STG...

Web tracking invigorates firm's marketing efforts: a decided improvement closely follows a change in tracking tools. (Special Focus).
February 1, 2002... The concept of measuring its Web traffic is nothing new to Tektronix--the company had been doing it for a number of years. The Beaverton, OR-based test, measurement and monitoring manufacturer offers more than 1,400 products and technologies....

E-Business technologies buyers guide. (Special Focus).(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... The first portion of this E-Business Technologies 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,...

Track electronic documents. (Latest e-business products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... CAPTURE AND MONITOR all output activity in an enterprise, regardless of application, platform or destination, with the Cypress Statistics Module. Whether documents are viewed, printed, faxed or e-mailed, Cypress creates a full audit trail of...

Website comparison. (Latest e-business products).(WebSideStory.s HitBox Benchmarker)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... IMPROVE CONVERSION RATES and visitor loyalty, and better prioritize resources and website enhancements. HitBox Benchmarker is a service that allows businesses to compare their own website's performance against industry peers across key...

Web appliance. (Latest e-business products).
February 1, 2002... REDUCE NETWORK COMPLEXITY and control infrastructure costs. The all-in-one Array 1000 product combines accelerated Layer 4-7 server load balancing with high-performance caching, built-in SSL acceleration, content rewrite for transparent...

Self-service by phone. (Latest e-business products).(NetByTelOrder By Number Module 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... LET CUSTOMERS ORDER PRODUCTS by catalog number from any phone, at any time, without involving the cost of a live call center agent, with the Order By Number Module Version 2. The application listens to and understands the caller's instructions,...

P3P compliance. (Latest e-business products).
February 1, 2002... COMPLY WITH PRIVACY LEGISLATION. The Privacy Survival Kit is a suite of privacy products designed to help small to midsize companies become more knowledgeable about privacy issues, comply with changing privacy laws, enable websites to become...

E-commerce system. (Latest e-business products).(Magic Software Enterprises Magic eMerchant 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... DESIGN A HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE E-COMMERCE framework with Magic eMerchant v2. In addition to offering such features as complete integration with back-end and legacy systems, full customization to specific business logic and processes, personalized...

Vulnerability management. (Latest security products).(Symantec Security Manager 5.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... COMPREHENSIVE, MULTITIER PROTECTION against blended Internet security attacks--which utilize multiple methods and techniques to transmit and spread--is available with the Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 5.5. Administrators can automate the...

Remote security. (Latest security products).(InfoExpress' CyberGatekeeper Suite)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... REMOTE POLICY ENFORCEMENT for corporate networks. The CyberGatekeeper Suite provides a single platform to define and enforce security configurations for remote computers accessing their corporate networks. The software audits remote systems to...

Protection for data. (Latest security products).(ERUCES' Tricryption Engine 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... DATABASE ENCRYPTION SYSTEM. The Tricryption Engine Version 2.0 provides high-level data security by using standard algorithms and key management. The product, which integrates with the customers' middleware, employs a triple-encryption process...

VPN gateway. (Latest security products).
February 1, 2002... PROTECT COMMUNICATIONS between a serial device and a computer, data collector or other serial device located anywhere on the network. The VPN Gateway AC applies standards-based VPN technology to transport and protect serial data across the...

Denial-of-service attacks. (Latest security products).(Mazu Networks TrafficMaster Enforcer)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... STOP DDoS ATTACKS. The TrafficMaster Enforcer analyzes and stops distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)attacks by filtering hostile packets from attacks in progress. It identifies attacks by determining which packets are most likely to be causing...

WLAN security. (Latest security products).(Ecutel's Viatores Secure WLAN Edition)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... SECURE COMMUNICATION over all WLANs with the Viatores Secure WLAN edition software. Two advanced protocols are combined to enable seamless roaming from LANs to WLANs and between WLAN subnets. Because a single network is maintained, roaming...

Security management. (Latest security products).(Security Manager 3.4)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY and capabilities of enterprise firewalls with Security Manager 3.4, a central console for real-time security incident management and automated response. The product includes support for Check Point's FireWall-1 and enhanced...

VPN router. (Latest security products).(Linksys Etherfast 4-port Cable/DSL Router)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... FOR SMALL AND MIDSIZE BUSINESSES and SOHOs, the EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch has an embedded IPSec VPN, 3DES encryption and authentication. Up to 253 users can share a cable or DSL connection using one IP address. DES/3DES...

Real-time communications. (Latest security products).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... PROTECT INSTANT MESSAGING and other real-time communications. JabCast allows users to instant message and perform interactive text, file and document exchange in a secure environment across the Internet, using any combination of network...

Monitoring system. (Latest security products).
February 1, 2002... MONITOR COMPUTER ROOMS AND NETWORK DEVICES with the Infrastructure Monitoring System-4000 (IMS-4000). The central IMS-4000 host module is a stand-alone device with an internal UPS, flash-disk storage, integrated voice and modem card, and Web...

Security. (Latest security products).(ReefEdge Connect System 2.0 )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... ELIMINATE SECURITY RISKS ON THE WLAN. The ReefEdge Connect System 2.0 integrates firewall/VPN functionality, subnet roaming, session persistence, QoS and management capabilities into a single offering. The system is WLAN vendor-neutral,...

Software tools improve fiber-optic network testing: fundamental test tool gains new functionality. (Testing and Diagnostics).
February 1, 2002... Network operators are being challenged to deploy sophisticated new fiber-optic communication systems quickly and keep them running at peak performance in order to meet intense demands for reliable high-bandwidth services. There are more links...

xDSL noise testing. (DSL and Web products).(Spirent Communications' DLS 5200 network diagnostic equipment)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... xDSL noise testing CREATE USER-DEFINED NOISE FILES or choose from a library of packaged noises with the DLS 5200 noise impairment generator. The unit allows the creation of impairments to test ANSI-, ETSI- and ITU-T-based network access...

Monitoring application. (DSL and Web products).(PReView)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... VIEW NETWORK PERFORMANCE at a glance with PReView, an easy-to-use, browser-based application that combines operational and management reports on the state of the network. The product gives operational and support personnel technical reports,...

Intelligent splitter. (DSL and Web products).(mPhase Technologies Intelligent POTS Splitter)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... REMOTELY PERFORM BOTH NARROW and wideband testing of the local loop. The Intelligent POTS Splitter (iPOTS) allows remote access to the loop to perform necessary DSL line testing, qualification, troubleshooting and loop maintenance. The circuit...

DSL loop qualification. (DSL and Web products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... REMOTE TERMINAL-READY LOOP MANAGEMENT. The CX40 Loop Management System is a compact, modular loop-management platform designed to preserve rack space. It provides remote wideband, POTS, ISDN, TDR, and Layer 2 and Layer 3 data-services testing...

CDOT controls IT traffic: SRM technology keeps clutter off storage area network. (Service Providers/Services).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... To fund the construction of roads in 1895, the new Connecticut High-way Commission distributed its $75,000 budget to towns on a matching basis. Today, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT), based in Newington, CT, oversees...

Interoperable router. (Network management).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... STANDARDS-BASED, MULTIVENDOR interoperable solution for high-speed Internet access. The Prestige 645R ADSL router supports autosensing between full-rate and G.Lite standards, with transmission speeds of up to 8 Mbps or 1.5 Mbps, respectively....

ASDL IAD. (Network Management).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... DESIGNED FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, branch offices, and home offices. The 7461 is a four-port, next-generation IAD for ADSL networks that features disaster-recovery capabilities and VPN support. With Four voice ports that support voice over DSL, as...

High-density splitter. (Network Management).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... COMPACT ADSL POTS SPLITTER doubles the density of other splitters. The PS-1101 shelf offers up to 48 lines, including lifeline, in a single 1 75"-high rack space. The new shelf will mount in either 19 or 23" racks, is hardened for field...

Remote DSLAM. (Network Management).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... VoDSL-CAPABLE, MICRO REMOTE IP DSLAM. The SiriusT SuD2000 MicroDSLAM provides either six or 12 ports of SDSL at speeds up to 2.3 Mbps. The DSLAM includes uplinks for voice and data in a self-contained, environmentally hardened chassis with a...

Integrated access device. (Network Management).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... ENABLE VIRTUAL LEASED-LINE SERVICES over ATM-based DSL networks with the LA-140 IAD. In addition, the LA-140 can be used to connect voice traffic at different branches. Support for AAL-1 CBR means that the LA-140 nails down bandwidth for...

Network self-denial: fiscal conservatism is wise. Technological paralysis is not. (The Bottom Line).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Check the current market surveys, and you'll see a fairly consistent message: IT executives, in general, and network managers, in particular, are focused on cutting costs. The winds of commerce are blowing in a conservative direction, and our...