Communications News articles from February 2004

Communications News archives from February 2004

BG vs. AD.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... As our regular readers know, Communications News publishes a series of Buyers Guides each year (10 in 2004). These guides provide readers with contact information for companies selling products or services in the Buyers Guide technology area...

Wireless LAN's big payback.(Trends)
February 1, 2004... Without a doubt, wireless LAN (WLAN) adoption has made great strides in recent years in the enterprise market, with many companies already taking the plunge and adding wireless access to their networks. With all the uncertainty surrounding...

Publications.(Trends)
February 1, 2004... Enterprise Integration Patterns, by Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf, provides a catalog of 65 real-world solutions that demonstrate the power of messaging for the enterprise. Examples cover different integration technologies, including JMS, MSMQ,...

School tries broadband wireless.(Trends)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... While a number of schools in the United States have deployed Wi-Fi technology to facilitate high-speed Internet access, the approach taken by the Douglas County School System in Georgia will allow students to use their high-speed Internet...

Events.(Trends)(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... [check] Gartner Wireless and Mobile Summit, March 8-10, Chicago, analysts will discuss the latest issues and explain how to ensure security, deliver return on investment, which products will succeed and which vendors to trust.www.gartner.com...

Web services: pump up the volume: bandwidth consumption and network latency challenges must be addressed.(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... Web services is one of the hottest topics in the IT business. This new distributed computing model enables applications to be deployed as services that can be accessed by anyone, inside or outside of the enterprise. This creates new...

Put the 'E' in enterprise.(Special focus: e-business)
February 1, 2004... IBM defines e-business as me transformation of key business processes through the use of Internet technologies." The Gartner Group says, "e-business is any net-enabled business activity that transforms internal and external relationships to...

Buyers guide.(Special focus: e-business)(Directory)
February 1, 2004... 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,...

Spyware protection.(New products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Norton Anti Virus 2004 provides core protection for small businesses against emerging non-virus threats, such as spyware and keystroke logging programs. The software allows users to proactively ward off privacy and security breeches that are...

Remove hidden HTML codes.(New products)(HyperText Markup Language(HTML) )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Detect the latest spam techniques and stop unwanted content in enterprise networks with E-mail Filter 4.7. The product detects the latest HTML-based spam designed to trick filters and provides security tools to manage e-mail communications...

POP3 proxy server.(New products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... No Spam Today! For Workstations installs in minutes and blocks up to 89% of spam mail. The spam filter solution is created for end-users and plugs into Outlook, Outlook Express or any other POP3 mail client to scan incoming mails and block...

Stop e-mail viruses.(New products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... ViraLock software prevents the spread of computer viruses by e-mail by encrypting e-mail addresses in Microsoft Outlook and Out oak Express e-mail programs. Invading viruses cannot find and use e-mail addresses to send themselves out. The...

Intelligent spam filtering.(New products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Spam Inspector 4.0 offers e-mail users protection from offensive material, hazardous viruses and fraudulent e-mails. The product's spam-filtering engine identifies and separates hazardous and annoying spam from legitimate e-mail. Based on...

Server-based protection.(New products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... MailSite version 6 for enterprises and small/medium businesses features an antispam engine to block spam at the server, before it gets to the recipient. The spam scan engine is tightly integrated with improved sieve filters at the system,...

Optical fiber in the data center: new structured wiring solutions provide for future growth and support rapid changes.(Infrastructure)
February 1, 2004... Over the past several years, enterprise data centers have been installed using a wide variety of methods for connecting the contained electronics. To eliminate the potential clutter while providing a robust, scalable data center cabling...

Are you ready for 10 Gigabit Ethernet?(Infrastructure)
February 1, 2004... Increasing bandwidth demands are driving the need for 10-Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in LANs, storage area networks (SANs) and central offices/Internet data centers. Making the right choices depends on an understanding of the bandwidth...

Power distribution.(Cable management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Power Commander vertical power-distribution unit (PDU) combines 30 amps of power with a variety of mounting options for IT applications where space is at a premium. The PDU takes the place of two separate 15-amp PDUs for communications...

Angled patch panels.(Cable management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The angled DP6 PLUS and DP5e punchdown patch panels are designed to meet the latest TIA/EIA specifications for CAT 6 and 5e. The panels facilitate proper bend radius of each cable as it is routed directly into a vertical manager, eliminating...

Cable management.(Cable management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Envision Series of vertical gated cable managers provides a way to organize and manage cables between equipment racks. The units feature plastic-covered edges to protect cables, and a swing-gate design, with wide openings for quick cable...

Tie up loose cables.(Cable management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The CADDY Mille-Tie is used to quickly bundle and position high-performance copper and fiber cable. The ties come in two styles: a red UL-approved for air-handling spaces (plenum rated), and a yellow tie for low smoke/ zero halogen...

Conferencing alternatives: many companies have installed their own videoconferencing or teleconferencing systems, but others are opting to use service providers for such solutions. Here are two examples of such outsourced conferencing services.(Conferencing)
February 1, 2004... Teleconferencing cuts costs Until a year ago, Chicago-based law firm Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess conducted telephone conferences the old-fashioned way. Fifty-five partners in seven offices around the country relied on a...

Prevent viruses on enterprise WLANs: security gateways provide protection from within the network perimeter.(Wireless)
February 1, 2004... Before wireless LANs (WLANs) became popular, the only way viruses and worms could reach an organization's computers was through portable media, such as floppy disks, or through the network perimeter, which was secured by an increasingly complex...

High-speed wireless.(Devices and management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Tsunami MP. 11a is a high-performance, secure, point-to-multipoint outdoor wireless solution for enterprises that offers 54-Mbps data rates in three separate 5-GHz frequency bands compatible with European requirements. Utilizing orthogonal...

Ruggedized computing.(Devices and management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Symbol MC9000-G is a ruggedized mobile computing product built around the Intel XScale embedded processor, designed to allow real-time visibility to mission-critical data, true information sharing and collaboration for efficient...

Intelligent WLAN management.(Devices and management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Central Site Director, version 2.1, is an enterprise WLAN management, control and integration platform that includes Web services framework- and XML-based application program interfaces. By allowing different applications or systems to...

Wireless handheld.(Devices and management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The BlackBerry 7230 is an integrated wireless handheld featuring a high-resolution color display and tri-band support. With always-on, push-based access to existing email accounts, a built-in phone and integrated support for SMS, Web browser...

WLAN management.(Devices and management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Vernier Networks System is a scalable solution that provides centralized management for network security and resource usage policies enforced at the edge of the wireless network. Working together, the Access Manager 6500p and Control Server...

Storage connects network: product lifecycle management effort necessitates collaborative solution.(LAN networks: storage)(New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc.)
February 1, 2004... As one of the world's fastest-growing athletic shoe manufacturers, New Balance Athletic Shoe focuses on function over fashion. While it has grown substantially over the past 10 years from $210 million to $1.3 billion in sales--the company's...

Data replication solution.(Storage products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Softek Replicator is multiplatform data replication software that enables local and off-site disaster recovery, eliminates backup windows and helps facilitate server and storage migrations and consolidations. Source data is never touched, and...

Storage appliance.(Storage products)(Kashya)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The KBX4000 is an enterprise-class, disaster-recovery data-replication solution that connects to the SAN and IP infrastructure, providing bidirectional data replication across any distance for heterogeneous storage and server environments. The...

Storage device control.(Storage products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The SANCruiser storage network management system is designed to simplify the management of intelligent storage networks. The Java-based client-server software solution provides centralized control of a company's storage infrastructure through...

Manage multiple servers.(Remote management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The analog HP Server Console Switch family of products is a scalable and integrated keyboard, video monitor and mouse system for managing multiple servers from one console. Intended for staffed datacenters, the analog switches are available in...

Device management.(Remote management products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Intended to simplify infrastructure configuration, failure detection and recovery, the AlterPath Manager E2000 is an out-of-band gateway for managing network infrastructure using a single appliance, as well as failure detection and recovery...

Remote device management.(Remote management products)(Raritan)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Dominion KSX integrates key management and control technologies-remote KVM control, remote serial console control and remote power control--in a single, easy-to-use appliance. Administrators can centrally manage remote servers and other IT...

Environment monitoring.(Remote management products)(EVR1500)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The EVR1500 monitors and detects environmental conditions that can adversely affect operation of servers and other network devices, and alerts system administrators of when those conditions occur. The unit integrates into an Avocent DS...

Powerful conferencing solution.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The VSX 7000 combines top-quality audio and video in a single set-top system that is easy to use and manage. Near CD quality audio is delivered via the Siren 14Plus audio system, with an integrated midrange speaker and subwoofer paired with a...

Powerful load balancer.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The E450 model of Equalizer 7.0 is a Layer 7-enabled load-balancing appliance with a dual Gigabit Ethernet interface. The device supports cookie-based persistence, cookie stuffing and URL load balancing. Endowed with a 1-GHz processor and 512...

Voice network testing.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Hammer FX IP and TDM feature test platform is designed specifically to test next generation enhanced services, including conferencing, messaging, IVRs, IP Centrex and IP PBXs. The system provides scalable IP and TDM call generation with...

Fail-over switching.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Designed to meet the protection needs of today's Ethernet and SONET networks, INTELLAGUARD is a modular switch that helps enterprises build fault-tolerant networks. Ensuring that network operation is optimized and continuous, the switch...

Voice network gateway.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The G650 Media Gateway for medium to large enterprises enables organizations to deploy and manage Communication Manager features across offices with as few as eight or as many as 36,000 users. This includes localized dialing-plan features,...

Who will dominate Web conferencing? Until changes are made in pricing and systems become easier to use, no leader will emerge.(Guest Column)(Column)
February 1, 2004... The last three years have seen enormous fallout within the dot-com market; surprisingly, Web conferencing companies have been among the survivors. The surprise is not because the application is flawed but, rather, that the market for which Web...