Communications News articles from January 2006

Communications News archives from January 2006

Pent-up demand.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... Communications News readers, print and Web, are in a buying mood. As it has the past three years during the winter months, their interest in products represented in the magazine spiked during the final quarter of the year. Our trademarked...

Speedier media.(MCI's Private IP )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Express Newspapers Group has selected MCI's Private IP service to transfer large, image-heavy files between offices and across continents. "It is clear that MCI understands the business challenges that we face, and its service provides a...

TVS for health.(EtherneTV)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The University of Toronto's medical teaching hospital, the University Health Network, is using VBrick's EtherneTV to allow students to digitally record and critique their simulated patient exams, and seamlessly incorporate DVD-quality video...

Data protection is a concern.(Trends)
January 1, 2006... Data protection is a growing concern among CEOs and CIOs, and will be a top IT issue this year, but more than half the 300 companies surveyed on the topic have no documented procedures for protecting stored data, and 70% of executives rated...

Planning the right way.(Trends)
January 1, 2006... The United States Rare Coin and Bullion Reserve relocated from Beaumont, Texas, to Austin in a matter of hours on Sept. 22 to avoid Hurricane Rita. Doing so saved the company an estimated $1 million in lost sales, according to Steve Orlando,...

Events.(Trends)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... BICSI Winter Conference, Jan. 23-26, Orlando. www.bicsi.org RSA Conference, Feb. 13-17, San Jose. www.rsaconference.com Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, San Diego....

Speedy education.(SHORT TAKES)
January 1, 2006... The Los Angeles School District (LAUSD), the nation's second largest, has selected Alcatel's OmniSwitch solutions to modernize its network, as well as increase speed and capacity. "The LAUSD wanted to establish a procurement vehicle it could...

Wan upgraded.(SHORT TAKES)
January 1, 2006... Fortune 200 insurance provider UnumProvident has selected Broadwing to design, build and manage a custom data and VoIP private network that interconnects four main corporate locations and more than 40 remote locations. The solution enables...

IM threats proliferate.(Trends)
January 1, 2006... So your organization is not focused on instant messaging among employees? No need to manage such communication, managers say? Think again says the IMlogic Threat Center, a global consortium providing threat detection and protection for instant...

Cisco wireless gaining.(Trends)
January 1, 2006... Symbol Technologies, the first vendor to launch a wireless LAN switch product, is facing stiff competition from tech titan Cisco Systems, according to Infonetics Research's latest wireless LAN equipment quarterly market share report. Symbol...

The Black Book on Corporate Security.(PUBLICATIONS)
January 1, 2006... Larstan's The Black Book on Corporate Security provides practical knowledge, guidance and direction from top thought leaders in the information security community. Explained in ordinary language, topics include protecting intellectual property,...

Routing TCP/IP Volume I, Second Edition.(PUBLICATIONS)
January 1, 2006... Routing TCP/IP Volume I, Second Edition, presents a detailed examination of each of the IP interior routing protocols, including RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPFv2, OSPFv3 and IS-IS. More general topics include route redistribution, default routes and...

Navy keeps network ship-shape; route analytics provides tool to maintain smooth sailing of ship-to-shore networks.(usage of communications protocols)(Cover Story)
January 1, 2006... Keeping the U.S. Navy's ships connected to each other, as well as to land-based Naval operations, can be a daunting task. The ships are usually on the move, necessitating satellite communications for these "road warriors" while away from their...

Software provides network visibility; healthcare system solves compliance concerns with new centralized control of its network.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... Doug Torre was a network manager with network management problems. His staff lacked visibility into its network. They could not determine whether compliance requirements were being met. They did not have the proper tools for pushing updates to...

Probe your network.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... The distributed analyzer is a flexible, economical method of analyzing and monitoring switch-based networks. It consists of any number of probes reporting back to a central console, providing visibility of the different segments on the network....

Analyze this!(Retail Grocery Inventory Service)(NetMRI evaluation unit)
January 1, 2006... IT departments should be able to meticulously monitor their networks without incurring high operating expenses and absorbing precious staff time. This is the challenge that RGIS Inventory Specialists faced with its worldwide network of more...

Buyers guide: companies listed in this Network Management Buyers Guide can assist you in selecting the products and services that work best for your organization.(Special Focus: Network Management)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2006... BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT AdventNet 925-924-9500 www.adventnet.com Alcatel 818-878-4500 www.alcatel.com/enterprise Allot Communications 952-697-4203 vvww.allot.com Aprisma Management Technologies 603-334-2100...

Resilient switch stacking.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... The SecureStack A2 family of Layer 2 stackable edge switches features up to 384 10/100 ports and 16 1-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks in a single stack. Each switch has four 1-gigabit uplinks-two SFP and mo 10/100/1000-with triple-speed uplinks also...

Centralized software installation.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... Designed to ensure that software installations are consistent throughout the enterprise, MirrorInstall is a Windows 2000/XP client/server system that makes installing and upgrading software over a network easy. System administrators can create...

Monitor communication costs.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... VeraSMART 4.0 is a Web-based telemanagement software suite that includes SMART Work Order, a module that provides flexible work flow and help desk management tools to the platform; and SMART Wireless Management, a service option, which allows...

Link optimization.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... The Orbital 6000 Series delivers flow control, compression, service-class policies and common Internet file system acceleration capabilities to provide increased WAN throughput and improved application response times. The auto-optimization...

Remote site monitoring.(computer network)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Keep tabs on remote sites by converting contact closure inputs, voltage inputs, and temperature and humidity event sensor data into SNMP trap alarms that work within the existing network protocols. The SNMP-Link SL12 remote-monitoring unit...

Detailed network management.(Special Focus: Network Management)
January 1, 2006... Unicenter Network and Systems Management (NSM) r11 enables organizations to cost-effectively ensure the health, performance and responsiveness of business-critical IT services. The system unifies and simplifies management of complex,...

Backups outsourced by design: service over a secure link reduces firm's window of risk and saves a weekly three-mile pilgrimage.(Business Continuity)
January 1, 2006... One significant time consumer among data protection functions is data backup, a problem that strikes companies large and small. Sooner or later, the time to back up and transport data off site for business continuity, disaster recovery and...

CAT 6 cabling saves college money; changes in student needs prompts move to flexible, high-speed network connectivity.(Cabling Infrastructure)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2006... Like many colleges and universities, Walters State Community College (WSCC) has undergone dramatic change since it was founded in 1970. WSCC serves 10 eastern Tennessee counties located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Over the...

Digital KVM switch.(Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2006... The 2x1 DVI KVM Switcher connects two cross-platform computers to one keyboard, video display and mouse workstation. The digital KVM solution also allows users to share peripherals between their laptops and desktop computers. Stereo audio,...

Environmentally friendly cable.(Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2006... RoHS-compliant Bulk Cable features reformulated color concentrate and jacket resins to comply with the environmental standard for eliminating hazardous materials from products. The high-performance cables and assemblies are available in...

Heavy-duty fiber cables.(Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2006... High-strength GGP Fiber Cables are designed for exposed patch cord applications. The hybrid fiber-optic patch cords are made from 3M GGP fiber-optic cable, which can be custom terminated with ST, SC, MT-RJ, LC, or VF-45 style connectors. The...

Advanced CAT 6.(Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2006... Premium Category 6 Cables are designed to provide a cost-effective, high-performance solution. The cable is tested to 660 MHz and guarantees +4 dB of NEXT headroom, +4 dB of PSNEXT headroom, +6 dB of ELFEXT headroom and +6 dB of PSELFEXT...

Password-protected switch.(Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2006... The Model 4421 CAT5 R J-45 Interface A/B Switch connects a workstation or device between two other devices or networks, and features an RS-232 serial security enhanced supervisory remote port. Upon proper authentication, a terminal or computer...

VoIP improves service levels; switch to new communications platform also allows for conferencing and collaboration capabilities.(Voice Networks)
January 1, 2006... Dallas-based ePartners always has a lot on its plate, relying on a network of 23 remote offices throughout North America and the United Kingdom to provide IT consulting services that include selling and deploying a myriad of business solutions...

Don't overlook security.(Voice Networks)
January 1, 2006... When weighing the benefits of a voiceover-IP (VoIP) system, there are a host of new security concerns to consider, as this technology opens up company servers and networks to potentially unfriendly and unknown people. Unlike traditional...

Schools upgrade to VoIP; students, staff and teachers benefit from better communication and messaging capabilities.(Voice Networks)
January 1, 2006... When Charles County Public School District CIO Bijaya Devkota began rolling out an IP converged infrastructure across his district's 33 schools in late 2003, he knew that it would be a sizable undertaking. He also knew that the teachers, staff...

Ensure QoS in your VoIP.(Voice Networks)
January 1, 2006... VoIP consists of numerous components and moving parts, as well as many protocols, which may result in a loss of voice communication. In addition, because there are multiple vendors creating such parts, compatibility becomes an issue. Even when...

Crisp and secure printing.(Product Spotlight: Network Peripherals)
January 1, 2006... The Infoprint Color 1534 uses its default 1,200 x 600 dpi resolution and 4 bits per dot to create a simulated 4,800-dpi image. Two of the four bits are used to adjust dot size, and the other two bits are used to adjust dot shape. The combined...

IP-enabled camera.(Product Spotlight: Network Peripherals)
January 1, 2006... The VB-C50i/VB-C50iR Pan/Tilt/Zoom Network Camera features an advanced 26X optical zoom lens and a 12X digital zoom to enable users to capture fine detail from far distances and crisp 640 x 480-pixel resolution video with up to...

Heavy-duty color printing.(Product Spotlight: Network Peripherals)
January 1, 2006... At the core of the Ilumina Digital Color Press is the Adobe Postscript 3 internal RIP. This easy-to-use RIP takes any job, from a Mac or PC, and captures all of the image data to ensure the best quality print. The printer uses multibit color to...

Color laser printer.(Product Spotlight: Network Peripherals)
January 1, 2006... The e-STUDIO 250CP is a color printer that delivers print speeds of 25 pages per minute, a fast first print out time of just 13 seconds in monochrome and 15 seconds in color, and crisp 4,800-dpi image quality. Incorporating a 600-MHz processor...

Networked projector.(Product Spotlight: Network Peripherals)
January 1, 2006... The XG-MB50X is a full-featured XGA-resolution projector that includes RS-232C connectivity for remote monitoring and operation, so that support departments can check projector lamp life or assist a user from anywhere. With high brightness...

Enhanced Internet filtering.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The R3000 Internet-filtering appliance has new features, including the ability to block the use of Google Web Accelerator, an application that uses Google's network to make Web pages load faster and potentially allow end-users to bypass their...

Secure wireless and LAN.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The PRO 4100 appliance is a 10-port, all-gigabit unified threat-management firewall. With 10 configurable Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and built-in secure wireless LAN functionality, the PRO 4100 provides trusted network protection across all...

Power cabinet.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The DataSafe HX Cabinet System is designed for optimizing installation of UPS systems for a number of applications, including data support for the financial, telecommunications, pharmaceutical and insurance industries. The cabinets are UL 1778...

Network across power lines.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The 85-Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch (XE104) offers up to six times more throughput than existing powerline products, along with four built-in ports for connecting multiple networked devices simultaneously. The device turns any electrical...

NAT traversal.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... PathFinder is an end-to-end firewall and NAT traversal solution that maintains the security and advantages of firewall and NAT, while opening up IP visual communication capabilities to telecommuters, workers on the move, customers and...

Communicate network information.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The VitalCAST solution takes advantage of current large-format video displays-such as plasma, LCD and projector units-to deliver critical business information in a rich, multimedia format. Leveraging an organization's existing LAN/WAN or the...

High-capacity UPS.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The SmartOnline 3000VA 3U Rackmount UPS System is designed to support large servers, data centers, VoIP/telecom systems and other mission-critical equipment through prolonged blackouts with built-in extended battery backup runtime. The...

10-Gbps cabling system.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The NextSpeed Ascent 10GbE UTP cabling infrastructure solution is designed for true standards-compliant 10-Gigabit Ethernet applications. It is a full-channel offering that consists of modular jacks, patch cords, traditional 110-style patch...

Save cabinet space.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The PatchRack is a miniature two-post rack that can be attached to the company's cable runway. The rack saves space in a cabinet storing computer and data storage equipment by allowing patch panels and interconnect equipment to be mounted above...

Monitor power flow.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The Metered Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (PDU) provides input current monitoring, branch circuit protection, remote management and reboot of attached devices, and environmental monitoring for temperature and relative humidity. The PDUs...

Fire-resistant cable assemblies.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The Plenum Rated IEEE-488 Cable Assembly utilizes a CMP-rated cable jacket and overmold material. CMP-rated material is a fire-retardant compound that possesses self-extinguishing characteristics. Plenum-rated cables are necessary when the...

Monitor and control power.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The 17.3 kVA $348 Monitored PDU supports rackmount applications with three-phase power in and single-phase power out. A local power display on the PDU delivers the ability to set up and configure the PDU and monitor the PDU power for RMS...

Bandwidth unlimited.(IT Insight)(Interview)
January 1, 2006... The director of networking and technical services at Catholic Health System, Doug Torre, had a reliable, yet bandwidth-limited, carrier-provided network that connected his company's primary locations. In an interview with Associate Editor...