Communications News articles from January 2007

Communications News archives from January 2007

The e-book fad.(online magazines)
January 1, 2007... Love'em or hate'em, electronic versions of print publications (e-books) are becoming the rage in trade publishing. Even magazines whose subscribers do not have access to a computer while at work are going this route. For the uninitiated,...

Network monitored.(Southwest Telecommunications Cooperative)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Southwest Telecommunications Cooperative (SWTC) is using the Allot Communications NetEnforcer AC-402 to monitor and manage network traffic for 36 school districts across southwestern Minnesota. "With so many districts and students, it was...

Remote control.(LANDesk Management Suite used at aQuantive offices)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... aQuantive, a digital marketing company, has deployed the LANDesk Management Suite across its network of offices. The OS and software distribution capabilities of the suite streamline and expedite the outfitting of new machines and software, as...

Data centers nearing capacity.(Data Center Users' Group)
January 1, 2007... Within five years, today's data centers will be stretched to the max, confined more by cooling and power consumption issues than available space. New data center designs and more efficient server technologies will be needed to meet the needs of...

Phishing is cathching on.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... According to security vendor Symantec, online fraud has increased steadily in 2006, while becoming more sophisticated. For the year, Symantec has observed more than seven million total phishing attempts each day. In the first half of 2006, it...

Beastly solution.(Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology (MDR) has selected Nexsan's scalable and high-availability SATA-Beast as primary storage for its busy radiology practice. MDR uses several custom applications to access diagnostic studies, made up of hundreds of...

Network upgrade.
January 1, 2007... The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has entered into a multiyear agreement valued at $300 million for Alcatel to lead an IP network transformation project upgrading the healthcare provider's communications infrastructure. The...

One IPS left standing.(Trends)(multigigabit intrusion-prevention )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Multigigabit intrusion-prevention (MGIPS) are still not ready for prime time, at least according to testing conducted by The NSS Group, all independent security testing laboratory based in the United Kingdom. The organization's first round of...

Air-blown fiber is a winner.
January 1, 2007... The NFL's Arizona Cardinals are flying high at University of Phoenix Stadium. The new home of the pro football team comes equipped with an air-blown fiber backbone that provides scalability and bandwidth on demand to support the stadium's...

Events.(Calendar)
January 1, 2007... VoiceCon Spring 2007, March 5-8, Orlando, meets the demand for reliable objective, practical information on enterprise voice, IP telephony and converged networks. www.voicecon.com Infosec World Conference & Expo, March 19-21, Orlando,...

Better recovery.(SHORT TAKES)(Thomson Scientific and Healthcare )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Thomson Scientific and Healthcare (TSH) is using F5 products to achieve optimal application availability and business continuity for its research and development applications and databases worldwide. TSH has reduced server recovery time from an...

Virtually assured.(SHORT TAKES)(Babson College using EqualLogic's high-performance iSCSl-based PS Series SAN and VMware's Virtual Infrastructure 3)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Babson College, Wellesley, Mass., has opted for EqualLogic's high-performance iSCSl-based PS Series SAN and VMware's Virtual Infrastructure 3 to consolidate server and storage resources, streamlining and protecting Babson's campus-wide IT...

Consumer tech presents challenges.(Trends)(Business enterprises' usage of technology)
January 1, 2007... Outside the office, most people have access to and use the latest technologies on a daily basis. Yet, some are virtually taking a step back in time when they reach the office. They often cannot use instant message programs, portable memory...

Service Oriented Architecture for Dummies.(PUBLICATIONS)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Service Oriented Architecture for Dummies, by Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Carol Baroudi and Marcia Kaufman, provides information on how to create applications and services that can be organized for reuse, easily maintained and supported,...

Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT), Second Edition.(PUBLICATIONS)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT), Second Edition, is a self-paced learning tool for CCVP IP telephony foundation learning. The book provides the knowledge needed to install, configure and maintain a Cisco IP telephony solution, as well as a thorough...

School graduates to 10-gig cabling: growing enrollment necessitates retrofit of existing facilities and state-of-the-art connectivity in new buildings.(Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TN)(Cover story)
January 1, 2007... In the fall of 2005, Nashville-based Franklin Road Academy (FRA) began planning renovation of its school building that houses humanities and social studies, and its south campus housing foreign language classrooms. At the same time, planning...

LAN cabling's new role: IP-based video-surveillance systems are pushing their way into data networks.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... It managers are discovering that their voice and data network systems are being expanded for converged applications over the same physical cabling infrastructure. Standalone systems, such as CCTV, access control, security/intrusion,...

Retention solves problem.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Twistlock connectors depend on a physical rotation or twist to lock, or with a reverse to unlock the connector, but there is no positive securing mechanism that is independent of this action. A simple physical twist in the cable can negate the...

Buyers' guide.(Special Focus: Cabling Infracture)(Directory)
January 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 www.3m.com...

Communication cabinets.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Net Series cabinets are designed to economically house 19" or 23" LAN, WAN, phone and voice mail rack equipment and servers. Features include increased cabling space on side panels, common fasteners, flush-mounted locking handles on front and...

Bandwidth scaling.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Using The CUBE, a flexible CWDM subsystem, communication newark architects can gradually scale up bandwidth bidirectionally over existing fiber. The CUBE family includes rack-mounted and enclosure-based cassettes for flexibility. The CUBE can...

Trunk cable assemblies.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... The Plug & Play Universal System Integrated Trunk Module is a trunk cable stored in a module and pulled out and deployed to meet length requirements, so precise pre-planning of cable is not required. The module eliminates one mated pair in the...

Cabinet enclosures.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Optima EPS cabinets employ gaskets with a soft foam core and a mesh nickel-plated nylon exterior, with a tin-plated copper gasket tape on the door forming a tighter seal for both EMI and cooling considerations. The attenuation level is designed...

Power transfer switch.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... The Sentry Fail Safe Transfer Switch accepts two input power feeds--from separate AC circuits-with each circuit providing power to one half of the connected devices. If either power in-feed becomes unavailable, sags or surges, the FSTS...

Hand-held label printer.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... The IDXPERT v2.0 hand-held labeler offers slide-in strips for labeling 110 blocks, 66 blocks, BIX blocks and patch panels. The IDXPERT v2.0 has label options for electrical identification, voice/datacomm.labeling, MRO applications,...

Miniducts for cable installs.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Micro-Gard Riser miniducts are designed to provide cable pathways in multidwelling units and other structures. The smooth 10-, 12- or 16-mm conduits can be installed in preexisting duct structures. The small size reduces the structural damage...

10G patch panel.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Clarity 10G patch panels support all internal and alien crosstalk requirements of the IEEE 10G and TIA augmented Category 6 cabling specifications without requiring the use of individual jacks for panel termination. These panels also include...

Cooling system for electronics.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... CPI Passive Cooling Solutions are designed to keep data and communications equipment cool by eliminating hot air recycling through the cabinet, increasing the amount of cold air entering the cabinet and isolating hot air from the room. CPI...

30 tools in one.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... You have a complete tool kit in the palm of your hand with the PT540PowerPlay. The PT540 contains 30 tools designed just for wire and cable professionals in a small package--5 inches long when closed-yet large enough to cut 10-AWG Romex. This...

Power over ethernet.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Levifon's PoE Midspans can power VoIP phones, wireless LAN access points, IP network video cameras and other PoE-enabled devices. Featuring 48 volts of DC power over standard Ethernet cabling, along with independent overload and short-circuit...

Indoor/outdoor cable.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... The waterproof MegaLAN Indoor/Outdoor CM Cable can be run outdoors between buildings to deliver 1 GigE to meet increasing bandwidth requirements for evolving applications, such as enterprise data centers. The indoor/outdoor cable meets the...

Mega cable tray.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Mega Snake is a high-capacity cable tray for overhead applications designed to convey thousands of cables for large cable runs. The premanufactured components come with a built-in suspension system, require no brackets and allow for random...

Next-generation splicer.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... The hand-held OptiSplice One Fusion Splicer is a compact single-fiber splicer designed for use in tight working conditions and features a splice area cover and rubber bumpers for use in outdoor environments. The splicer also provides splice...

10G Ethernet UTP cable.(Special Focus: Cabling Infrastructure)
January 1, 2007... Supra 10G, a component-compliant Category 6A unshielded twisted-pair cable, has been designed to minimize alien crosstalk while accommodating 10-Gigabit Ethernet applications up to 100 meters. The cable has been verified by Underwriters...

Three tips on voice quality: management and monitoring tools help ensure that VoIP call quality is maintained.(Voice Networks)
January 1, 2007... Voice over IP (VoIP) and IP telephony (IPT) can create significant advantages for a company's voice network, including cost savings, productivity increases and workforce mobility. As a result, a rapidly increasing number of companies are...

Company reaps the benefits of SSL VPN: employees, suppliers and business partners all gain from secure communications.(Network Security)(James Richardson International deploys secure sockets layer and virtual private networks)
January 1, 2007... It's 2 a.m. in rural Canada. Snow is falling as a grain elevator loads a train bound for the processing plant. The facility supervisor needs secure remote access to the corporate network to make inventory updates, but if the remote connection...

Wireless health center secured: software thwarts hackers while addressing regulatory compliance issues.(Network Security)(University of Utah Health Sciences Center chooses Wi-Fi network)
January 1, 2007... In 1999, the University of Utah Health Sciences Center (UUHSC) deployed an office-wide Wi-Fi network, to be used by healthcare providers to better serve their patients. Instead of relying on wired connections, providers would now be able to...

IM: ready for the enterprise? Real-time collaboration technologies feed off instant messaging's capabilities.(Messaging)
January 1, 2007... Today, an organization's ability to rapidly and effectively respond to opportunities and threats is critical to achieving long-term success. One of the biggest hurdles enterprises face in their quest to become more nimble and responsive is...

Modular access.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The HotPoint access point enables flexible deployment with or without a Firetide mesh network. Features include advanced controls with customizable group-based service levels, user-based rate limiting, and inter/intra-cell blocking....

Wireless connection adapter.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The USB 2.0 wireless adapter allows users to connect desktop or notebook computers to wireless networks for Internet and file sharing. The adapter offers OS compatibility and supports Macintosh OS, Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Linux Redhat...

Analog to digital converter.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The ADS5463 is a 12-bit, 500-MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that operates from both a 5-V supply and 3.3-V supply, while providing LVDS-compatible digital outputs. The ADC offers 64.5 dBFS signal-to-noise ratio up to 500 MHz input...

Ethernet transceiver.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The Tiamis-800 software-defined data transceiver, when equipped with the Ethernet interface option, requires almost no initial configuration. The software automatically negotiates the Ethernet speed (10Base-T or 100Base-T), as well as choosing...

IP voice monitoring.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The iQ Voice Management Suite is designed to assess and monitor services over converged networks or dedicated circuits. It delivers higher voice quality and QoS management than IP Centrex services. The suite performs on-demand network...

Access point tag.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... Features on the AeroScout T2 tag include a built-in temperature monitor and motion sensor, which provides transmission control based on movement of the tag, improving real-time location accuracy and enabling a 4+ year battery life. The...

Remote management.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The 12x4 Port Aggregator provides simultaneous monitoring of up to 12 10/100/1000 links on four monitoring ports, including two SFP modules and two 100/1000 aggregated TX ports, which combine all user selected network inputs. Each monitoring...

Enterprise speaker phone.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The Chat 150 is a speaker phone designed for individual or small group use that connects to enterprise phones, PCs and videoconferencing systems for full-duplex audio communications. The phone has the ability to transform a desktop enterprise...

Twisted-pair solution.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... The Foiled Twisted Pair (FTP) cabling solution is designed for users in high-noise environments where electromagnetic devices could impair the network, such as automotive, industrial and federal government installations. The Uniprise solution...

Personal navigation.(General Products)
January 1, 2007... Safe Access v5.0 supports multiple enforcement options simultaneously. It can manage dispersed geographical locations, heterogeneous network technology and multimode networks from a single Web-based console. Multi-user, role-based access allows...

Wireless keyboard.
January 1, 2007... Created for those who like to lean back in the chair or have a less cluttered desktop, the WKB-3000UB wireless minikeyboard with optical trackball allows users to work up to 100 feet away from the USB receiver connected to the computer....

Video surveillance.
January 1, 2007... The SmarterDVR digital video recording and surveillance system provides covert surveillance for almost any remote location-including oil, gas, utility and government infrastructure sites--and alerts the user to intruders instantly. SmarterDVR...

Uninterruptible power.
January 1, 2007... The HP UPS R1500 G2 provides protection for IT equipment and data when the power fails, fluctuates, surges or spikes--with enhanced battery management, prioritized shutdown and hot-swappable batteries. Working with HP Power Management Software,...

Cooling unit for small spaces.
January 1, 2007... Capable of providing up to 7 kW of cooling capacity, InfraStruXure InRow SC has modulating capacity control and variable speed fans providing just the right amount of cooling for wiring closets and server rooms. The self-contained 12"-wide...

Print/copy/scan/fax.
January 1, 2007... To save office space, the Xerox Phaser 6110MFP/X multifunction system includes all the tools a small business needs--a printer, copier, scanner and fax machine--in a small, compact design. The 6110MFP/X incorporates quiet operation, with print...

Cable-free four-port USB hub.
January 1, 2007... Faster than Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, Belkin's Cable-Free four-port USB Hub uses Freescale's ultra-wideband technology to send data wirelessly over a distance of 30 feet--to connect to stationary USB devices like printers or scanners--allowing laptop...