Communications News articles from June 2007

Communications News archives from June 2007

Enough electricity?(Viewpoint)
June 1, 2007... Economic development efforts in rural central Washington have received a boost in the past year or so from the insatiable appetite for data storage facilities by the likes of Intel and Microsoft (see page 6). Small counties in the region that...

Central Washington: new tech Mecca.(Trends)
June 1, 2007... Central Washington has become the latest best place to locate corporate data centers. Microsoft, Yahoo! and Intuit are the latest technology companies to build data storage facilities in the region. Search engine Ask.com recently became the...

Events.(Trends)(Calendar)
June 1, 2007... Enterprise 2.0, The Collaborative Technologies Conference, June 18-21, Boston, delivers the thought leadership, discussion and product evaluation needed to make the shift to a 2.0 organization. Topics include social networks, tagging,...

MBPS connection.(SHORT TAKES)(Megabit per second)(Canteline Capital Group)(Intemap Network Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Canteline Capital Group in New York has selected Intemap Network Services for the delivery of all video, voice and data traffic. Centerline is also upgrading its Internap IP connectivity service to 10-Mbps Ethernet connections. "Prior to the...

Archiving solution.(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Cardinal Logistics Management Co., a third-party logistics and transportation service firm in Concord, N.C., is using CommVault e-mail archiving and backup software with Network Appliance's FAS and NearStore storage systems to manage the...

Nortel wins gold.(Trends)(Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Vancouver Organizing Committee)(Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games)
June 1, 2007... CONVERGENCE Nortel is the latest Olympic Games winner. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has selected Nortel as the official converged network equipment supplier for the 2010 Winter...

Fundamentals of WiMAX: Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking.(PUBLICATIONS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Fundamentals of WiMAX: Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking, by Jeffrey 6. Andrews, Arunabha Ghosh and Rias Muhamed, provides an understanding of the technical foundations of WiMAX as well as a comprehensive overview of the standard....

Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs.(PUBLICATIONS)
June 1, 2007... Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs, by Jim Geier, is a guide to planning, designing, creating, deploying and supporting Voice over wireless LAN solutions. www.ciscopress.com

Endpoints hanging.(Trends)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... SECURITY Enterprises are still not securing their network endpoints as needed, according to a study conducted by Promisec, which offers a clientless endpoint security management product. The report is gleaned from audits performed at 32 large...

Critical communications.(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Spalding County, Ga,, is deploying an 800-MHz critical communications network utilizing multiple technologies for voice and mobile data communications, provided by Tyco Electronics' M/A-COM business. The system will be customized to meet the...

Play ball!(SHORT TAKES)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Rawlings, a manufacturer of sporting goods, has deployed Packeteer's PacketShapers to intelligently accelerate and maintain constant priority status for business-critical applications across its WAN. Since deploying PacketShapers, Rawlings has...

Data center costs compared.(Trends)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Expanding an organization's data center can be expensive, as most IT directors are aware, often resulting in a decision to outsource such expansion to a collocation facility. Baltimore Technology Park, a large Maryland-based data center,...

Category 6A use growing.(Trends)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Companies that have deployed higher-performance cabling tend to experience lower average downtime, according to a study conducted among 1,484 information technology professionals by SYSTIMAX Solutions (a provider of high-performance cabling)....

Feds virtualizing.(Trends)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Government IT pros are definitely interested in virtualization technology. A survey of 113 attendees at the recent FOSE 2007 show in Washington, D.C., indicates that more than 90 percent of survey respondents consider virtualization management...

New data center.(SHORT TAKES)(Crescent Resources Inc. uses data center management technology)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Charlotte-based Crescent Resources, a real estate development and land management company, is being provided a full suite of data center services from Peak 10, including perimeter network security and data center hosting, in addition to...

Data protected.(Data Centers)(Huntington Hospital of Pasadena)(MEDITECH Healthcare Information System)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Huntington Hospital of Pasadena, Calif., has installed a self-hosted disaster-recovery solution to protect its MEDITECH Healthcare Information System (HCIS) in the event of a disaster. JJWild served as the primary systems integrator, leading...

Telecom makeover: integrated voice and data network connects Greenhorne & O'Mara's 16 East Coast offices.(FIRM ENGINEERS)
June 1, 2007... Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O), a nationally known engineering consulting firm located in Laurel, Md., has overseen the construction of such facilities as a bridge in Florida that includes 29 span structures crossing the Intracoastal Waterway; a...

Management agents in a flat world: complex IT environments are fueling the drift away from agents and toward agentless systems.(Special Focus: Storage)
June 1, 2007... Management agents are often vilified because of the burden placed on servers by early agent products, their high cost, and their difficult installation and maintenance. For these reasons, agentless approaches have gained popularity. An...

Is critical data protected?(Special Focus: Storage)
June 1, 2007... The prevalence of data risks, such as natural disasters, viruses, hardware malfunction, file corruption and data theft, have forced small businesses to take a more proactive approach in protecting their valuable information. Data loss can cause...

A closer look at NAS virtualization: administrators can create storage pools and tiers more easily in a virtualized environment.(Special Focus: Storage)(network attached storage)
June 1, 2007... Virtualization literally comes in all shapes and sizes, but because users and administrators enjoy an inherent feeling of confidence that comes from knowing where their data lives, network-attached storage (NAS) virtualization is often treated...

Infiniband and SAN performance.(Special Focus: Storage)(storage area network)
June 1, 2007... Fibre Channel is the predominant storage area network (SAN) technology today. Internet small computer system interface (iSCSl) solutions have been in existence for a while, but adoption is limited and waiting for mainstream market pricing and...

Buyers' guide.(Special Focus: Storage)(Directory)
June 1, 2007... Companies listed in this Storage Technologies Buyers' Guide can assist you in selecting the products and services that work best for your organization. CACHING Cepoint Networks 603-883-7979 www.cepoint.com Cisco Systems ...

NAS servers.(Special Focus: Storage)(network access server)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Gateway's E-9422R, E-9425R, E-9522R, E-9525R and E-9520T storage servers include hot swappable high-capacity SATA/SAS hard drives and redundant hot-swappable cooling and power options. Available with Intel Xeon processors or AMD Opteron...

Data-management software.(Special Focus: Storage)(Quantum Corp.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Supporting a wide range of server platforms, operating systems and storage types, StorNext v3.0 data-management software extends resilient data sharing to servers on a LAN. A distributed LAN client enables applications on the LAN to access a...

Removable storage solution.(Special Focus: Storage)(Addonics Technologies Corp. introduces Saturn Drive Cartridge System )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The Saturn Drive Cartridge System high-capacity removable storage solution connects a hot-swappable drive cartridge (available in 300-, 500- or 750-GB capacities) to virtually any computer. The drive cradle installs in a 5 1/4" drive bay via a...

Desktop hard drive.(Special Focus: Storage)(Iomega Corp. introduces 2TB Power Pro desktop hard drive )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The 2TB Power Pro desktop hard drive is powered by four 500-GB hot-swappable SATA hard drives with hardware-based RAID security features. The hard drive offers a choice of connections, including FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0, for transfer rates...

SMB NAS appliance.(Special Focus: Storage)(Hammer Storage Solutions introduces Myshare media storage devices)
June 1, 2007... Available in capacities ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB, myshare allows users to access and share files across the network, using PC, Mac, Unix or Linux machines. The system supports remote access to stored content via the Internet and protects...

Video surveillance, meet wireless mesh: fiber cabling is best for IP security networks, but connectivity may not always be possible.(Facilities Management)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Digital video surveillance is becoming a distributed IP network application. Closed-circuit TV systems have traditionally been kept siloed, running over duplicate coaxial infrastructures, but the advent of digital video surveillance is enabling...

The intelligent PDU.(Facilities Management)(Power distribution units)(Column)
June 1, 2007... Power distribution units (PDUs) have become vital to the management of power to IT arrays and have evolved from a simple panel of switches and outlets to designs that can now be considered intelligent through the inclusion of internal...

Security management.(Facilities Management Products)(Quantum Secure Corp. presents SAFE solution security software www.rsleads.com/706cn-328)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The SAFE solution allows administrators to define, document, deploy and enforce physical security policies across multiple system platforms and facility sites. The software suite contains applications including a physical security cardholder...

Vertical PDUs.(Facilities Management Products)
June 1, 2007... Designed for rack and computer enclosures, the vertical 42" eight-outlet, and 70" 16- or 24-outlet IPV42/70 Intelligent Power Controllers provide individual on/off/reboot control of AC power receptacles, and allow remote power monitoring of...

Digital video recorder.(Facilities Management Products)(Panasonic Security Systems introduces WJ-RT416 Digital Video Recorder)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The WJ-RT416 Digital Video Recorder offers high-resolution real-time recording with a total recording of 480 ips over 16 channels (30 ips per channel) with 704 x 240 pixels. Utilizing MPEG-4 compression and available in configurations from 250...

Surveillance camera.(Facilities Management Products)(Sanyo Security Products Div. introduces VCC-P7574N minidome camera)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The VCC-P7574N network pan-focus minidome camera provides continuous focus across the entire field of view, keeping all objects simultaneously infocus. The 1/4-inch CCD high-resolution color camera features a 2.6X lens, JPEG image compression...

Media managers.(Facilities Management Products)
June 1, 2007... The DMM-2100 and DMM-1100 Distributed Media Managers (DMMs) are intelligent video recorders, stream servers and video information managers. Each DMM operates at the edge of the surveillance network and provides dedicated processing and storage...

IT environment monitor.(Facilities Management Products)
June 1, 2007... The Room Alert 26W can monitor temperature, humidity, power and flooding in computer rooms via ZigBee-compatible secure, wireless protocol, allowing users to monitor sensors indoors or outdoors up to 250 feet away. Alert notifications can be...

Acceleration gets traffic moving: Colgate-Palmolive puts appliance through rigorous testing to prove usefulness to its global network.(Network Performance)(Crescent Networks Ltd.)
June 1, 2007... Arthur Fleiss, IT architect for Colgate-Palmolive, an $11.4-billion global consumer products company, knew the company's portal applications were experiencing performance problems and that these problems would be exacerbated by plans to migrate...

Improve WAN optimization.(Network Performance)(Wide Area Network optimization )
June 1, 2007... Most enterprises are looking to save money and reduce the IT resources required at branch offices by centralizing applications, data storage and the backup infrastructure. This centralization eliminates the need for standalone servers and...

Wireless firewall router.(Wireless Products)
June 1, 2007... The DG834GNA wireless router is five products in one; it combines an ADSL modem, router, 10/100 LAN switch, 802.11g access point and SPI double firewall. The DG834GNA allows PCs or Macs to access the network wirelessly or via Ethernet cables. A...

Wireless USB modem.(Wireless Products)
June 1, 2007... As small as a keychain, measuring 35 x 93 x 10 mm, the ADU-610W enables wireless broadband Internet access for PDAs, notebooks and PCs through a USB port. The modem provides download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and works worldwide on 3G networks...

Wireless transceivers.(Wireless Products)
June 1, 2007... Featuring 802.11i/WPA2 security with AESCCMP and 802.1x security measures, the 802.11 a/b/g wireless industrial radios support 2.4- and 5-GHz bands. Embedded software allows any network PC with a Web browser and proper identification to...

Radio modems.(Wireless Products)
June 1, 2007... Designed to provide wireless transmission of data to remote sites, Zlinx Modbus industrial grade radio modems can transfer RS-232/422/485 serial signals up to 40 miles. Features include an easily accessible terminal block, indicator lights to...

PoE for wireless APs.(Wireless Products)
June 1, 2007... The palm-sized POE30U 30W one-port PoE midspan is designed to power wireless and WiMAX access points that require up to 24 watts of power as required by the IEEE 802.11n broadband wireless standard. Equipped with short-circuit and overload...

Wireless router/AP.(Wireless Products)
June 1, 2007... The AirStation Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Router and AP is a two-in-one wireless device with an external switch, which allows the device to be used as either a router or access point. The AirStation supports all Wi-Fi standards...

IP-powered apps improve processes: firm gains presence and other productivity tools, while saving on its voice system's ongoing costs.(Unified Communications)(contracts of The Sedona Group and Inter-Tel Inc.)
June 1, 2007... When Dave Buzzell, chief information officer for The Sedona Group, describes his primary job responsibilities, he articulates a rather unorthodox philosophy concerning the management of technology for a multimillion-dollar business. "I tell my...

UM with microsoft.(Wireless Products)(unified messaging)
June 1, 2007... While the promise of unified messaging (UM) has long been tantalizing, it has yet to gain widespread acceptance. The difficulty in developing a solution that works with the vast array of PBX systems on the market is the main reason. Each PBX...

Deliver on the UC promise.(Wireless Products)(unified communications)
June 1, 2007... Many enterprises, from large corporations to small businesses, are investing in unified communications (UC). The motivation is both economic (reduced toll costs) and organizational (increased productivity). This crossover begins with the...

Speech-driven call routing.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Supporting employee directories with up to 25,000 listings, the SpeechAttendant Internal Dialer allows internal callers to speak the name of a person or department and be automatically transferred to the requested party-without the hassle of...

Bluetooth access point.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The EDR-AP is an access point that enables mobile devices equipped with Bluetooth technology (e.g., mobile phone, PDA, PC) to connect wirelessly to local networks and the Internet. Covering a range up to 300 feet, the EDR-AP allows data...

Remote-access solution.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The Site2Site remote-access solution combines the secure tunneling capability of an IPSec VPN with increased security, fine-grain access control and hidden internal networks. Site2Site allows companies to establish an encrypted bidirectional...

Integrated access device.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The CT-6382D IAD offers Wi-Fi-compatible WLAN Internet access and VoIP calling with conventional PSTN phone backup-all delivered via high-speed ADSL2+ standards. Both corded and cordless phones can be connected to the unit, allowing phones to...

IP security appliance.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Designed for enterprises with up to 200 users, the IPCS 210 offers seamless, centralized security for VoIP, IM, video and multimedia sessions based on network, user, device and time of day. The IPCS 210 determines how to best protect VoIP and...

Sealed SFP assemblies.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Sealed, small form-factor pluggable (SFP) assemblies feature an IP67-rated hardened user interface for dust and water protection. Their durable die cast receptacles have electronically conductive sealing gaskets that deliver EMI suppression in...

All-in-one hands-free phone.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... For day-to-day mobile communication, the Mvox Duo offers one-touch voice dialing in a cell phone headset, hands-free car kit and mobile speakerphone combination. It can also connect to a PC via USB or Bluetooth for VoIP applications. Weighing...

Web conferencing service.(products)(Verizon commmunications inc.about product information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Participate in small, impromptu meetings or global, corporate events via the Internet while listening to the meeting on the telephone with Verizon Net Conferencing. With a PC, a phone and a Web browser, users can present, share and collaborate...

Centralized server management.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Unicenter Network and Systems Management r11.1 is a platform-neutral solution for managing virtual or clustered server systems in large-scale enterprise IT environments, allowing administrators to continuously assess, manage and optimize system...

Serial device server.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Available in DIN rail or panel mount, the four-port Model BMS-436 provides a communication connection between RS-232/422/485 serial devices and an Ethernet LAN/WAN. The unit can be configured as a TCP client/server or a UDP and operates in...

Data-recovery software.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Boomerang Data Recovery Software can recover data lost due to all types of scenarios, including virus, file deletion, corruption, damaged hard drives and disks, from most media types (e.g., hard drives, flash cards, USB drives). The program is...

Under-floor cable management.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The Power Snake Canyon is a modular under-floor cable tray with an integrated power module that provides a cable path and up to eight power receptacles. The 23"-wide cable tray installs in any raised access floor quickly, with no tools or...

Cable pull wire-tensioning device.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Designed to speed up the installation of emergency cable-pull switches, the Series S900 Tensioning Device features an onboard wire clamp and antislip design to minimize the need for readjustments. It requires only a single tool to secure the...

Application accelerator.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... NetScaler 8.0 combines high-speed load balancing and content switching with application acceleration, Layer 4-7 traffic management, data compression, static and dynamic content caching, SSL acceleration, numerous network optimizations and...

Bluetooth to IP gateway.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The Parani-MSP100 is designed to connect Bluetooth devices to 10/100BASE-T Ethernet networks to transmit data from each Bluetooth terminal to the management station via TCP/IP at 723 Kbps. The unit supports TCP server, TCP client, repeater,...

Network security scanner.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... LANguard Network Security Scanner v8 addresses three areas of vulnerability management-security scanning, patch management and network auditing-in one integrated solution. Designed to help businesses safeguard systems and networks from hacker...

Communications software.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Web-based one-X Portal enables users to access and manage Avaya telephony, messaging and conferencing applications from any PC or Mac. Communication tasks can be initiated and managed using click-to-call, and users can schedule, manage and...

USB security appliance.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... With 13 integrated security applications, the Yoggie Gatekeeper Personal is designed to protect individual laptops and PCs, while the Yoggie Gatekeeper SOHO protects up to five networked computers. The credit card-sized security appliances...

Collaboration software.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Utilizing intuitive Web 2.0 communication tools, Clearspace v1.0 allows teams of users to share documents, engage in forum discussions, and post and read blogs and wikis. Users can work together using collaborative wiki documents or binary...

Wall-mountable connector housing.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Providing interconnect or cross-connect capabilities between the outside plant, riser or distribution cables and the optoelectronics, the Pretium Wall-Mountable Connector Housing can be mounted in main cross-connects or telecommunications rooms...

Network visibility.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Real-time, security-specific operating system ScreenOS version 6.0 and Intrusion Detection and Prevention version 4.1 software provide Juniper Networks' integrated firewall/VPN/IPS platforms and IDP products with expanded user- and...

Group chat solution.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Featuring complete integration with the MS Office Live Communications Server 2005 unified communications platform, MindAlign 2007 offers group chat capability utilizing the SIP/SIMPLE unified communications standard. The software offers...

Removable disk backup.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Offering the speed of disk backup with the portability of tape, the Teralyte removable disk backup system utilizes removable hard drives in place of tape, connecting directly to the server via a SATA connection. Teralyte is compatible with any...

Portable storage security.(General Products)(CoSoSys gives information adbout it's security software Endpoint security software)
June 1, 2007... Endpoint security software Secure it Easy acts as a protective layer between PCs and portable USB storage devices, allowing only devices authorized by the administrator to be used to transfer data to and from corporate PCs. Administrators are...

VoIP system load balancer.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Compliant with Asterisk open source PBX, Load Balancer enables administrators to evenly distribute calls among multiple servers. The system also provides failover capabilities, so if a server is not responding, Load Balancer will route calls to...

Portable SATA storage.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Featuring 160 GB of storage capacity and 7,200 RPM, the bus-powered Mercury On-The-Go portable hard drive is equipped with FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 interfaces and is compatible with all Macs and PCs. The 11-ounce, 3" x 5.5" x 1" storage...

SMB storage servers.(General Products)(SMC Networks launches it's new product TigerStore SMB NAS Storage Servers )
June 1, 2007... To allow users across the network to access and share data files easily and without latency, the TigerStore SMB NAS Storage Servers offer transfer rates of nearly 400 Mbps, plus the SMCNAS04 has four SATA drive slots to accommodate up to 3 TB...

Hard-drive duplicator.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The Konguru Clone 12 HD is a high-speed, stand-alone UDMA IDE hard-drive duplicator. Users can simultaneously copy up to 12 hard drives of varying capacities and brands by attaching the master drive and up to 12 blank drives and then pressing...

Network monitor.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Pulse can monitor any network-attached device with an IP address (e.g., PCs, servers, routers, printers, switches), and provide remote access and analog-modem communication backup. Pulse automatically discovers and configures networked devices,...

Network diagnostics.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... Comprised of 15 different network tools on a single interface, NetInFo v6.1 enables enterprises to combat network downtime by allowing administrators to accurately isolate faults, process diagnostic data and maximize internal network security....

Video/data/power device.(General Products)
June 1, 2007... The HubWay22 video/data/power device provides centralized UTP video, RS422/RS-S485 data and distributed camera power over single CAT 5 or higher cable for distances up to 1,000 feet. The system also features built-in passive video baluns for...

Expandable communications.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
June 1, 2007... The Cerato SE, a voice and data system designed for small businesses, features digital and VoIP capabilities, voice mail, automated attendant, unified messaging, call recording, voice compression, PC dialing, call routing and SIP trunking. All...

IP phone.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
June 1, 2007... The snom 370 features a large graphical, high-definition (240 x 128 pixel) display to present call lists, address books and caller information. The 370 also includes a mini-browser, allowing users to gain direct access to XML-based applications...

Phone with integrated security.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
June 1, 2007... The TalkSECURE vIPer phone provides for secure, end-to-end VoIP networks, using AES encryption for sensitive but unclassified communications. The phone features a large, easy-to-read display and Web-based configuration, and is software...

Answering machine software.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
June 1, 2007... Advanced Call Center v6.0 is answering machine software for voice modems that lets users map personalized greetings, assign different actions to callers, organize information in phone books and record conversations. Available for Windows...

Managed voice service.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
June 1, 2007... CrystalBlue Voice Service combines a managed broadband service, a monitored premises-based IP PBX-SMB 1500 and up to 1,500 executive IP phones. The voice service also includes a local and long-distance call package, remote maintenance and...

VoIP adapter.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
June 1, 2007... The Portico Telephone VoIP Adapter connects PBX handsets to a premise-based IP PBX or hosted IP service-provider network to convert existing PBX phones into IP phones over existing wiring infrastructure. A Web browser is used for enhanced VoIP...