Networks

Cisco Acquires Wireless Specialist Starent

Cisco is buying wireless infrastructure company Starent for $2.9 billion, the latest significant acquisition this year, following such purchases as…

15 years ago

Lufthansa Tests Another In-flight Broadband Service

Airline revives in-flight Internet service in a deal with Pansonic's exConnect

15 years ago

Meru Launches Wireless Service Assurance

Network access points can pretend to be laptops, to gather performance data and determine whether faults are in the network…

15 years ago

Avaya Unveils Virtualised Unified Communication Offering

Avaya has launched its virtualised unified communications solution Aura, and is touting a 75 percent reduction in hardware, power and…

15 years ago

Mandelson Promises £80 Million – For Innovation, Not Cappucino

Business secretary Mandelson disses cappucino-drinking creatives, but is criticised for not pushing fibre harder at London conference

15 years ago

Windows 7 Direct Access Review – VPN for the 21st Century?

It's billed as a seamless connection to the corporate network from anywhere - but those not running Windows 7 Enterprise…

15 years ago

NASA To Smash Satellite Into Moon

In the hunt for water on the moon, NASA will send a spent upper stage rocket and a satellite traveling…

15 years ago

Obama Warned On Net Neutrality

House Minority Leader John Boehner and House Republican whip Eric Cantor tell Obama new network neutrality rules proposed by Federal…

15 years ago

Compliance May Hinder Cloud Early Adopters, Warns Provider

Users may have to choose which apps to put in the cloud, and some should wait till their industry accepts…

15 years ago

Savvis Says Spirit Will Convince Cloud Skeptics

With the Spirit  cloud infrastructure project on the launchpad,  Savvis' CTO Bryan Doerr has plenty to say when we ask…

15 years ago

802.11n Fast Wi-Fi Keeps Compatibility Promise

After years of work, the fast Wi-Fi standard is ratified. What impresses Andrew Garcia is the way the industry has…

15 years ago

British Broadband Needs To Address Quality

Broadband Britain may have concentrated too hard on coverage, while quality will have more impact on society, according to a…

15 years ago

Broadband Policy Makers Need To Balance Quality And Reach

While Broadband Britain is concentrating on penetration, a study shows that quality may be just as important

15 years ago

Business Set To Trial Google Wave

Google's Wave collaboration platform will soon face its first true test when the company rolls it out to 100,000 consumer…

15 years ago

Zyxel Cuts Wi-Fi Cost By Ditching Controllers

APs that double as controllers make Wi-Fi cheaper for smaller firms

15 years ago

£6 Broadband Tax “To Be Law” By January

Minister Stephen Timms says Digital Britain is not "derailed", but proceeding "full steam ahead"

15 years ago

Zyxel NWA-3166 review: Hybrid Wi-Fi Cuts Costs

So, do you want to go for standalone access points, or a fully managed system? Try this novel idea from…

15 years ago

Aruba Launches Low Cost 802.11n APs

An enterprise access point with 802.11n for the price of 802.11g,the vendor promises

15 years ago

EC Adopts Rules For Broadband Funding

The rules provide guidance on how and when governments should intervene to fund broadband provision

15 years ago

AT&T Named Most Sustainable US Carrier

An ABI Research report has named AT&T the top “green” US carrier, followed closely by Sprint Nextel

15 years ago

Cisco: Smart Grid Means Less Cash For Utilities

Cisco is continuing its push for a slice of the smart grid market and is working closely with utility companies…

15 years ago

BT Bonds Broadband To Fill Gaps In Digital Britain

Two broadband lines per subscriber means more homes can get the government's proposed 2Mbps broadband

15 years ago

Broadband Britain Needs Wi-Fi, Not 3G

3G can't connect up the off-net millions, but Wi-Fi can, says Selina Lo, chief executive of Ruckus Wireless

15 years ago

Finally Ratified: 802.11n Will Replace Today’s Wi-Fi By 2011

After years of "draft" products, there's now an official fast Wi-Fi standard. Expect it to take over very quickly

15 years ago

UK Dodges EU Car Crash Call System

The EU has called on the UK to take its "foot off the brake" over the eCall system which could…

15 years ago

Blade Networks Get NEC, Juniper Investment

NEC and Juniper have invested in data centre networking specialist, Blade Network Technologies, as they look to gain traction in…

15 years ago

DataDirect Reaches 1.2PB Per Rack Milestone

With its new flagship S2A9900 array the storage firm is offering support for 2TB enterprise and low-power SATA hard-drives moving…

15 years ago

Businesses Failing To Tackle PC Power Management

Global survey reveals the majority of businesses are missing out on the potential cost savings from PC estate power management…

15 years ago

Scottish Green IT Credentials Called Into Question

Despite the fact that the Scottish Government is championing green IT, a survey finds sustainable technology is not a top…

15 years ago

Global Survey Finds Massive Spike in SaaS, Managed Services

A worldwide survey suggests mid-market companies finds growing interest in managed services, SaaS and a more formal approach to IT…

15 years ago