Recently added articles from Communications News:
Is the Internet broken?(Viewpoint)
Mar 01, 2009; ... My initiation to the Internet and the World Wide Web occurred in 1994 in a large meeting room at an Atlanta hotel. Most of the 100 or so seats were empty. Those in attendance seemed fairly rabid about this new network and took exception to one speaker's prediction that the Web would become ...
Wireless football.(SHORT TAKES)(InterReach Fusion )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ADC's InterReach Fusion in-building cellular solution has been deployed at Tampa's 65,000-seat Raymond James Stadium to support mobile services for capacity crowds at football games and other events. The system will provide coverage throughout the stadium, including the inner bowl, all ...
Secure e-mail.(SHORT TAKES)(University of Rochester (N,Y.) Medical Center)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The University of Rochester (N,Y.) Medical Center (URMC) has selected Voltage Security's SecureMail to ease and protect e-mail communications between employees, customers and partners. The agreement includes 15,000 licenses for a fully managed hosted solution that provides URMC users ...
Phishing for Twitter security.(Social Networks)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The social networking site Twitter was hit by hackers recently, affecting the accounts of several high-profile celebrities, including Britney Spears, Bill O'Reilly and even then president-elect Barack Obama. The scam is worrisome for Twitter users, since ...
Events.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2009 ... VoiceCon Orlando 2009, March 30-April 2, Orlando, offers reliable, objective and practical information on enterprise voice, IP telephony and converged networks. www.voicecon.com SaaSCon, March 31-April 1, Santa Clara, Calif., explores cloud computing, SaaS on-demand business and ...
Green IT for Dummies.(PUBLICATIONS)(Book review)(Brief review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Green IT for Dummies, by Carol Baroudi, Arnold Reinhold, Jeffrey Hill and Jhana Senxian, provides an overview of what green ...
The rising cost of telecom.(Voice Networks)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The use of telecommunications services has been growing, but budgets have not substantially increased--largely due to falling prices of legacy services and the availability of less-expensive new services like MPLS and Ethernet. Those days are over, however, according to Forrester ...
SMBs weigh security purchases.(Security)(small and medium sized companies)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SECURITY Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are aligning their own concerns with key security threats this year, and spending where it hurts, according to research conducted by Chadwick Martin Bailey. Among the findings: Companies are focusing security spending on the most ...
Three steps to peak performance: keep the network running with careful monitoring and planning for future capacity.(Beyond Testing)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Enterprises need their networks operating 24/7 to access critical applications and remote data. More often today, however, enterprises are outsourcing these networks and services or are moving to centralized data centers in order to reduce complexity, while saving space and power. ...
Make the call: a credit union and a software firm each take different approaches for their new IP communications networks.(Mitel)(Union Square Federal Credit Union )(Cover story)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Credit union dials into hosted service Headquartered in Wichita Falls, Texas, Union Square Federal Credit Union relies heavily on technology to compete with banks and other financial services providers located within its field of membership. ...
Hand-held VoIP tester.(Telephony products)(voice over internet protocol)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Used to measure voice and data transmission quality, the Trend Unipro VoIP tester has Ethernet and Wi-Fi interfaces to provide connection to wired and wireless networks and SIP-based VoIP systems. Voice quality tests are determined using objective ratings, such as mean ...
Hybrid cordless phone.(Telephony products)(TalkSwitch Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The TalkSwitch TS-850i cordless DECT 6.0 phone uses SIP for standards-based VoIP connectivity and also works with a traditional phone connection. The TS-850i includes a speakerphone and eight hours talk time or 240 hours standby time per charge, with a range up to 1,000 feet outside and ...
Rugged cell phone.(Telephony products)(Motorola Tundra )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Motorola Tundra is a rugged 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) push-to-talk clamshell phone certified to military specifications for shock, vibration, rain, humidity, drop, blowing dust, low temperatures and high ...
Multimedia IP phone.(Telephony products)(internet protocol)(Open Peak)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Combining voice, video and data into a single device, the ProFrame Multimedia IP Phone joins VoIP phone functionality with an advanced multimedia communications and information center. The 7" touchscreen display provides an interactive navigation menu for access to contacts databases, ...
Telecom expense management.(Telephony products)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... In addition to displaying each user's telecom activity, devices, services and allocated charges, the VeraSMART 8.1 Communications Management Suite offers a self-service wireless procurement solution and a configurable interface that enables every user in the enterprise to participate in ...
Office in a box.(Telephony products)(Sutus)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Designed for businesses with up to 25 employees, the Sutus Business Central is an all-in-one multiservice business gateway that combines telephony, data and networking functions. The system includes a business-class phone system, file server, email server, router, firewall, wireless access ...
University brings cellular indoors: coverage solution delivers wireless inside its facilities and will scale easily.(Wireless)(Ave Maria University)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Cellular phones are the primary means of communication for college students, faculty and staff. Management at Ave Maria University in southwest Florida knew that ensuring proper reception for personal cell phones, as well as university-issued BlackBerry devices used by administrators for ...
Media converters bridge the gap: combined with fiber-optic cabling, devices help solve legacy issues in industrial environments.(Cabling Infrastructure)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Industrial or hardened environments face the challenge of creating interoperability throughout a network in less than ideal environmental conditions. Network administrators in industrial environments are challenged to ensure network performance in harsh outdoor and factory floor locations ...
VPN delivers the goods: solution ensures seamless failover in the event of Internet access outages or lost connections.(Network Security)(virtual private networks)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Network downtime can be devastating for any business, but for AIT Worldwide Logistics, it can be catastrophic. As a global transportation and logistics provider specializing in heavyweight and perishable shipments, AIT's network is just as important as the railways, highways, airways and ...
Assess APPS in use.(Network Security)(analytical photogrammetric positioning system )
Mar 01, 2009; ... Documenting all applications in a business can be a daunting task in isolation. It requires IT to work with the end-user community to uncover all applications and define how they are used. Step 1. IT should identify significant operations that could affect application ...