Communications News back issues from November 2007:
Are you listening?(Viewpoint)(listening to the needs of the customer)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Do you feel that most enterprise IT vendors effectively communicate an understanding of your needs? That is one of the questions we asked recently in a "perceptions" survey to find out how customers viewed vendors, and to determine how those vendors viewed their customers. In ...
802.11n: the end of ethernet?(Wireless)(Paul DeBeasi of Burton Group)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The need for pervasive mobility in enterprise networks will eventually lead to 802.11 wireless technologies replacing current enterprise Ethernet deployments. That is the word from the Burton Group, which predicts that improvements in 802.11n and its successor products will begin to erode ...
You've got mail.(SHORT TAKES)(Verizon Communications Inc. provides a new custom satellite network )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Verizon Business will provide a new custom satellite network to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), enabling it to deliver voice and high-speed data to areas where wireline or wireless access is unavailable or too costly. The network, formally known as a VSAT satellite system, will provide ...
Law management.(SHORT TAKES)(Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson and Yipes Enterprise Services Inc.)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The international law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacob. son LLP has deployed a managed Ethernet service from Yipes Enterprise Services to interconnect the firm's six international offices, as well as its data center. The service, which provides bandwidth of up to 1 Gbps, ...
A BlackBerry in every pocket.(Mobility)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The use of hand-held devices is growing among organizations with 1,000 or more employees, with two-thirds of those surveyed by Sage Research reporting they currently use BlackBerry devices, PDAs, smart phones or PDA phones. The catch, however, is these deployments are not widespread within ...
Energy savings to forefront.(Data Center)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Everyone these days, it seems, is into energy savings in the data center. Everything from power management, precision cooling, hardware energy efficiency and data center design are being evaluated. A survey conducted by the Data Center Users' Group (DCUG), a group of data center, IT and ...
School supplies.(SHORT TAKES)(St. Paul School District uses Mini Max wall cabinets )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The St. Paul School District District in Minnesota has installed hundreds of Mini Max wall cabinets from APWMayville to improve IT capabilities in the classroom. Each cabinet houses a Cisco IT switch and a fiber panel that connects to various data drops in the classroom for computer ...
Tools for IPT.(SHORT TAKES)(Black & Decker Corp. contracts with Avaya Inc.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Black & Decker has selected Avaya to build an IP telephony-based network for nearly 200 locations with highly diverse needs around the globe, The implementation wile help the company improve productivity and customer service, control costs, and support new ways of doing business. The ...
Events.(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Mobile Internet World, Nov. 13-15, Boston, brings together mobile technologies, products, systems and services in a three-day conference, www.mobilenetx.com Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2007, Nov. 14-16, Los Angeles, features case studies and insights into ...
Google apps? Take your time.(Web 2.0)(Google Inc. announces Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE), a communiation solution offered as software)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Earlier this year, Google announced Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE), a collaboration and communication solution offered as software as a service (SaaS). Initially combining a portal, e-mail, instant messaging, calendars, document sharing, and concurrent document creation--all for the ...
Mobile security a concern.(Security)(Coleman Parkes Research Ltd.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... There is a disconnect here somewhere. While more than half the CIOs at the 500 largest enterprises surveyed recently say technical product data, sales data and customer details are accessible on company mobile devices, and nearly one third indicate that company financial data is also ...
Scrutinized: Maine implements remote network-management technology to fill the gap between SNMP and packet analyzers.(simple network-management protocol)(Cover story)
Nov 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Managing a network requires a variety of tools, each providing different insight into what is flowing over that network. Unfortunately, there is no one product that provides all the necessary oversight. For Duncan Bond, Maine's data network supervisor, ...
Better patient care delivered: firm gains visibility into its network to inspect, identify and analyze hundreds of applications and protocols.(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)(Prime Care Technologies Inc.)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Many healthcare providers have been slow to get on the information highway. Once on it, however, doctors, nurses and others in the field often find that the network is jammed with electronic medical and billing records, digital imaging files and other patient- and provider-related ...
Recapture network visibility.(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)(multiprotocol label switching)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The popularity of multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) is driven by the need for more point-to-point communications to support voice over IP and videoconferencing, as well as other time-sensitive technologies. MPLS is less expensive and more versatile than traditional network ...
Bank optimizes IT service: software solution standardizes, simplifies and streamlines operations and help desk support.(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Just a few years ago, Union Bank maintained only two data servers and a handful of applications at its branches, which were connected with a 56k phone line. Today, the bank is flourishing on the technology front with its own dedicated data center, including redundant connections to each ...
Are you in control?(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Managing remote locations presents a number of unique challenges. For starters, IT departments usually have to do more with less at remote locations--where technical resources are often scarce. Secondly, remote users frequently experience poor application and network performance due to WAN ...
One scoop or two? Network-management software provides analysis on network issues before they become problems.(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)
Nov 01, 2007 ... In 1913, Fred Wells purchased a horse, delivery wagon, a few cans and jars, and the goodwill of a business from a dairy farmer in Le Mars, Iowa--all for $250. Since then, Wells' Dairy has grown and evolved over the years, including the establishment of its nationally known "Blue Bunny" ice ...
KVM: software or hardware?(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)(KVM Technologies Inc.)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Managed KVM switching is the integrated operation of a wide range of remote management infrastructures (RMI), including analog, KVM-over-IP, serial-over-IP and/or power-over-IP switches. The term applies whether these devices are from different manufacturers/brands or from a single vendor ....
Network monitoring.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... To facilitate IT infrastructure management, nVision 3.0 monitors Web and mail servers, TCP/IP and Windows services, switches and routers, as well as application performance. The network is automatically discovered and presented on an interactive graphical map. The program provides ...
Network management.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... As an endpoint-based systems-management solution, Performance Guard SaaS helps prevent network bottlenecks, increases IT asset efficiency and provides end-to-end insight into the network. To see what type of events bog down the network, the service enables administrators to analyze ...
Buyers' guide.(Special Focus: Testing & Monitoring)(Buyers guide)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Companies listed in this Enterprise Testing & Monitoring Buyers' Guide can assist you in selecting the products and services that work best for your organization. BANDWITH MANAGEMENT CKEY Networks 613-838-2559 www.ckeynetworks.com Exinda ...
Remote monitoring system.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... With eight external inputs, the Sensophone 2800 helps protect equipment and facilities by alerting the facility manager to changes in critical environmental conditions. Each of four wireless sensors can be located up to 300 feet from the base unit, and that distance is extendable by an ...
Voice-over-WLAN analyzer.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... VoFi Analyzer is a monitoring and troubleshooting tool for voice-over-WLAN deployments to allow administrators to directly monitor the quality of every call on the wireless LAN, automatically detect the sources of voice problems and actively troubleshoot problems--even on fully encrypted ...
Fiber-optic microscope.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... To detect flaws in fiber end faces, including cracks, chips, scratches, dust and contaminants, the compact fiber-optic Video Inspection Microscope comes with a 200X probe and coated optics. The probe accepts extended adapter tips, which allows for inspecting connector end faces on adapter ...
PoE cabling test.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Using the WireScope Pro LAN Cable Tester with v2.5 software, users can ensure proper certification of structured cabling in the presence of power-over-Ethernet midspan devices and ACcoupled patch panels. The tester features ...
Comprehensive network analysis.(TESTING & MONITORING PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Observer Version 12.1 provides profiles for organizing application performance analysis around business functions, in-depth graphical tracking of specific network conversations down to the millisecond, integration between high-level reporting and forensic solutions, and options for sharing ...
A case for separate networks: converged networks for IT and facilities management may not be the best choice.(Facilities Management)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Today, many diverse systems use one physical network to share information within a single application and between multiple applications requiring the same information. Systems for enterprise resource planning (ERP), accounting, human resources and customer records share network bandwidth ...
Cable stripper.(INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Providing a 1" to 3.65" OD cable range, the Adjustable Cable Stripper WS 70 end strips outer jacket and insulating material on 46 KV to 69 KV cable. The tool is self feeding during operation and has a fine ...
Streaming video server.(INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Sensoray 2446 streaming video server compresses standard or HD video and synchronized audio into an MPEG format and transmits it over an Ethernet connection using the UDP or RTP protocol. The internal CPU runs an embedded Linux operating system, with hardware compression performed by ...
Video surveillance hits a home run: San Diego stadium upgrades its physical security network to a hybrid IP/analog system.(Facilities Management)
Nov 01, 2007 ... During the final home game of the 2004 San Diego Padres' baseball season, a physical fight erupted among fans in the left-field grandstand. Police officers broke up the brawl, but the ballpark's security team was not able to provide authorities with video of the incident due to an outdated ...
Communication without barriers: the latest multimedia collaboration technologies provide the opportunity to communicate more effectively.(Conferencing)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The commercial environment in which global businesses now operate has never been more complex or challenging. As a result, for organizations typically trading across multiple countries, time zones and cultures, effective communication methods have become critical as they seek new ways to ...
One size does not fit all.(uses of e-mail)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Many of today's businesses use e-mail as a primary mode of communication. New users and use cases, however, do not always fit the traditional paradigm of a "one-size-fits-all" messaging network. Many employees in the manufacturing, retail and service industries, for example, still do not ...
Accessible videoconferencing.(Conferencing)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Historically, videoconferencing has been limited primarily to the conference room, but, for years, enterprise communications managers have wanted a simple way to include users on a desktop computer or laptop, no matter where they are, to join in on videoconferences. Desktop ...
Network video camera.(INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Suited for tight, indoor spaces, the VB-C300 PTZ Network Camera offers a wide 70[degrees] horizontal angle of view and pans bidirectionally at more than 170[degrees] to deliver a total viewing angle that exceeds 360[degrees]. The PoE-capable camera comes equipped with a high-sensitivity ...
Ethernet device servers.(INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... IDS-2102 and IDS-2101 Ethernet device servers are designed with redundant Ethernet ports to protect the security of the network connection, while the HTTPS and SSH features ensure access security from intruders. The servers are able to convert RS-232/422/485 to Ethernet, and the ...
Ethernet switches.(INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Catalyst 2960 Series Intelligent Ethernet Switches a re fixed-configuration, stand-alone appliances that provide Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, enabling enhanced LAN services for enterprise and branch office networks. The 2960 devices offer integrated security through a ...
Video encoders.(INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Vibration-resistant video encoders Video Jet X10 (single-channel), X20 (2-channel) and X40 (4-channel) extend CCTV over IP coverage into environments with temperatures from -30 to +60[degrees]C and up to 95 percent relative humidity. Operating from 10 to 30 V DC, the products offer network ...
VoWLAN is on its way: the advent of dual-mode phones is expected to make VoWLAN the norm in enterprise environments.(Voice over WLAN)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The advent of dual-mode phones that can switch from the cellular network to the WLAN (also called fixed-mobile convergence) is expected to make voice-over-WLAN (VoWLAN) the norm in enterprise environments, as employees become more mobile, often communicating and accessing data from a ...
Speakerphone.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
Nov 01, 2007 ... For hands-free computer calling, the CX100 Speakerphone enables one-click conference calling to contacts through Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. The speaker-phone allows stereo headphones to be plugged into a port for private conversations and eliminates the need to wear a ...
Gigaset cordless phones.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The portfolio of DECT 6.0 Gigoset telephones includes models E450, $450 and $455, which feature call forwarding, caller ID, call waiting ID, redial, call back and the ability to set up three-way conference calls at the push of a button. A single base can support six handsets, and up to 150 ...
UMA mobile phone.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Utilizing UMA technology, the Nokia 6301 automatically switches between GSM and Wi-Fi networks, allowing users to shift from conventional mobile networks to make voice calls over the Internet when they are within reach of a wireless network such as a Wi-Fi ...
Cordless VoIP phone.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
Nov 01, 2007 ... As an IP DECT phone for VoIP users, the cordless snore m3 provides an indoor range of 50 meters and an outdoor range of 100 meters. The expandable system offers multiline functionality for up to eight handsets, allowing up to three parallel calls simultaneously. The handset has a 128 x ...
Telephone interconnect.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Providing direct IP connectivity between voice interoperability data access networks and standard IP telephony systems, VIDA CTI allows IP, VoIP and PBX phone networks to seamlessly receive and place telephone calls to and from portable and mobile radios. The ...
Landline, VoIP and mobile phone.(Product Spotlight: Telephony)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Colisto Pro Series phone features a landline handset and a multifunction Bluetooth headset nested in a charging base. The headset enables users to switch between landline, mobile phone and VoIP calls, while the handset provides a 300-foot roaming range, a built-in speakerphone, flip-up ...
Digital KVM switch.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The single-user Smart 116 IP KVM switch provides BIOS-level access and control of up to 16 servers, either remotely or locally. The rack-mountable, 1U digital switch features ROC dongle technology that connects it to each server in the rack. The Smart 116 ...
Security appliance.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Using no-signature anomaly detection and behavior-based detection technologies, the Ally ip100 v3.0 prevents attackers from probing the network for vulnerabilities and secures the network from information gathering, vulnerability exploitation, DOS and zero-day attacks. Powered via the USB ...
Virtual desktop.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... As a server-based desktop virtualization solution, the Pano connects keyboard, mouse, display, audio and USB peripherals over an existing IP network to an instance Windows Vista or XP running on a virtualized server. The device has no CPU, memory, operating system or drivers, so it ...
Biometric mouse.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Designed for PCs with multiple users, the Personal Security Mouse with Nano Technology stores up to five identities to keep users' data stored on the PC secure. A fingerprint scan logs users into the computer, offers individual encrypted memory space and enables automatic, secure Web site ...
Virtual desktop access.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... PowerTerm WebConnect DeskView allows access to virtual desktops running on VM-ware, Microsoft, Xen and other virtualization platforms, and allows users to access their thin client, Windows XP or Vista, and Linux desktops from any secure browser-based terminal. The system enables ...
Switch blade.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Designed for AdvancedTCA platforms, the ATS1936 Switch Blade can be used as a hub-, node- or mesh-enabled board, and offers 1-Gigabit Ethernet switching on 3.0 base fabric, while the 3.1 expansion fabric provides 1-Gbps/10-Gbps Ethernet switching. By base fabric networks, the unit provides ...
WLAN controller.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The BlueSecure Controller gives users of laptops, PDAs and other mobile devices wireless access to corporate networks and the Internet, while allowing roaming between networks. In addition to providing intrusion detection, worm protection and protection from unauthorized users, the ...
E-mail security service.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Proofpoint on Demand delivers data loss prevention and e-mail security features, such as antispam, antivirus, e-mail policy enforcement and policy-based encryption capabilities, in a hosted-service format. The solution offers protection against both inbound and outbound e-mail-borne ...
Web security gateway.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ThreatWall Web Security Gateway offers URL filtering, Web content filtering, malware detection, IM/P2P management, Web server/browser protection and Web application protection. The hardware-based appliances utilize bimodal scanning technology, which combines proxy-based scanning with ...
Data encryption.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... DriveCrypt Plus Pack Enterprise Edition v2.2.0 performs 256-bit disk encryption, allows for the centralized management of encrypted data, and classifies authorized users in a hierarchical way, in accordance with the company's organizational structure. Distributed and installed remotely at ...
Network security.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Installed as an in-line device at the network edge, the BeSecure NDP-2040N provides antivirus, antispam and antimalware content inspection for heterogeneous networks, and offers multiprotocol scanning (e.g., e-mail, FTP and HTTP). Featuring two Intel Woodcrest dual-core CPUs and up to 32 ...
Unified communications platform.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 enables VoIP, video, instant messaging, conferencing and presence capabilities within Microsoft applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). OCS includes real-time conferencing hosted on servers inside an organization's firewall and a ...
KVM extender.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The ST-C5USBV-300 USB KVM extender extends a USB keyboard/mouse and VGA display up to 300 feet via CAT 5/5e/6 cable. The extender consists of a local unit that connects to a computer and provides local keyboard, monitor and mouse connections, and a remote unit that connects to a keyboard, ...
E-mail management.(General Products)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Active Archiving Service for E-mail provides businesses with a solution for managing e-mail storage, retention and legal discovery. The service helps enterprises reduce e-mail data storage burdens, apply granular e-mail retention ...
Maximize returns from PoE: one of the main challenges is installing the right power supply within power-sourcing equipment.(Up to Speed)
Nov 01, 2007; ... One of the most revolutionary technologies to come out of Ethernet is the ability to provide power to a device. The IEEE 802.3af -2003 standard known as power over Ethernet (POE) delivers power to an Ethernet device, and the right PoE solution can maximize investment returns. ...