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Financial Institution Selects Hitachi Solution for Its Migration to a Wide Area Ethernet Network Using Hierarchical Bandwidth Shaping
White Papers Financial Institution wanted to integrate three separate legacy ATM and leased line based Wide Area Networks (WAN) to a new Wide Area Ethernet network to connect their Headquarters, Network Center and 160 Branch Offices, while managing bandwidth...
[August 4, 2008, 19:08]
The Essential Guide to Deploying MPLS for Enterprise Networks
White Papers This Paper provides a guide for the enterprise in making network design considerations and to deploy Private MPLS or to connect to a service provider's MPLS-based WAN offering. MPLS has received broad market attraction in service provider networks...
[May 20, 2009, 3:19]
New Operating System Offers Manufacturer Enhanced Security
White Papers However, because users needed administrator rights on their PC to connect to the WLAN, Sirona left its systems vulnerable to security risks. Using Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), they...
[May 21, 2008, 1:01]
Dell: New notebooks will be WANderful
News Chairman and chief executive Michael Dell Thursday described his vision for the ultimate wireless notebook to reporters at Direct Connect, the PC maker's two-day customer confab here. Dell's newest Latitude notebook PCs, announced at Direct Connect...
[September 22, 2000, 11:11]
Intel boosts software radios
News But rather than use one CMOS radio per device to connect to these networks, Intel foresees a day when several different radios will be contained in a mobile device to access Wi-Fi networks. Devices today use a customised radio to connect to a...
[June 20, 2005, 11:55]
Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem review
Reviews The Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem provides tri-band GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3G wide-area wireless connectivity. The Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem -- which is available online from today and through selected Vodafone business stores from 22...
[November 21, 2006, 11:23]
Ethernet marches towards telecoms domination
News Ethernet has taken another step towards becoming the protocol of choice for metropolitan telecoms networking, even though some experts remain unconvinced that businesses are genuinely keen to use it to connect their local networks together.
[October 13, 2003, 11:50]
Technical Paper: What Is a WAN (Wide Area Network) ?
White Papers Whereas a LAN (local area network) is a network that links computers, printers and other devices located in an office, a building or even a campus, a WAN (wide area network) is a system that extends for greater distances and is used to connect...
[July 13, 2004, 0:00]
Redundancy in Serial-to-Ethernet Communications
White Papers It wasn't many years ago that users were ecstatic just to be able to connect a serial device to Ethernet. This technology represented a paradigm shift - information which was previously tethered to a 50-foot RS-232 serial cable could now be made...
[July 4, 2008, 1:00]
Pocket PC 2002: preview review
Reviews It also introduces the ability to connect to corporate information via a virtual private network (VPN). For example, it is ready for a range of wireless connectivity options, ranging from personal area networks (Bluetooth), through local area...
[September 10, 2001, 0:00]
Mobile networks could boost rural broadband
News A wireless backbone, based on 802.11b, distributes the bandwidth around the area, and subscribers connect to it, again by using 802.11b. Community broadband networks in rural areas could benefit from the need for mobile phone operators to improve...
[November 29, 2002, 12:05]
Comdex '99: Sneak Peek at the Hottest Trends 1
News Named Bluetooth, this is an RF-based, low-power network designed to connect all the peripherals in your life together. You've heard of Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs). Well, Bluetooth is a Personal Area Network (PAN).
[November 11, 1999, 11:15]
Study touts Metro Ethernet cost savings
News Ethernet was developed 30 years ago to connect computers on corporate networks. Telephone companies could cut their operating costs by 23 percent a year by using Ethernet services in their metropolitan area networks instead of traditional...
[January 26, 2004, 13:00]
Britain hottest in Europe for Wi-Fi
News Many of these Wi-Fi hot spots will be based in pubs, as Inspired Broadcast Networks is planning to connect its wireless equipment to gaming machines that already have a broadband connection. The study from research firm Gartner estimates that...
[August 13, 2003, 12:50]
Card promises Wi-Fi for the PDA masses
News Wi-Fi devices generally connect to the Internet or a network directly, while devices containing Bluetooth communicate with other nearby devices or link to larger networks by going through an ersatz base station such as a cell phone.
[July 10, 2002, 7:34]
Will patience create a Wi-Fi winner?
News At the same time, it's increasing the range and variety of devices to connect to networks. And all of those will be aware and be able to connect and download and update, etc. What's more, the number of installations of hot spots -- public areas...
[September 23, 2003, 13:15]
USB On-the-Go builds momentum against Bluetooth
News USB On-the-Go is a supplement and compatible with the USB 2.0 specification and allows portable devices to connect to PCs and PC peripherals with USB ports. Portable devices with USB On-the-Go technology can transfer data directly to a peripheral...
[February 20, 2003, 10:37]
BlackBerry tunes into Wi-Fi
News Research In Motion is working to allow its BlackBerry devices to connect to Wi-Fi wireless networks, anticipating demand for the feature from its target corporate customers. BlackBerry devices wirelessly send and receive data and voice calls over...
[December 9, 2003, 8:00]
Broadcom acquires Silicon Spice
News It sells to manufacturers of communications equipment like carrier gateways, access gateways and remote access concentrators, which connect traditional telephone networks to packet-based networks like the Internet.
[August 7, 2000, 16:02]
BT wins £46.9m intercontinental service contract
News FirstGroup told ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com: "BT's going to connect all our sites. BT said the consortium will also build new wide-area networks between the UK and the US, and provide client software.
[March 7, 2006, 14:15]
