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Cisco's 'factory Floor' Switch
News There will be networking in manufacturing -- it's just a matter of when. Before it entered the niche, Hirschmann Electronics and "other companies you'd need a magnifying glass to find" were the main suppliers of the rugged networking gear, said...
[March 3, 2003, 9:11]
Intel: Chips Will Network The World
News Over the next 10 years, the chipmaker will turn its research and manufacturing expertise toward driving down the cost and size of radios, optical networking equipment and other communications devices to the point where communication nodes will...
[March 1, 2002, 10:53]
Intel Combines Two Groups, Announces Retirements
News The chipmaker announced Wednesday it will combine its Network Communications Group, which designs processors for telecommunications equipment, with its Communications Product Group, which makes servers and networking equipment, into a single...
[March 15, 2001, 8:12]
IBM Hits A Chip Milestone
News So far, the chips have been used mainly in mobile phones, wireless local-area networks, optical networking applications and semiconductor test and measurement equipment, according to IBM. IBM Semiconductor ships millions of chips per year into...
[May 22, 2002, 7:32]
Chip Heavyweights Hope Alliance Adds Up
News These chips, which are present in a wide range of devices from set-top boxes and MP3 players to networking equipment are becoming more popular for use in consumer-electronics, communications and networking devices because of their ability to run...
[April 14, 2002, 7:31]
IBM To Hit 1GHz With PowerPC Chip
News Although the largest market for IBM's new chip will be networking equipment, it could potentially end up in Macs, from Apple Computer, which already use PowerPC chips. Power use generates heat, which is bad news in densely packed rooms of...
[October 15, 2001, 10:35]
Shaking Up The Art Of Chip Design
News While the economy has put the brakes on the PC and networking-equipment markets, sales of consumer electronics have fared better -- a fact that hasn't escaped the notice of heavyweights including IBM, Motorola, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.
[April 21, 2002, 7:31]
Intel Ready For Upswing
News We believe the telco equipment manufacturing industry will go through the same strategy shift from a very vertical, proprietary system to horizontal," in which many companies make interchangeable products that meet various standards.
[September 23, 2003, 11:55]
Building A Better Network And A Better Business With The SmartSwitch Router
White Papers A leading manufacturer of pre-engineered metal buildings, Butler Manufacturing has been around since 1902 - long enough to see all of the many changes that have taken place in computers and networking.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Securing Wireless Networks With Sidewinder And SafeWord PremierAccess
White Papers This is especially important for industries like manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and services, where employees who are on the move can function much more effectively and eliminate errors by being connected at the point of service.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Intel Promises McKinleys Galore
News The PC-less talk will include demonstrations of forthcoming Intel server chips, the introduction of several new networking chips based on the company's Xscale processor core, and new manufacturing initiatives such as the production in silicon of...
[February 14, 2002, 8:47]
Intel Hopes For New Connection
News Intel is building new technology for connecting chips inside telecommunications and networking equipment, part of its plan to delve deeper into the communications world. Historically, telecommunications carriers bought equipment from networking...
[November 26, 2002, 7:39]
Cisco Talks Up Economy
News The only disappointment in the quarter was Cisco's storage area networking (SAN) business, Chambers said, blaming the missed target on what he described as "manufacturing issues. But Gartner analyst Rachna Ahlawat said demand for such basic...
[November 6, 2003, 8:45]
The Day Ahead: Solectron Tempers Rosy Outlook ... For Now
News In addition, Solectron is digesting the recent manufacturing capacity from Nortel Networks. Solectron, one of the largest contract equipment manufacturers, topped fourth quarter estimates with earnings of 28 cents a share on sales of $4.7bn...
[September 12, 2000, 11:50]
Intel Unplugs AnyPoint Wireless Line
News Intel emphasised its plans to continue manufacturing and sales of home networking products. Intel changed its mind about five months ago, deciding to cease manufacturing AnyPoint networking products. It makes sense for them to bet on the enterprise...
[August 2, 2002, 13:45]
Dell Turns To Networking As PC Sales Slump
News Dell also pits itself against Cisco, although the networking giant focuses mainly on higher-end equipment. About 20 percent of its customers who buy PCs and servers through the Dell Web store end up buying networking equipment at the same time...
[July 26, 2001, 17:56]
Laser Startup Garners $50m In Funding
News AirFiber, a maker of laser-based networking equipment, will announce Thursday that it has secured $50m in a third round of financing. Several players including Optical Access, fSONA Communications, LightPointe and Plaintree Systems are making...
[April 5, 2001, 14:09]
Sun Targets New Markets With UltraSparc T2
News But it will also sell the chip to third-party manufacturers of storage equipment, networking devices, set-top boxes and other computers. The high design expenses — not to mention manufacturing costs — mean that a chip company has to sell as many...
[August 7, 2007, 9:57]
3Com Warns, Discontinues Cable, DSL
News Com has been targeting the network equipment market for telecommunications carriers and businesses, focusing on high-growth areas such as Internet telephony and wireless networking. Overall, company executives said lower sales led to excess...
[June 8, 2001, 8:52]
Dell Enters Networking Fray With New Devices
News Dell is also battling Cisco Systems, although the networking giant focuses mostly on higher-end equipment. Dell has historically succeeded in eking out profits by using a cheaper manufacturing process, in which it won't build products until they...
[September 5, 2001, 11:55]
