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RSS fibreAnalysis: UK telemedicine finally gets into gear
Comment We need the government to invest more in fibre optic infrastructure and to provide a central IT strategy which the different NHS trusts can rely on," she said. Telemedicine has caught the political imagination this... [17 Aug 1998]
Esprit rolls out Dutch microwave network
News Esprit is currently rolling out a fibre optic network across the rest of Europe, but Harmen insists microwave technology is not just a short-term solution for the Netherlands. Businesses in the Netherlands are to get a... [13 Aug 1998]
Energis signs up European telcos
News Energis already has a number of similar agreements where it connects traffic to the fibre networks' of other operators in countries including the Netherlands and the US. Energis, a UK-based telecoms company, has signed... [30 Jul 1998]
In brief: StorageTek launches network products
News Further products will include fibre channel hubs and bridges. StorageTek aims to address the problems associated with backing up data by releasing an updated line of storage area network (SAN) products. [27 Jul 1998]
US keeps faith in cold superconductors
News One claimed to have achieved this with a form of carbon fibre, but the academic community refuses to take any of them seriously. The US government still holds out some hope for room temperature superconductors - at least... [23 Jul 1998]
Compaq merges storage products
News The PC giant took the lid off its storage strategy on Wednesday, saying it would provide industry standard SCSI and fibre channel technology across all markets. The programme is a Fibre Channel-based... [23 Jul 1998]
In brief: BT helps to cut crime on SouthWest Trains
News Real-time video images will be transmitted from these cameras through BT's RS1000 optic fibre lines. BT is to supply closed circuit television services to SouthWest Trains in a deal worth £1.3m. Video cameras on all of... [10 Jul 1998]
In brief: Esprit awarded Belgian licence
News David Oertle, Esprit CEO, called the licence "an important milestone in the development of the second ring of our pan-European fibre network". The development of Esprit's European telecoms network was given a boost today... [09 Jul 1998]
In brief: HP to support Raid clustering
News The company is to ship the fibre-channel clusters for the Windows NT operating system. The products available for fibre-channel clustering with HP NetServer include the HP AutoRaid Model 30/FC and the... [07 Jul 1998]
Colt and Racal team up
News Colt and Racal Telecom have announced they are to link their UK national and metropolitan fibre-optic networks. The deal will give business users better high-speed connections between cities. In the first phase, Racal... [06 Jul 1998]
In brief: Dell promises low Raid prices
News The units are scheduled to be released in September, and will be based on Data General's Clariion fibre channel Raid technology. Michael Dell, chief executive at Dell, has criticised the enterprise storage industry for... [06 Jul 1998]
