E911
RSS E911Consolidation of Cisco Unified CallManager Clusters Improves Manageability and Reduces Costs
White Paper Cisco needed a way to ensure business continuity if the WAN link between the hub and the remote office went down. In the event of a WAN outage, employees would need the capability to place calls, including E911 calls,... [05 Mar 2008]
Understanding Your Organization's Options for RFID Enabled Asset Tracking
White Paper For the past 10 years, closed loop RFID enabled applications; including asset management, port and access security, and Work In Process (WIP) tracking, have been core offerings in the RFID arena. These solutions have been primarily made... [09 Jan 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Nortel CS 1000 IP PBX Integration With Communications Server 2007 (Level 300)
White Paper The presenter of this webcast presents one of the latest and more innovative communication solutions that integrates a Nortel Communications Server (CS) 1000 IP PBX with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. [28 Aug 2007]
VoIP providers grapple with emergency calls
News US federal regulators have spent much of the past year prodding internet phone providers to link their customers to the enhanced 911 system but accomplishing that goal is no small feat, industry representatives said on Tuesday. [08 Mar 2006]
US broadband bill slammed by tech firms
News Technology firms voiced disapproval over draft broadband regulations discussed at a contentious, six-hour congressional hearing on Wednesday. Amazon.com, eBay, InterActiveCorp, Google and Microsoft representatives said in letters and... [10 Nov 2005]
Wi-Fi location system is better than GPS, says start-up
News A Boston, Massachusetts-based start-up says it has developed software that uses Wi-Fi signals to pinpoint locations better than satellite-based global positioning systems can. On Monday Skyhook Wireless announced the commercial... [21 Jun 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Location-based services
Cheat Sheet What on earth is this all about? Don't you mean "Where on earth? sorry). Location-based services - or LBS, to the initiated - help you find out where you are or where something else is when you're out and about in town, or even lost out... [02 Jan 2002]
The Ovum View: Mobility - still reasons to be cheerful
Comment It's not been the best of years for the mobile industry. Share prices have slumped throughout the sector and in many of the most developed markets growth in connections has slowed, while ARPU (average revenue per user) continued to decline. [02 Nov 2001]
Location location location: Where the mobile industry is pinning its hopes
Comment After the disappointing introduction of WAP, and ahead of 3G, or even interim packet-based technologies such as GPRS, telecoms analysts and software developers alike have been talking up the potential of location-based services (LBS). [11 Oct 2001]
AT&T wireless asks for hold on emergency calls
News AT&T Wireless have filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US for a further delay in the roll out of its emergency location-based mobile technology in keeping with the E911 mandate. [28 Sep 2001]
911 location technology 'useless'
News The technology designed to meet tough US rules on location accuracy for 911 mobile calls has been labeled a complete waste of time by a leading figure in the field. E-OTD (enhanced observed time difference) is the technology used by... [18 Sep 2001]
