core systems
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News The team cracks low-grade encryption using 100 quad-core PCs but for high-grade encryption it relies on the threat of a prison sentence for individuals refusing to hand over passwords or decrypted files. [02 Sep 2008]
Relational Modeling with UML
White Paper This white paper defines the core concepts of ER modeling and explains how UML can be used by development teams to develop ER models. Entity Relationship Modeling (ER) defines the methodology often used by database designers to gather requirements... [02 Sep 2008]
Sprint—Layer 2/Layer 3 Services Converged Over Common IP Backbone Via L2TPv3 in Cisco IOS Software
White Paper A network convergence strategy expected to get top attention from service providers in the next few years is the ability to offer traditional Layer 2 transport protocols over a Layer 3 native Internet Protocol (IP) core. [02 Sep 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment For Oracle the answer seems obvious, it has made its own database and application server the core of its fusion strategy. First, it is expensive to maintain multiple platforms, although they have to do this to some extent because of customers... [06 Aug 2008]
Virtualized Dell Servers Help Cut Power Costs for Hosted POS Service Provider
White Paper As a solution Data Guard Systems consolidated 45 backup database servers onto 4 Dell PowerEdge servers with dual-core Intel Xeon processors running VMware ESX Server software; consolidated storage from distributed storage devices onto a Dell/EMC... [04 Aug 2008]
K-PowerNet Accelerates Infrastructure With Extreme Networks: Internet and Ethernet Services Provider Turns to Extreme Networks to Enhance Performance and Reliability and Reduce Its Total Cost of
White Paper KAMO deployed Extreme Networks which provided them with a dozen of its award-winning Alpine 3804 switches for the core, and twenty Summit48si switches for the edge. KAMO Power), was created to meet the telecommunications needs of KAMO Power and its... [04 Aug 2008]
MSDN Webcast: Connected Systems and the Microsoft Office System (Level 300)
White Paper The presenter of this webcast examines the business needs that make connected systems increasingly critical, explore core architectural concepts that constitute connected systems, including Service-Oriented Architecture and Smart Clients, and... [04 Aug 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Parallel and HPC Computing at Microsoft: A Survey of Technologies and Tools (Level 300)
White Paper The developer tools landscape changes dramatically with the emergence of multi-core/many-core systems. The presenter of this webcast gives in-depth training on the new developer tools in Windows High Performance Computing (HPC) Server 2008. [04 Aug 2008]
Cisco IOS MPLS Bandwidth-Assured Layer 2 Services
White Paper Using MPLS as the core technology, service providers can take advantage of a single network infrastructure to offer Layer 2 and 3 services to meet a wide range of customer networking needs. Cisco IOS MPLS Bandwidth-Assured Layer 2 Services is a... [04 Aug 2008]
What You Need To Know About Server 2008 Core Edition
White Paper This white paper explains the reasoning behind this "minimalist" approach to Server 2008 Core Edition that can be simpler to maintain, more reliable, and more resistant to attack than "full-boat" Server 2008 systems. [31 Jul 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment The first step in this plan is what Pavitt calls the "infrastructure 101" - making sure all the fundamentals at the network and core infrastructure level are there, removing single points of failure, removing design flaws and double and triple... [29 Jul 2008]
Greek island gets wireless mesh network
News It utilises Nortel mesh technology, with an initial infrastructure that includes eight core nodes and 50 access nodes, to bring wi-fi to the major parts of the island and also indoors. Writing on a 12Net portal website, Negroponte makes it clear... [24 Jul 2008]
Dynamic Injection Control Module for Optical Packet Switching Fabrics
White Paper The insertion of OPS networks to alleviate the electronic bottleneck has been proposed for a range of systems including core routers, local- and storage-area networks as well as high-performance computing systems. [18 Jul 2008]
La Poste in France Selects Allied Telesis for Their Network Upgrade, Achieving the Reliability and Security Necessary for the Postal Service Providers
White Paper La Poste deployed Allied Telesis and incorporated chassis-based SwitchBlade 4000 series switches in its core. As their network equipment and systems were showing signs of age, La Poste decided to upgrade their network solution in order to continue... [18 Jul 2008]
On QoS Management of H/2 Bearer Service for 3G Telecommunication Systems
White Paper The paper proposes a mechanism on how to enhance the QoS capability handling of H/2 bearer for IP services, as well as provide the means to interconnect to oncoming 3G core networks. 3G telecommunication systems encompass a high-speed access... [18 Jul 2008]
