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News The 15-inch and 17-inch PowerBooks have features not included in the smaller model, such as Gigabit Ethernet networking and faster FireWire ports. Apple introduced a range of new machines on Tuesday, as it gears up for the annual Christmas shopping... [20 Oct 2004]
Microsoft founder backs Zigbee
News Ember also announced that Bob Metcalfe, who invented Ethernet some 30 years ago, has become company chairman. IT pioneers Paul Allen and Bob Metcalfe have put their faith in ZigBee, a wireless standard which could give billions of devices an... [04 Oct 2004]
Microsoft and Cisco think small with CRM and VoIP combo
News The first joint offering from the SME relationship included a Cisco Ethernet broadband router, meant for companies of fewer than 20 employees, and Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition, a combination of the Windows Server... [24 Aug 2004]
US turns its back on LANs
News Gigabit is certainly one of the main drivers, having already surpassed fast Ethernet in revenue terms in first quarter," Max Flisi, research analyst in IDC's Enterprise Networks program, said in a statement. [23 Aug 2004]
Power behind the iPod to go public
News Among the technologies PortalPlayer said it supports are Bluetooth and Ethernet networking as well as the ability to create and play photo slide shows that are synchronized to music. PortalPlayer filed registration papers last week with the... [12 Aug 2004]
Cisco hit by lacklustre results and slowing spending
News Much of Cisco's revenue growth during the quarter came from its traditional business units, Ethernet switching and IP routing. Shares of networking giant Cisco fell after the company delivered a subdued outlook for its future on a quarterly... [12 Aug 2004]
Wirin' up the Ritz - hotel to get 100Mbps Ethernet
News Colt rival Interoute and another hotel specialist STSN are also looking at Fast Ethernet broadband services for hotels around Europe but by February this year were still mainly sticking to connections at around 16Mbps. [29 Jul 2004]
Sprint zeroes in on VoIP for small business
News In April, the two companies said they would begin selling Cisco Ethernet broadband routers, meant for companies with fewer than 20 employees, and Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition, which is a combination of the Windows Server... [16 Jul 2004]
What's in the box? IBM's Power5 architecture…
News With the Power5+ systems it will happen "in a matter of a few seconds" using conventional Ethernet networking, Arimilli said. Also coming with Power5 is simultaneous multithreading (SMT), an ability for a single processor to handle some of the work... [13 Jul 2004]
Frame Relay suffers as IP VPNs and more move on up
News In come DSL, Ethernet and IP virtual private networks (VPNs). Out go ATM, Frame Relay and leased lines. It may not be quite that simple but the world of data communications is in the midst of seeing some standards triumph at the expense of others... [20 May 2004]
IBM and Cisco to buddy up for VoIP?
News Cisco plans to introduce a Gigabit Ethernet switch module that can fit into an IBM BladeCenter server rack sometime this month. IBM and Cisco are expected to announce details this week of a new internet telephony services partnership. [18 May 2004]
'BlackAngels' hackers swoop on Cisco security flaws
News This software runs on most of Cisco's products, including its Catalyst Ethernet switches and Internet Protocol routers. Cisco Systems issued a security warning this weekend to customers after new software code was published on the internet that... [30 Mar 2004]
Boeing in-flight Wi-Fi takes off next month
News The system allows for a Wi-Fi connection or an Ethernet plug-in. A Connexion spokesman said that the Japanese carriers had expressed interest in the plug-in Ethernet system. Connexion by Boeing has revealed the prices of its in-flight Wi-Fi, just... [26 Mar 2004]
In-flight broadband ready for take off
News Users will be able to access the bandwidth with a Wi-Fi-enabled device, or they'll be able to plug into an in-flight network with an Ethernet cable. Passengers travelling long-distance with airline Lufthansa will be able to get a wireless broadband... [23 Mar 2004]
Xerox PARC pioneer Pake dies
News PARC helped pioneer research into many key technologies, including laser printing, Ethernet, graphical user interfaces and client-server computing. George Pake, the scientist who founded Xerox's fabled Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), died after a... [11 Mar 2004]
