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Network optimisation market speeds up
News Riverbed claims Office 2007-based email traffic can now be delivered in one-tenth of the time but, as with all WAN optimisation technologies, that figure depends on bandwidth utilisation and the type of data being sent. [26 Feb 2008]
Iceland heats up tech plans
News BT Global Services will provide a managed service for Iceland's WAN and LAN, and will use its Hosted Voice service, which it said offers a step-by-step approach to convergence. Frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has extended its networking deal... [02 Feb 2007]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News Juniper Networks - Juniper Networks WXC WAN Application Acceleration Platform Networking Product of the Year The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London, recognise innovative use of IT in the UK, leading providers of products and... [07 Jul 2006]
Cisco buys data management start-up for $82m
News The networking giant announced yesterday it will integrate Actona's technology into its branch office product that currently combines a WAN (wide area network) connection with network security, IP voice communications, business applications and... [30 Jun 2004]
Vanco scoops €4.3m deal for global paint-maker
News Global virtual network operator Vanco has scooped a €4.3m deal to design, build and manage a global WAN for paint and protective covering maker SigmaKalon. The new service will use a combination of eight networking technologies including MPLS and... [28 Apr 2004]
SMEs hold the purse strings for IP VPN success
News Frost & Sullivan has found that most SMEs are currently using some WAN technology but because they're locked into long contracts with providers they will only be free to make the switch to IP VPN when the deals expire - a lead time of several years. [20 Aug 2003]
3Com re-jig leads to sale of LAN and WAN assets
News 3Com will this year dispose of its enterprise LAN and WAN corporate business due to lack of growth and the amount of cash needed to bring it in line with the rest of the company, according to Bruce Claflin, president and chief operating officer at... [21 Mar 2000]
CCTA hands ITS networking contract
News The UK government's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) has again turned to IT Services Limited (ITS) for LAN, WAN, Internet management and network management services. However, when the 28 vendors were named, there was surprise... [17 Jan 2000]
UK companies turning to niche outsourcing
News It found that network managers are most likely to turn to a service provider at times of troubleshooting or when improving the security or firewall facilities on the corporate LAN or WAN. According to Richard Torr, director at networking specialist... [30 Sep 1999]
IT Services to become NHS network supplier
News The Warrington-based company specialises in cabling, LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) products for the health market and claims its track record in the sector was one of the major factors behind its selection. [06 Sep 1999]
Data General to build HSS WAN
News IT integrator, Data General (DG), has won a £9m contract to build and manage a wide area network (WAN) for UK hire specialist, HSS. It will be controlled from DG's US management facility, using Cisco networking equipment and running over cable firm... [19 Jul 1999]
Marconi boosts Telewest WAN
News Marconi Communications has won a £5m contract to provide cable company Telewest with wide area networking equipment. The new equipment will be located at Telewest's Glasgow, London, Birmingham and Yorkshire franchises. [20 May 1999]
Wang counts down to NASA networking launch
News Wang will be given control of four strategic WAN operations at NASA, covering terrestrial and extra-terrestrial projects. The US space agency is currently involved in a decade-long, $3.4bn relationship with Lockheed called the Consolidated Space... [17 Jan 1999]
Analyst blames operators and developers for high cost of networks
News Previdi supports Cisco's Alliance for the Internet in Europe, which is attempting to make the Internet more efficient by setting up peering agreements between WAN operators, but said success was still two or three years away. [16 Oct 1998]
3Com boss warns of networking brain drain
News The claim comes from Barry Castle, head of European public affairs at 3Com, who says Europe is being left behind in technical developments because WAN suppliers here refuse to collaborate on traffic handling. [15 Oct 1998]
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