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SPIDER: A Simple and Flexible Tool for Design and Provisioning of Protected Lightpaths in Optical Networks
White Paper This massive buildup of optical gear necessitates careful planning and provisioning of the basic units of transmission - the light-paths. Optical devices are poised to form the core of the next... [07 Apr 2005]
Assuring QoE on Next Generation Networks
White Paper But, it is important for the creators and deployers of these new networks not to lose sight of the reason for this new gear and infrastructure: To deliver applications that people want to use. Virtually no one had a... [25 Feb 2004]
IBM gets into IP telephony
News The partnership offers customers a choice of IP (internet protocol) telephone gear from Cisco and Avaya, which will be installed and managed by Big Blue. Yves Lozach, director of networking services at IBM, said the... [12 Dec 2002]
SAP eyes 'third way' for software - using SOA like a gearbox
News We'll allow the customer to choose which gear they want.by choosing which pack and which enhancement they want. At the German company's US TechEd conference two weeks ago, SAP product and technology group president Shai... [28 Sep 2006]
Intel confirms Otellini as new head
News As CEO, Otellini is also likely to turn his attention to getting back on track Intel's chronic money-losing Communications Group, which includes its flash memory business and chips for networking and communications gear. [11 Nov 2004]
IBM cooking chips to a new recipe
News Under the program, IBM unit will create system-on-a-chip (SOC) processors tailored for clients such as networking gear providers and consumer-electronics makers. The CCP service aims to speed development time for chips... [16 Jun 2003]
Sun sets its sites on services
News Sun's managed services business, which the company launched earlier this year, is focused on making Sun gear easier to manage and run. In addition, Sun is eyeing opportunities to remotely monitor and manage Sun... [18 Dec 2003]
Nortel reports a dog of a quarter
News So far this year the Canadian company has sacked or announced plans to lay off 30,000 employees, and will now concentrate on several core businesses: optical switching, metro optical equipment, IP networking... [20 Jul 2001]
Aardman gets animated about its IT
News Aardman Animations is moving its IT and communications up a gear as it looks to make feature films fully in-house and to add to its impressive portfolio. Paul Deane, head of IT at Aardman, told silicon.com that tech has... [04 Jan 2007]
Will BMW sell Softlab?
News There are synergies, he said, between Softlab's CRM experience and BMW's ebusiness project, Top Gear. Why would Softlab sell the only part of its operation which is relevant to the parent company's core... [05 Apr 2001]
Motorola picks Linux for HP mobile gear
News Motorola plans to sell mobile phone network equipment that uses Linux-based code, a step forward in network gear makers' efforts to rally around a standard. By using the same basic ingredients, they spend 20 per cent... [17 Aug 2004]
Office 12: All together now
News If companies integrate the software with their traditional or internet telephony gear, workers can also start phone calls through their PC and redirect incoming calls when they are going to be away from their desk. [17 May 2005]
Wi-fi patent threat looms after US ruling
News The court also ruled that Buffalo Technology, a small maker of wi-fi routing gear, had violated this patent. Csiro claims its patent covers a core method for transmitting wireless signals that use... [21 Nov 2006]
Best of Reader Comments: Macs vs PCs
News Read around and you'll find that the Unix and even Linux geeks, especially in the US, are buying Apple gear, specifically for OSX. Especially now with the Unix core of Mac OS X, interoperability is... [13 Jun 2002]
Verizon to splash $1bn on wireless broadband spree
News On Wednesday, Verizon announced that it had selected Nortel Networks as its exclusive supplier for VoIP gear. The sector has suffered over the last few years as carriers have consistently cut spending amid disappointing... [09 Jan 2004]
