Topic: Networking equipment

09 May 2008

Vendors argue over green networking crown

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

3Com has claimed it leads the market in making its networking gear more energy efficient. Read more...

16 May 2008

The green metrics conundrum

By By Tim Greene, Network World

Individual vendors create their own meaning of greenness in measuring how well their equipment stacks up, says one analyst. Read more...

26 December 2007

802.11n access points on the starting blocks

By Peter Judge, Techworld

With few customers as yet, 802.11n Wi-Fi vendors are going to get very competitive about the performance of their kit. Read more...

28 December 2007

3Com is setting a US-Asia trend, says CEO

By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld US

Edgar Masri explains how buying its Chinese partner and going private is all part of a drive for a clearer message. Read more...

06 August 2007

An Open Approach to Advanced Messaging

By Adomo

An open approach to IP telephony applications, running alongside your TDM and IP PBXs, has the power to change how your business communicates. It is these ?next-generation? open applications, and not the phones or the PBX, which will deliver the business value that converged networks promise. New functionality under the umbrella of Unified Communications allows users to work with voice messages as easily as email and to work remotely as easily as locally. Speech interfaces can save time and mask complexity. This white paper explores how as you deploy your VoIP implementation, these new end-user communication capabilities make your organisation more productive, more responsive, and ultimately more competitive. Read more...

23 August 2007

AirTight SpectraGuard, wireless LAN security

By David Cartwright, Techworld

• List price: $11,000
• Pros: Excellent GUI
  Excellent online help
  Clever way of discovering and categorising APs
  Very clever way of dealing with potential intrusions
• Cons: Needless insistence on JRE 1.4.2 (but you can just ignore that)
  If you’re feeling malicious, you can “secure” your neighbours’ networks as well Read more...

23 November 2004

Make utility computing work in a data centre

By Dave Roberts and Jim Metzler, NetworkWorldFusion

Major vendors have outlined platform-specific utility computing strategies but how do you gain the benefits in a heterogeneous data centre environment? Read more...

29 April 2004

Unwired Westminster: Wi-Fi driven by CCTV

By Peter Judge, Techworld

Soho's total Wi-Fi coverage may be public sector but it's not public. Read more...