EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

It seems for years we've been hearing the promises of autonomous computing - now it seems the concept is being applied in networking as well.

Cisco want to see networks become more 'aware' of video packet streams flowing across them to cut jitter and lag. They also want more end-point awareness, so the network 'knows' how to optimise the stream based on the end user access device.

Alcatel-Lucent is also working on similar bit stream prioritisation technologies in the carrier space. Could be a trend in '09...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ian Williams | January 29, 2009

The rapid growth of rich media in the personal and enterprise arenas means that IT networks need to evolve if they are to cope with the growing deluge of information, according to Cisco.

By Rosalie Marshall | January 29, 2009

Oracle plans to appeal against a December court ruling, which dismissed claims that SAP stole Oracle's copyrighted data relating to JD Edwards and Oracle Systems software.

By Daniel Robinson | January 29, 2009

Analyst firm Gartner has published a report highlighting eight technologies which it predicts will have a major impact on the mobile industry over the next two years.

By Tom Young | January 29, 2009

The UK HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) agency is facing fresh criticism over its security policies after users complained that its tax self-assessment web site reveals their password in the URL address bar.

By Tarmo Virki, | January 29, 2009

The United States and Scandinavian countries top the annual rankings on the usage of telecommunications technologies such as networks, mobile phones and computers - and Australia also made the top ten, a report released on Wednesday shows.

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