Networking

Half of IT managers see no benefit from virtualisation

Half of IT managers see no benefit from virtualisation

More than half of firms deploying virtual networking infrastructure have yet to see significant operational cost or resource savings, or a return on investment, according to research.
Dave Bailey May 28 2009 6:28AM Networking
New site launched to encourage IPv6 adoption

New site launched to encourage IPv6 adoption

Ripe NCC, a not-for-profit internet infrastructure organisation, has launched a new web site designed to help companies find out more about migrating to the new IPv6 protocol.
Phil Muncaster May 26 2009 9:39AM Networking
Huge Canberra data centre courts anchor tenants

Huge Canberra data centre courts anchor tenants

Builders behind the Canberra Technology City data centre development say they will push ahead despite the Federal Government’s decision not to consolidate existing data centre facilities into one ‘super centre’.
Ry Crozier May 25 2009 11:12AM Networking
Brisbane data centres unscathed by flood

Brisbane data centres unscathed by flood

Data Centres in Brisbane have come through the worst rainstorm in three decades unscathed, as flooding took its toll on telecommunications lines and other key infrastructure.
Brett Winterford May 22 2009 3:30PM Networking
IT warned: Cloud could make you look bad

IT warned: Cloud could make you look bad

Aussie government CIOs will soon face increasing pressure to explain why in-house ICT services take so long and are so expensive to deploy compared to cloud-based services, Ovum has said.
Staff Writers May 21 2009 2:52PM Networking
Rudd to spend $16m training NBN engineers

Rudd to spend $16m training NBN engineers

The Rudd Government has announced it will invest $16.15 million in a training facility for networking engineering students at the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE (GippsTAFE).
Jenny Eagle May 19 2009 3:37PM Networking
Juniper Networks embeds security into Junos

Juniper Networks embeds security into Junos

Juniper Networks has extended the functionality of its Junos network operating system with the inclusion of a range of embedded security applications.
Ian Williams May 15 2009 6:26AM Networking
Colocation stunts data centre tier upgrades

Colocation stunts data centre tier upgrades

Operators of colocation data centres are being prevented in some cases from improving the tier level of facilities because they can’t mandate minimum standards for customer equipment, a Sydney consultancy has said.
Ry Crozier May 15 2009 5:53AM Networking
Cisco lands deal to outfit Clearwire WiMAX network

Cisco lands deal to outfit Clearwire WiMAX network

Cisco has secured a deal to provide network hardware for Clearwire's planned US WiMax network.
Shaun Nichols May 14 2009 2:17PM Networking
Alcatel-Lucent unveils application-aware VPN

Alcatel-Lucent unveils application-aware VPN

Networking giant Alcatel-Lucent has taken the wraps off its new virtual private network (VPN) service, which aims to help service providers offer assured quality and performance for enterprise applications.
Iam Williams May 14 2009 6:10AM Networking
Sun may have broken US bribery laws

Sun may have broken US bribery laws

Sun Microsystems has admitted that members of its company may have bribed foreign officials.
Iain Thomson May 12 2009 1:14PM Networking
Cisco IronPort appoints A/NZ general manager

Cisco IronPort appoints A/NZ general manager

The regional arm of Cisco IronPort has appointed Glenn Welby as general manager Australia and New Zealand, a newly created position within the company.
Jenny Eagle May 11 2009 3:29PM Networking
Swedish hacker indicted for Cisco attack

Swedish hacker indicted for Cisco attack

A 21 year old Swedish hacker has been indicted for attacks on Cisco that saw the networking giant’s source code stolen.
Iain Thomson May 7 2009 1:15PM Networking
Fujitsu usurps Telstra at Qantas

Fujitsu usurps Telstra at Qantas

Fujitsu has won a deal to provide all user-facing IT services for Qantas' domestic and international operations following the airline's decision to prematurely end its seven-year, $750 million desktop services contract with Telstra.
Stuart Finlayson Apr 30 2009 2:07PM Networking
Yahoo closing Geocities web hosting service

Yahoo closing Geocities web hosting service

Yahoo will close Geocities, the free web hosting service it paid US$4 billion (A$5.62 billion) for 10 years ago.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 25 2009 8:04AM Networking
Bluetooth 3.0 to be eight times faster

Bluetooth 3.0 to be eight times faster

The new Bluetooth specification launched this week will be eight times faster than its predecessor.
Robert Munro Apr 24 2009 2:07PM Networking
Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus Telecom has admitted to a power outage in part of its Melbourne data centre Saturday, citing the “bad luck” of being between phases of a multi-million dollar upgrade to its power systems as a contributor to the issue.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 4:46PM Networking
No outage in data centre, says Primus

No outage in data centre, says Primus

Primus Telecom has this morning angrily denied suggestions that its Melbourne data centre went down for up to eight hours on Saturday afternoon.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 11:49AM Networking
Silver Spring rides into Melbourne for smart grid rollout

Silver Spring rides into Melbourne for smart grid rollout

Victorian power utilities UED and Jemena have selected US smart grid networking company Silver Spring Networks to roll out smart meters to over a million Victorian homes.
Staff Writers Apr 20 2009 6:13AM Networking
Cisco boss squashes talk of Sun Microsystems deal

Cisco boss squashes talk of Sun Microsystems deal

Cisco chief executive John Chambers has all but ruled out any chance of an acquisition deal with Sun Microsystems.
Shaun Nichols Apr 17 2009 6:52AM Networking

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