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Alcatel-Lucent revamps OmniSwitch network OS

Alcatel-Lucent revamps OmniSwitch network OS

Alcatel-Lucent has unveiled a new operating system for its OmniSwitch family of local area network switches.
Ian Williams Apr 17 2009 6:52AM Networking
More money for research is cloud's silver lining

More money for research is cloud's silver lining

A freshly decorated Australian researcher in the $78 billion a year cloud computing industry is using his $1000 award to lift the subject's profile locally.
Nate Cochrane Apr 16 2009 6:15AM Networking
Australian researcher finds silver lining in the cloud

Australian researcher finds silver lining in the cloud

Cloud computing is tipped to nudge $A200 billion a year by 2013, but who pays for it is the question that concerns a newly decorated Melbourne researcher.
Nate Cochrane Apr 15 2009 12:00PM Networking
US Govt asks industry for broadband ideas

US Govt asks industry for broadband ideas

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun a 60 day consultation period with the IT industry over the plans for a national broadband infrastructure.
Iain Thomson Apr 9 2009 11:09AM Networking
Victoria University overhauls data centres

Victoria University overhauls data centres

Victoria University has contracted IBM to design and build a green data centre and will rebuild its existing Footscray Park facility as part of a major program of works.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2009 12:30AM Networking
Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

If back-of-the-envelope sums are any guide, Australians would need to be paying at least $70-$80 a month for the high-speed national broadband network to be profitable for investors.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009 11:07AM Networking
Network vendors scour for NBN sales openings

Network vendors scour for NBN sales openings

Greenfield fibre-to-the-premise network operators could now be best positioned to provide equipment vendors with a way to sell kit into the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2009 12:15AM Networking
Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

iTnews gets a rare and exclusive look at the results of the last phase of construction and power and cooling upgrades at one of the region’s flagship data centres – and we have the photos to prove it.
Ry Crozier Apr 7 2009 5:41AM Networking
GroceryChoice hosted in Amazon cloud

GroceryChoice hosted in Amazon cloud

The Federal Government’s national grocery price comparison website is undergoing a major rebuild that will see it hosted in Amazon’s EC2 cloud and include integration with Google Maps.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2009 3:11PM Networking
Hitachi leaves ‘cloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte

Hitachi leaves ‘cloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte

Hitachi Data Systems is unlikely to follow other storage vendors into the cloud storage market directly, preferring to provide the infrastructure underpinning the likes of Optus and Vigabyte instead.
Ry Crozier Apr 3 2009 1:14PM Networking
Five tips for wireless success

Five tips for wireless success

Forrester Research analyst Chris Silva offers advice on how to get the most out of wireless technology.
Chris Silva Apr 3 2009 6:08AM Networking
Alcatel-Lucent pushes LTE with Evolved Packet Core

Alcatel-Lucent pushes LTE with Evolved Packet Core

Alcatel-Lucent has introduced its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) aimed at mobile operators moving to Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Ian Williams Apr 3 2009 5:57AM Networking
Cisco touts new unified comms and telepresence systems

Cisco touts new unified comms and telepresence systems

Networking giant Cisco has unveiled new systems within its unified communications (UC) and TelePresence portfolios.
Ian Williams Apr 2 2009 6:06AM Networking
Open Cloud Manifesto member companies revealed

Open Cloud Manifesto member companies revealed

The initial roster for the Open Cloud Manifesto was released on Monday, and many of the biggest names in the web services industry are conspicuously absent.
Shaun Nichols Apr 1 2009 12:24AM Networking
Avaya debuts Aura for next-gen communications

Avaya debuts Aura for next-gen communications

Avaya today launched a major new SIP-based unified architecture designed to help firms reduce costs, improve the manageability of communications systems, and reach out to customers via consumer communication methods.
Phil Muncaster Mar 31 2009 6:02AM Networking
Salesforce.com: Cloud Computing is a game-changer

Salesforce.com: Cloud Computing is a game-changer

Cloud computing is a game changer, says Salesforce.com exec Peter Coffee, and the usual list of barriers to adoption are mere "monsters under the bed."
Brett Winterford Mar 30 2009 4:02PM Networking
Amazon says no to Open Cloud Manifesto

Amazon says no to Open Cloud Manifesto

Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services has become the latest big name to say it will not be joining up to the controversial Open Cloud Manifesto set to launch this week.
Phil Muncaster Mar 30 2009 6:37AM Networking
QLD Police crack peer-to-peer networks

QLD Police crack peer-to-peer networks

Queensland Police officers have reportedly used new investigative software that can crack peer-to-peer networks to arrest and charge a Brisbane man for sharing child exploitation materials online.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2009 3:24PM Networking
Inside Virgin Blue’s IT transformation

Inside Virgin Blue’s IT transformation

Virgin Blue CIO David Harvey wants to embrace application offshoring and cloud services as he continues to drive the airline's lengthy IT transformation.
Ry Crozier Mar 26 2009 1:11PM Networking
Dedicated Host has web services cut off

Dedicated Host has web services cut off

Queensland-based Dedicated Host appears to have shut down after being cut off by at least one wholesale provider and its outsourced support service.
Ry Crozier Mar 23 2009 3:30PM Networking

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