Networking

802.11r ratification boosts wireless IP telephony

802.11r ratification boosts wireless IP telephony

Voice over Wireless Lan should enjoy better quality following IEEE ratification of the 802.11r standard which was released in July with little fanfare.
Dave Bailey Sep 2 2008 3:49PM Networking
ProCurve introduces gigabit switches for Aussie SMBs

ProCurve introduces gigabit switches for Aussie SMBs

HP’s networking business, ProCurve, has introduced two new gigabit Ethernet switch models to the Australia and New Zealand SMB market.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2008 4:49PM Networking
New algorithm boosts network routing efficiency

New algorithm boosts network routing efficiency

A newly-developed algorithm for computer network routing could significantly boost the efficiency of networks that share ever-changing Internet resources.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2008 12:05PM Networking
Winter air unlocks data centre savings

Winter air unlocks data centre savings

Free cooling is starting to become an option for Aussie data centres, particularly in Canberra and Melbourne.
Ry Crozier Aug 26 2008 7:52AM Networking
SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth

SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth

SMS Management & Technology is looking to the National Broadband Network and core banking refresh to continue growing after posting an after-tax profit of $25.5 million today.
Staff Writers Aug 25 2008 3:49PM Networking
Illegal dumping highlights WEEE weakness

Illegal dumping highlights WEEE weakness

Waste regulation failing to stop shipments of broken computers to Africa
Rosalie Marshall Aug 25 2008 7:40AM Networking
IPv6 doomed, requires act of God

IPv6 doomed, requires act of God

ISPs and carriers have spectacularly failed with IPv6, to the point where they need to resurrect network address translation (NATs) to persist with IPv4, a leading expert has warned.
Ry Crozier Aug 22 2008 7:51AM Networking
NBN a boon for network equipment

NBN a boon for network equipment

Networking vendors have stepped up lobbying efforts around the proposed National Broadband Network to get a slice of what could be up to $25 billion.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2008 7:41AM Networking
Microsoft tracks people with RFID tags

Microsoft tracks people with RFID tags

Breeze Consulting is creating one of the largest non-traditional RFID networks assembled in Australia to track certain people movements at Microsoft Tech Ed in Sydney.
Ry Crozier Aug 19 2008 12:10PM Networking
Global broadband revenues to decline, analysts predict

Global broadband revenues to decline, analysts predict

Despite a growing demand for enterprise broadband access, falling prices could mean a decline in global broadband revenues during the next five years, analysts say.
Staff Writers Aug 19 2008 6:57AM Networking
Urban planners get virtual community

Urban planners get virtual community

Cisco Systems is hoping a custom virtual community built using its WebEx software will impact future urban design and planning.
Ry Crozier Aug 13 2008 1:18PM Networking
South East Water avoids $250k floor strengthening

South East Water avoids $250k floor strengthening

What do you do when you need a structural engineer to sign off on each new server to be added to the data centre?
Ry Crozier Aug 12 2008 10:32AM Networking
Olympic WiMax likely to disappoint

Olympic WiMax likely to disappoint

A much-heralded WiMax deployment at China's Olympics looks likely to be " over promised and under delivered", according to analysts..
Simon Burns Aug 12 2008 7:26AM Networking
US universities adopting 802.11n

US universities adopting 802.11n

Wi-Fi is expected to be available in 99 per cent of North American universities by 2013, according to research released by industry analyst ABI Research this week.
Clement James Aug 8 2008 7:39AM Networking
IBM to open Amazon EC2-style cloud service

IBM to open Amazon EC2-style cloud service

IBM will look to open up its internal Research Compute Cloud to the public as an Amazon EC2 service clone.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2008 3:08PM Networking
MySpace users get free Wi-Fi access

MySpace users get free Wi-Fi access

Users of social networking site MySpace.com will be given free Wi-Fi access when using broadband service provider The Cloud.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Networking
Steve Jobs: Mobile Me launch was a mistake

Steve Jobs: Mobile Me launch was a mistake

Steve Jobs has made an unprecedented move by admitting that Apple made a big mistake rolling out its paid-for cloud computing service Mobile Me in one go.
Stewart Meagher Aug 6 2008 2:27PM Networking
Brocade revamps network managed service for Australia

Brocade revamps network managed service for Australia

Brocade is revamping its network managed services offering to streamline load balancing and application migration in virtualised environments.
Ry Crozier Aug 1 2008 1:50PM Networking
Enterprise networking: are your decisions your own?

Enterprise networking: are your decisions your own?

Enterprise network managers should regain control of their purchasing decisions, analysts say.
Liz Tay Jul 28 2008 3:30PM Networking
PCI enlists Nortel to build green UC centre

PCI enlists Nortel to build green UC centre

PCI is building a new unified communications centre for its customer service agents, and has chosen Nortel to supply technology in a bid to make the centre as 'green' as possible.
Dylan Bushell-Embling Jul 28 2008 2:57PM Networking

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?