Spotlight on networking Spotlight on networking

Network infrastructure may be last bastion of traditional enterprise IT, with conventional routers, Ethernet and MLPS still the mainstays of many corporate networks – but that’s starting to change as open networking, SDN and other emerging technologies take hold.

Add the impact of the NBN and increasing viability of wireless as an alternative to fixed-line networks, and you have an environment that’s ripe for change.

In our Spotlight on networking, iTnews will look at what these emerging technologies bring to the connected enterprise.

IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut

IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut

Health software developer IBA Health has revealed plans to deploy “follow-me” unified communications to its 4,200 staff worldwide after outsourcing its IP network to Verizon Business.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 2:44PM Telco/ISP
Security professionals put collaboration plans for social networking on hold

Security professionals put collaboration plans for social networking on hold

Half of information security professionals are intending to put plans for collaboration on hold over security concerns, according to a survey by Webroot.
Dan Raywood Apr 30 2009 10:29AM Security
Firms fear social networks threat

Firms fear social networks threat

Two-thirds of systems administrators are worried that employees are sharing too much information on social networking sites and threatening the security of corporate systems, according to new research from Sophos.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2009 10:09AM Security
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
Vocus focus on core network upgrade

Vocus focus on core network upgrade

Wholesale network operator Vocus Communications will add capacity and hardware to its core network as part of an upgrade to be announced next week.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 3:59PM Telco/ISP
More giants buckle in CSIRO Wi-Fi patent case

More giants buckle in CSIRO Wi-Fi patent case

Microsoft and Asus have settled with Australia's CSIRO over its claim to Wi-Fi patents, following similar moves by HP and Fujitsu to bail out of a continuing court battle contesting CSIRO's claims.
Brett Winterford Apr 15 2009 4:30PM Strategy
myKP run unlimited broadband plans on Telstra network

myKP run unlimited broadband plans on Telstra network

myKP will run its much talked about unlimited ADSL2+ offering on Telstra’s wholesale network, believing its ad-supported, no frills model is still sustainable.
Ry Crozier Apr 14 2009 3:24PM Telco/ISP
Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade will add social media components to its website by the end of May that it hopes will assist it to attract sources of inward investment to Australian business.
Staff Writers Apr 10 2009 6:00AM Software
Security policies should now include Twitter

Security policies should now include Twitter

As part of a series of 'securing social media' guides from Network Box, the company has claimed that businesses should review their security policies to include Twitter.
SC Australia Staff Apr 9 2009 11:27AM Security
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
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
Avaya expands unified comms portfolio

Avaya expands unified comms portfolio

Telecoms vendor Avaya has unveiled several new additions to its range of unified communications devices, including a hybrid telephone/PC that gives users access to applications and the web through a large colour touch-screen.
Ian Williams Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Hardware
An eye on security for 2009

An eye on security for 2009

There were several fundamental challenges in the security field last year, and this year will be no different, according to Websense's Phil Vasic.
Phil Vasic Feb 27 2009 12:14PM Security
NEC and Telstra win $1.6 million Sheriffs deal

NEC and Telstra win $1.6 million Sheriffs deal

NEC and Telstra have won a $1.6 million tender to supply a converged communications platform for the Victorian Sheriffs Office at the Victorian Department of Justice.
Brett Winterford Feb 27 2009 11:34AM Telco/ISP
Web users concerned over data privacy

Web users concerned over data privacy

Data privacy is a major concern for the majority of web users with 80 per cent of users won't give it up for more relevant advertising, according to new research.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 23 2009 10:35AM Security
New system turns cars into networking nodes

New system turns cars into networking nodes

A new radio system developed in Australia allows cars to be used as network nodes, allowing them to communicate with each other about road conditions and with a head office on positioning.
Iain Thomson Feb 20 2009 6:44AM Networking
British troops may face Facebook ban

British troops may face Facebook ban

British soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been banned from using social networking sites for reasons of national security, according to reports.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2009 10:24AM Security
Social networking criticised as companies lack trust in the security of Web 2.0

Social networking criticised as companies lack trust in the security of Web 2.0

A report commissioned by Adobe and released by Forrester Research has highlighted the fact that knowledge workers in companies remain more than a little worried about the security of Web 2.0-based collaborative working systems.
SC Australia Staff Feb 13 2009 11:38AM Security
Popular Facebook group used for sending malware to 1.5 million members

Popular Facebook group used for sending malware to 1.5 million members

A group created on the Facebook website has been identified as being riddled with malicious links.
Dan Raywood Feb 13 2009 10:59AM Security
Twitter users saved from spam overload

Twitter users saved from spam overload

TwitterHawk, a new target marketing provider, said on Saturday it would curtail its services to try and save Twitter users from spam.
Staff Writers Feb 9 2009 10:18AM Security

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