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.

McDonald's chooses earthwave to secure WiFi

McDonald's chooses earthwave to secure WiFi

McDonald’s has chosen earthwave to secure its ‘Family Friendly’ internet service in over 720 stores across Australia.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2008 2:56PM Security
Sun co-founder Bechtolsheim steps back

Sun co-founder Bechtolsheim steps back

The Sun Microsystems co-founder credited with creating the company's first product is cutting back his role at the vendor.
Shaun Nichols Oct 27 2008 6:41AM Hardware
Cisco talks Jabber into acquisition

Cisco talks Jabber into acquisition

Cisco has agreed to purchase open-source instant messaging firm Jabber, and plans to use the Jabber messaging software within its WebEx Connect and Unified Communications packages.
Shaun Nichols Sep 22 2008 9:13AM Networking
Telstra launches social network for kids

Telstra launches social network for kids

SuperClubsPLUS is being touted as a 'completely safe' social network for kids, mixing fun and education in a protected online community.
Kathryn Small Sep 15 2008 11:57AM Software
One in five employers research candidates on social networks

One in five employers research candidates on social networks

Twenty-two per cent of hiring managers said they use social networking sites to research job candidates, up from 11 per cent in 2006, according to a US survey.
Kathryn Small Sep 12 2008 4:02PM Training & Development
Credit Union moves to unified comms

Credit Union moves to unified comms

New England Credit Union (NECU) has taken a step towards unified communications with the rollout of ‘click-to-call’ videoconferencing on the desktop.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2008 12:01AM Networking
Scientists to collaborate on Google's OpenSocial

Scientists to collaborate on Google's OpenSocial

Researchers have launched a new social network to support long-distance collaboration between scientists.
Liz Tay Sep 3 2008 3:06PM Software
New Orleans residents prepare for hurricane online

New Orleans residents prepare for hurricane online

As Hurricane Gustav nears the American coast, residents are using social networking sites to prepare for the worst.
Kathryn Small Sep 2 2008 6:01AM Software
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
Scotch College trials Microsoft unified comms

Scotch College trials Microsoft unified comms

Melbourne-based Scotch College is nearing completion of an 18-month trial of Microsoft’s unified communications technology.
Ry Crozier Aug 15 2008 7:38AM Software
Privacy report makes little room for emerging trends

Privacy report makes little room for emerging trends

While the Australian Law Reform Comission’s (ALRC) privacy recommendations are based around advances in technology, Gartner security analyst Andrew Walls believes they do little to address major developing trends like social networking.
Ashley Clark Aug 13 2008 4:06PM Telco/ISP
Facebook and MySpace attacked by new worms

Facebook and MySpace attacked by new worms

New worms attacking social networking sites Facebook and MySpace have been uncovered.
Joy Persaud Aug 5 2008 9:38AM Security
CIO “disquiet” over unified communications costs

CIO “disquiet” over unified communications costs

Australian CIOs and IT managers have voiced “disquiet” over their inability to justify a return-on-investment on unified communications, a new study by Frost & Sullivan has found.
Ry Crozier Jul 30 2008 11:51AM Software
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
Social networking site for both online and mobiles

Social networking site for both online and mobiles

Loop Mobile launched its MOKO Online service today as one of the first social networking sites to work fully across both online and mobile platforms.
Ashley Clark Jul 21 2008 4:13PM Software
iPhone 3G causes security concerns

iPhone 3G causes security concerns

Reports have emerged that Apple’s much-hyped iPhone 3G has been hacked only five days after its world-wide release.
Negar Salek Jul 16 2008 4:08PM Security
IBM touts unification of consumer and business communication tools

IBM touts unification of consumer and business communication tools

The lines between consumer and business users are blurring, according to IBM Unified Communications (UC) executive Bruce Morse.
Liz Tay Jul 8 2008 2:41PM Software
Review: Tumbleweed Secure Messenger 6.3

Review: Tumbleweed Secure Messenger 6.3

The Tumbleweed MailGate appliance offers solid email protection and management in one device.
Peter Stephenson, Jul 4 2008 11:39AM Security
Social networking doomed

Social networking doomed

Academics have finally found a way to kill off social networking.
Nick Booth Jun 27 2008 11:54AM Software
Nokia buys into social networking

Nokia buys into social networking

Nokia is to acquire Swiss start-up Plazes in a deal which the handset maker says will help it develop location-based social networking..
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008 11:52AM Telco/ISP

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