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.

IBM supercharges data transfers

IBM supercharges data transfers

IBM has developed a new networking technology which can allow data transfers at up to 8Tbps..
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2008 7:19AM Networking
Australia’s communications industry agrees on broadband policy principles

Australia’s communications industry agrees on broadband policy principles

Australia’s communications industry has agreed on a series of “fundamental principles” that should be the basis for development of policy governing the broadband environment.

a Staff Writer Feb 26 2008 3:37PM Telco/ISP
Active exploits targeting social networking ActiveX flaw

Active exploits targeting social networking ActiveX flaw

Users who remain vulnerable to an ActiveX photo uploader vulnerability used on many websites are now being targeted in active attacks, researchers from Symantec said today.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2008 10:16AM Security
Liberal party claims Labor has raided communications fund for the bush

Liberal party claims Labor has raided communications fund for the bush

Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Bruce Billson, has come out all guns blazing at the Government, claiming it has made its first moves to raid rural Australia’s 'future proofing' Communications Fund.

a Staff Writer Feb 18 2008 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Service provider networking kit sales jump

Service provider networking kit sales jump

Global service provider switching and routing equipment sales grew to $2.94bn in the final quarter of 2007, a 17 per cent increase compared to the same period 12 months previously..
Robert Jaques Feb 13 2008 2:08PM Hardware
Social networking costing UK dear

Social networking costing UK dear

The use of social networking sites during working hours is costing UK corporations billions of pounds annually, according to new research.

Staff Writers Jan 23 2008 3:19PM Software
Social networking sites 'slow and inaccessible'

Social networking sites 'slow and inaccessible'

Popular social networking sites are failing users by being "slow and inaccessible", a research firm claimed today..
Robert Jaques Jan 11 2008 7:18AM Software
Mega-sunspots threaten communications

Mega-sunspots threaten communications

A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity poses risks for power grids, communications, GPS, mobile phones and even ATM transactions, experts warned today..
Robert Jaques Jan 9 2008 7:30AM Telco/ISP
Know your privacy rights when using online social networking: Privacy Commissioner

Know your privacy rights when using online social networking: Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has entered the privacy debate surrounding social networking sites announcing a new FAQ section on its website that helps minimise risks associated with the activity.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2007 12:09PM Security
Salesforce hooks up networking feature

Salesforce hooks up networking feature

Salesforce.com has introduced a new feature which allows customers to 'network' over its hosted enterprise service..
Shaun Nichols Dec 6 2007 6:58AM Networking
Yahoo sneaks into social networking

Yahoo sneaks into social networking

New service aims to bridge gap between Facebook and LinkedIn.
Shaun Nichols Nov 6 2007 2:26PM Software
Review: Tumbleweed Communications Secure Messenger v6.3

Review: Tumbleweed Communications Secure Messenger v6.3

This product incorporates both email encryption and a slimmed down version of a full content security manager.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 2 2007 11:13AM Security
Study: Businesses failing to secure WiFi networks

Study: Businesses failing to secure WiFi networks

Many businesses are failing to secure WiFi networks, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and USB storage devices, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 6 2007 9:55AM Security
Social networking sites miss out on advertising

Social networking sites miss out on advertising

Social networking sites including MySpace and Facebook have not yet realised their full potential as advertising media, experts report.
Robert Jaques Aug 30 2007 12:12PM Telco/ISP
CIA plans social networking site for spies

CIA plans social networking site for spies

The CIA is to launch a social networking site to allow members of the intelligence community around the world to converse and swap ideas and information online.
Iain Thomson Aug 27 2007 2:40PM Software
Free WiFi and Hotspot profiteering coming to iiNet customers

Free WiFi and Hotspot profiteering coming to iiNet customers

iiNet has inked an exclusive partnership with NZ-based Tomizone, enabling its customers to access free WiFi and to create and profit from their own WiFi Hotspots.
Mitchell Bingemann Aug 20 2007 5:14PM Telco/ISP
Video networking drives 802.11n adoption

Video networking drives 802.11n adoption

The growth of 802.11n in connected consumer entertainment devices will rapidly outpace that of other networking technologies, new research predicts.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 1:27PM Networking
Disney joins the social networking club

Disney joins the social networking club

Disney has entered the social networking field by buying Club Penguin for US$350m.
Matt Chapman Aug 3 2007 1:13PM Software
Optical 'milestone' could turbo charge communications

Optical 'milestone' could turbo charge communications

US scientists are promising ultra fast optical communications after demonstrating a “milestone” technique that allows them to control the spectral properties of ultrafast light pulses.
Robert Jaques Aug 3 2007 6:40AM Telco/ISP
Japanese mobile social networking hits the UK

Japanese mobile social networking hits the UK

A mobile social networking service from Japan has been launched in the UK.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2007 9:30AM Software

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