DDN®, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-cloud data management solutions, announced the latest addition to its powerful A3I® solutions, the DDN AI400X2 Turbo. 30% more powerful than the AI400X2, the previous industry performance leader, the AI400X2 Turbo boasts faster performance and expanded connectivity options.
Today, Google released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for the 2010 holiday season. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating to manufacturers the hardware specifications. For instance, Chrome OS devices will be netbooks, will not include a hard drive, will have only solid state disks, will rely on specified WiFi chipsets/adapters for connectivity and must have full-sized keyboards, says Sund
While a new iPhone is expected at the WWDC, we try to figure out what might be up for the iPhone next year. LTE connectivity and a 1.5GHz processor anyone?
If you're wondering why Apple's latest phone is known as the "iPhone 4" instead of the more widely-used "iPhone 4G," it could be because the new device still relies on 3G connectivity.
Like many things in IT, this security convergence is a work in progress. But as wireless LANs become the primary connectivity for more enterprise users, integrating wired and wireless becomes more pressing, especially around security.
Apple announced its new iPod touch, which is almost identical to the iPhone 4, but lacks a cellular radio. Users can make use of its 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset for connectivity.
When the New York Giants inaugurate the New Meadowlands stadium with their first regular-season game in less than two weeks, fans will have the benefit of using a massive IP network that will be responsible for HD video displays, processing credit card transactions and delivering Wi-Fi connectivity to fans' wireless devices.
India is reviewing an agreement between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and a private communications company that aims to set up a satellite network for delivering applications like e-governance and remote connectivity using S-Band spectrum from Indian satellites.
Microsoft's DirectAccess, new to Windows Server 2008 R2, promises connectivity nirvana: an always-on application infrastructure for employees both inside and remote to the organization. But it comes with a very steep cost in terms of IT dollars and time to deploy.
TerreStar Networks Inc. planned to launch on Wednesday a satellite, part of an all IP-enabled and integrated satellite and terrestrial network designed to bring connectivity to commercially-available handsets.
Forget 24/7 availability: By 2013, telecommunications operators will deliver at least 48 hours of Internet connectivity to their customers, every day of the week, according to a study by Cisco Systems.
AT&T is aggressively pursuing wireless connectivity for devices such as e-readers but needs to develop new pricing plans for them, the head of the carrier's new-devices business said Tuesday.
A number of vendors have released flash drives that combine eSATA and USB connectivity to offer high-speed data transfer and portability in one small device. Kanguru announced its eFlash eSATA drive in November. Then, in December, Advanced Media Inc.'s Ridata-brand and OCZ Technology Inc. unveiled an eSATA-enabled flash drive with up to 32GB capacity.
Extreme Networks Inc. Monday announced a new product, called a port extender, along with a new version of its EPICenter management software, which both serve the "outer edge" of the LAN, areas where it's difficult to provide network connectivity.
Cisco is expected to announce new hardware modules for its Integrated Services Router line that add network management and monitoring, as well as connectivity options, such as cable broadband, DSL and metro Ethernet.
We have several remote offices that are totally dependent on their local Internet connection for the VPN connection back to us for corporate e-mail and VoIP services. I have been asked to look into a backup Internet connection. Any suggestions on what type of connections would be the best to use?
In her recent Q&A session with IT consultant and Network World tester Joel Snyder, Senior Editor Deni Connor questioned Snyder's rationale for making the declaration that Fibre Channel technology is effectively a dead-end in the wake of the lower cost iSCSI connectivity combined with dropping 10G Ethernet prices.
Last week, Vonage was ordered by a federal jury in Virginia to pay Verizon $58 million in a patent infringement suit that centered on how Vonage connects its calls between its VoIP network and the PSTN. Vonage was also found guilty of infringements in its techniques to provide call forwarding and voice mail, and how Vonage provides VoIP connectivity to 802.11 wireless phones.
At the same time sports and entertainment organizations are being inundated with data, they're trying to figure out how to boost connectivity within their venues, but also how to monetize the treasure trove of attendee information.
At last week’s CTIA Wireless 2007 show, we found two announcements of interest to service providers that are including wireless infrastructure and services into their enterprise portfolio. The first announcement comes from AT&T and Cisco which are working together to offer the enterprise a 3G wireless alternative to provide wireline service back-up.
In the last two weeks we've cleaned up our MP3 collection, played with Wi-Fi, looked at the annoyingly high radio frequency attenuation properties of our walls, and solved our connectivity problems using HomePlug (aka Ethernet over powerline). (See "Organizing audio," and "Connecting audio," for all the details.)