The LION (Lower Indian Ocean Network) cable inauguration by Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam over the weekend marked a milestone in the history of telecommunications and ICT in the Indian Ocean.
Asustek Computer on Wednesday announced the 10-inch Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, which has a quad-core processor that could make it the fastest tablet in the market.
Google's Android mobile phone software worked well on mini-laptops at the Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show and, backed by the strong Google brand, may be headed for prime time, two Gartner analysts said Monday.
New pico projectors are making their entrance at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, offering a better image quality that manufacturers hope will let them break into the mainstream.
On May 22, 2009, President Obama signed the Credit CARD Act of 2009, which restricted a number of practices, such as universal default, double-cycle billing, and overlimit fees, that had been criticized by consumer advocates for years. It was unquestionably the most punitive legislation ever to hit the credit card industry, and was probably made possible by the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which uncovered a whole host of unsavory practices that provoked public outrage.
New Zealand's prime minister called on Monday for an inquiry into illegal spying on individuals connected with the now defunct file-sharing site Megaupload by one of the country's intelligence services.
Taiwan-based Prime View International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink Corporation for approximately US$215 million, the two companies said in a joint statement on Monday.
Despite its proximity and popularity, industry watchers say Mexico could face competition from South American countries as U.S. companies look for offshore alternatives to India.
Better security is the biggest draw of Windows Server 2008, the newest server operating system from Microsoft, but worries about first-version bugs top their list of IT professionals' concerns, according to a recent survey.
Most network managers accept that they will experience a certain amount of downtime on their networks, but obviously they want to find the cause of the dead air and stamp it out.
In recent newsletters (see the links below) we discussed some of the organizational issues that limit the success of the overall IT function and place a lot of stress on the network organization. In particular, we discussed how many IT organizations still continue to approach troubleshooting from a defensive perspective. A prime example is that in many IT organizations when an application is degrading it is still common to assume that the network is at fault. As such, valuable time is lost as the network g
Readers have chimed in loud and clear about my recent piece questioning whether VoIP was ready for prime time. Some say I should dive right in and use VoIP for business, while others are wary of the quality they have experienced and would shy away from it for a professional line.
There is certainly no shortage of news coverage on how enterprise WLAN products are now supporting the latest and greatest 802.11n standard with all the speed and manageability that it is supposed to bring with it. That said, it might be a prime time for enterprises to consider upgrading their wireless networks. Any upgrade to the WLAN infrastructure should also have baked into it an upgrade to the WLAN security parameters as well.
This week’s package of top networking tips is sure to be a resource for some time to come. A prime feature of the package is advice from network professionals on how to get ahead. Check it out today.
Net pros share the tips that helped them get ahead
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/tips/112805-network-advice.html?net&story=112805-network-advice
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault warned government ministers this summer that they and their staff should only use approved smartphones to discuss sensitive matters, a French magazine has revealed.
At this year's International CES, the most valuable real estate isn't the prime exhibit areas in the huge halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It's you.
At this year's International CES, the most valuable real estate isn't the prime exhibit areas in the huge halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It's you.
At this year's International CES, the most valuable real estate isn't the prime exhibit areas in the huge halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It's you.
Many carriers are replacing their aging ATM WAN services with Multi-protocol Label Switching services. Carriers and equipment manufacturers virtually have stopped enhancing their ATM networks and equipment. Fortune 500 companies are considering incorporating MPLS services into their WANs. Nevertheless, potential users have many questions about MPLS - questions that carriers should address explicitly and directly.
Many carriers are replacing their aging ATM WAN services with Multi-protocol Label Switching services. Carriers and equipment manufacturers virtually have stopped enhancing their ATM networks and equipment. Fortune 500 companies are considering incorporating MPLS services into their WANs. Nevertheless, potential users have many questions about MPLS - questions that carriers should address explicitly and directly.
The critical flaw that Microsoft confirmed on Monday -- but has yet to patch -- is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a security researcher said.
What was your introduction to e-mail? Mine occurred in late 1981 when we installed an experimental system (known as "x.mail") at Prime Computer in Massachusetts. In those days e-mail was mostly a "gee whiz" technology, and was as proprietary as could be (remember, this was pre-Internet).