Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Be prepared: Physical security is migrating to your (IT) domain

3G cellular network-in-a-box provides service to disaster zones and remote locations | A video platform for the mobile enterprise

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Be prepared: Physical security is migrating to your (IT) domain
It is clear that video has a terrible reputation, and also clear that the IT industry on the whole is relatively unaware of trends in video surveillance and security. But, just as VoIP brought the world of telephony under the IT umbrella, the rise of network-based surveillance systems is bringing physical security under the network administrator's province as well. Read More


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3G cellular network-in-a-box provides service to disaster zones and remote locations
We've all cursed our cell service providers when the signal peters out. But what if there's no signal at all because you are so remote or the network has been knocked offline by a disaster? Now there's a turnkey 3G cellular network-in-a-box that emergency agencies and commercial businesses are using to bring a signal to where none exists. Read More

A video platform for the mobile enterprise
With the "consumerization of IT" introducing a flood of personal mobile devices into the workplace, enterprise networks are bearing an unanticipated burden. Read More

Alcatel-Lucent aims to fix network issues before they arise
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a set of services to proactively analyze performance in fixed networks, identify potential problems and take action to minimize their impact, the company said on Monday. Read More


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Cisco announces plan to buy Axioss management software
Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire service fulfillment software assets from the UK subsidiary of Comptel, in an effort to help operators speed up the launch of new services, the networking company said. Read More

Palo Alto earns short list status
Palo Alto Networks has injected excitement and innovation into the firewall market with its "next-generation" appliances that combine traditional firewalls, threat mitigation technologies such as anti-malware and intrusion prevention, and the new magic dust of application identification. Read More

Flash storage moves closer to CPUs
In a bid to maximize the speed advantage of solid-state storage, more vendors are promoting approaches that move it closer to the CPUs that process stored data. Read More


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A matchmaker for cloud services
Networking professionals know they need to be on the cloud. But which cloud? Or more precisely, which cloud services should they use? As is usually the case in enterprise computing, there are no simple answers. Read More

US surges to near global lead in mobile data
U.S. consumers are among the world's most voracious consumers of mobile data, motivated by the country's homegrown technology industry, according to analyst Chetan Sharma. Read More

Clearwire's LTE push highlights growing momentum
LTE (Long Term Evolution) has picked up steam in the last few weeks, with operators moving forward and auctions taking place, helping the technology become a global standard. Read More

Patent protection advocate calls for help in hindering Nortel patent sale
The leader of the Open Invention Network has put out an all-call to help it fight the pending sale of Nortel's patent portfolio to a consortium of vendors led by Apple and Microsoft. Keith Bergelt, CEO of OIN, wants developers and users to step up and share their viewpoints and stories with the Department of Justice investigating the sale. The pending sale is currently under regulatory approval but the group hopes to close the deal in the third quarter. Read More



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