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Posted by inet
on 2005-10-26
Article Source : Networking Pipeline
SureWest Communications has begun what it describes as the first delivery of high definition television (HDTV) over an IP network.
The company has linked more than 80,000 Northern California homes to a fiber-optic network, and plans to deliver 260 video and music channels, as well as voice and broadband Internet access. Fifteen of the TV channels will be high-definition.
The pilot, which begins today, is the first step in what will be SureWest's full-scale commercial deployment of HDTV over IP |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-26
Article Source : Networking Pipeline
Congress or the FCC may seek to force telcos to offer independent DSL as a condition of megamergers, observers say.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- As their twin megamergers head for what looks like a certain approval, SBC and Verizon may be forced into offering broadband access that is free of an attached telephone voice service, according to a leading Congressional staffer.
"Naked DSL is certainly on the table as a condition [for merger approval]," said Michael Sullivan, a lead staffer |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-26
Article Source : TechWeb News
EMC Corp. recently acquired Acartus, which EMC Software President Dave DeWalt said is a key to its strategy of providing a holistic set of archiving policies and access tools for all information.
DeWalt touted the acquisition Tuesday in Las Vegas, during Momentum 2005, the year's largest gathering of EMC Documentum business partners and customers. During the conference's opening keynote address, he outlined the company's strategy for a crowd of about 2,500 people.
DeWalt said that customers will be able |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-25
Article Source : EE Times
SAN FRANCISCO — PortalPlayer Inc. Monday (Oct. 24) reported a third quarter net income of $10.3 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), up sharply from the $6.3 million that the company reported for the second quarter and the $3.2 million that it reported for the third quarter of 2004.
PortalPlayer (San Jose, Calif.) said its third quarter net revenue was $57.9 million, up 30 percent from the $44.6 million that the company reported for |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-25
Article Source : CRN
Intel is addressing a shortage of chip sets for its low-end desktop motherboards by using devices from ATI Technologies. The microprocessor maker also disclosed changes to its high-end server roadmaps.
Intel placed information about its D101GGC motherboard, which uses ATI's Radeon Xpress 200 chipset, on its reseller website Monday. An Intel spokesman declined to comment about the product, beyond saying Intel plans to use third-party chipssets in some of its motherboard but has yet to reveal which ones.
Pricing and |
Posted by iMark
on 2005-10-24
Article Source : CRN
Wireless vendor Trapeze Networks this week plans to unveil a partnership through which it will incorporate AirDefense’s WLAN intrusion detection software into its line of wireless LAN switches.
The move underscores the growing importance of security features in WLAN deployments, solution providers said.
Aubrey Brown, president and CEO of Corsa Network Technologies, a Campbell, Calif.-based Trapeze partner, said the addition of AirDefense security features will make Trapeze’s products more marketable to his wireless customers. “Anything that adds security to a |
Posted by iNext
on 2005-10-23
Article Source : TechWeb News
Another U.S. municipality, Madison, Wisconsin, is getting a citywide Wi-Fi rollout, this time led by a firm supplying real-time automated meter reading for the utilities industry.
In an announcement Friday, Cellnet Technology said it has begun deploying a Wi-Fi network in Madison that will serve wireless users in the city's government, consumer, and commercial sectors. Network design and deployment services are being provided by Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFI) and the effort will be coordinated by Madison Gas and Electric, a public utility. |
Posted by iNext
on 2005-10-23
Article Source : CRN
Overland Storage, known mainly for its storage backup devices, on Monday is breaking out of its shell with the unveiling of its first primary storage device, the Ultamus 1.
The new storage array is the first fruit of the San Diego-based vendor's acquisition of Zetta Systems in August.
The Ultamus 1 features a single storage processor with both iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity. The array scales from 4 Tbytes to a maximum of 32 Tbytes of raw capacity, or 28 |
Posted by iNext
on 2005-10-22
Article Source : TechWeb News
Cisco Systems CEO and president John Chambers continued his bountiful tour of India Friday, earmarking another $50 million for a new one-million square-foot R&D campus in Bangalore.
Chambers presided at groundbreaking ceremonies just a day after announcing the networking equipment firm would spend up to $1.1 billion in India over the next three years. The R&D facility, to be the largest Cisco lab outside the U.S., is scheduled for completion by June 2007.
"India has been and continues to be |
Posted by iMark
on 2005-10-22
Article Source : InformationWeek
Uplogix introduces a new version of its network management software for centralized and remote management that makes use of out-of-band techniques to gain access to servers and other IT systems that have crashed, lost power, or have faulty network connections.
U.S. businesses seeking to expand operations overseas face numerous challenges, even if they use the Internet to help with communications, distribution, marketing, and customer service. One of the biggest issues is managing IT systems in countries that have difficult climates, |
Posted by iNext
on 2005-10-21
Article Source : EE Times
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, said sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were a record $227.3 million, up 4.0 percent sequentially from $218.5 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 3.0 percent from sales of $220.7 million in the prior year's second quarter.
GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 was a record $65.7 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, up 7.6 percent from GAAP net income of $61.0 million, or |
Posted by iNext
on 2005-10-21
Article Source : EE Times
SanDisk Corp. on Thursday (Oct. 20) entered the emerging three-dimensional chip space by acquiring Matrix Semiconductor Inc. for $238 million.
Matrix (Santa Clara, Calif.) has been developing and supplying 3D-based one-time programmable chip technology since its inception in 1998. The technology is used for storage applications that do not require multiple rewrites. It is based on multiple layers of antifuse-based one-time programmable ROM.
“Use of the Matrix 3D memory extends beyond video games and hopefully will play an important role |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-21
Article Source : InformationWeek
Cisco Systems is expanding its network-security efforts, which to date has focused on wide-area network access points, to the local-area network and the switches that move traffic within most businesses. Its also making it easier for businesses to include third-party devices and use non-Cisco software to implement the security policies.
The move will be welcomed by network administrators scorched by increasingly virulent malware attacks. But those companies that have already begun to introduce NAC strategies from other vendors, or who don't relish |
Posted by inet
on 2005-10-21
Lucent Technologies has announced a new solution designed to allow providers to cost-effectively deliver Internet television (IPTV), voice over IP (VoIP) and multimedia services to consumers.
The Lucent Multimedia Access Platform supports a wide range of access technologies including the most recent versions of asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) and very high bite rate digital subscriber line (VDSL), Ethernet passive optical networking (EPON), gigabit Ethernet passive optical networking (GPON) and WIMAX. The platform also supports IPv6 as well as a full suite |
Posted by iTech
on 2005-10-20
Article Source : EE Times
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Seeking to cut costs and “refine” its focus on analog and DSPs, Analog Devices Inc. on Wednesday (Oct. 19) announced new job cuts, a major reorganization and a plan to shut down its wafer fab operations in California.
No jobs will be lost until the end of 2006. At that time, just under 400 people will be impacted by the job cuts, but those employees are encouraged to apply for other jobs in the company, according to ADI |
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