Archive for February, 2007

Community Linux router distro goes Debian

A commercial supplier of open-source routing and firewall software has transitioned its community-supported firewall/router Linux distribution to a Debian base. Vyatta Community Edition 2 (VC2) is based on Debian, runs on commodity x86 hardware, includes excellent documentation, and supports numerous enterprise features, including serial T1/E1 cards, VLANs, RIP, and OSPF.
Vyatta’s community-supported distributions include the latest […]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Wireless LAN chipset handles HDTV

Demonstration at IPTV World Forum to feature WLANPlus’ unique ability to deliver high-definition television (HDTV) over wireless LAN at wire line quality.
Metalink will demonstrate WLANPlus, the industry’s first CE-grade dual-band 802.11n-compliant chipset, on Stand 116 at the upcoming IPTV World Forum in London, from 5th to 7th March 2007. Barry Volinskey, Metalink’s VP of wireless […]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Alternative refines its wireless LAN act with Trapeze deal

Alternative Technology says its distribution deal with Trapeze Networks will help take the fear out of making a move toward wireless LAN solutions for resellers that are new to the technology.
The Englewood, Colo.-based specialty distributor recently signed a value-added distribution agreement with Trapeze Networks, a provider of enterprise wireless LAN solutions based in Pleasanton, Calif. […]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Alternative refines its wireless LAN act with Trapeze deal

Alternative Technology says its distribution deal with Trapeze Networks will help take the fear out of making a move toward wireless LAN solutions for resellers that are new to the technology.
The Englewood, Colo.-based specialty distributor recently signed a value-added distribution agreement with Trapeze Networks, a provider of enterprise wireless LAN solutions based in Pleasanton, Calif. […]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Nortel Enhances Wireless LAN

Nortel today unveiled new wireless LAN (WLAN) capabilities and solutions that enable business to use their existing WLAN network to deploy advanced enterprise applications such as location tracking, advanced security solutions, and voice over the WLAN network
With new voice quality features based on IEEE 802.11e standards, businesses now have greater flexibility when planning for voice […]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Siemens, Nortel Launch Wireless LAN Products

Siemens announces hardware/software combo to support dual-mode calls; Nortel updates its 2300 Series switch.
Two major networking vendors Monday separately announced innovations in wireless LAN products for business users.
Siemens Communications Inc. announced HiPath MobileConnect to provide support for dual-mode calling between Wi-Fi and cellular networks on a single handset. MobileConnect includes server hardware that sits between […]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Sun Dramatically Accelerates Network Performance

Sun First to Offer 10 Gigabit Multi-Threaded Network Performance With Innovative Silicon Technology; Complements Performance Advantages of Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System and CMT Processors
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) today unveiled its Sun(TM) Multithreaded 10 Gig E Networking Technology, the first network interface specifically designed to accelerate multi-threaded application performance by optimizing I/O throughput within environments that […]

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Atheros Ships 100 Million Wireless LAN Chipsets

Milestone Follows Landmark Year of Revenue Growth.
Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) , a leading developer of advanced wireless solutions, announced that it has shipped more than 100 million wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets to date. In 2006, Atheros enjoyed an extraordinary year with 64 percent revenue growth to $301.7 million, punctuated in the fourth quarter with […]

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Microsoft first - then Google wants world domination

Psst … want a $64 trillion question? Well, here it is: what is Google up to? I don’t mean what is it doing in public; I mean what is the company really up to?
The simple-minded answer is that it’s going after Microsoft. After all, this week Google announced that it was bundling its ‘data in […]

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Supercharged Routing Firms Court Rapid Traders

Black box traders want-and need-greater bandwidth to execute their high-volume and quant strategies. Traditional voice and Internet protocol telecommunication lines just can’t handle the sheer volume they churn into the marketplace. To execute their statistical arbitrage and pairs strategies, these traders need information highways with unlimited space and autobahn-style speed limits if market data, trades, […]

Sunday, February 25th, 2007