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- Oil and Gas Facilities Company Enhances Business Operations Through Resilient Data Network
- Petrofac wanted to enhance business productivity by implementing a state-of-the-art, highly resilient network and data centre in Petrofac's brand new HeadQuarters HQ building. Petrofac deployed an actively resilient network built on Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600s at the core and Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5520s at the edge. Issue resolution,...
- Tags: Data Network, Oil, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Strategic Planning, Networking, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2008-10-09
- Using Cisco IOS Zone-Based and Classic Firewall in High-Availability Network Environments
- Businesses increasingly rely on data networks to carry mission-critical information. This is particularly true for businesses that rely on IP data networks to carry voice-over-IP data for packet telephony. Data networks must offer high-availability capabilities so that business continuity is not interrupted by scheduled maintenance or unexpected downtime due to...
- Tags: Data Network, Cisco IOS, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Firewalls, Networking
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Design Best Practices for Latency Optimization
- The approach to minimize latency must be a holistic effort that takes into consideration the entire market data system from end-to-end and focuses on reducing latency throughout the design. This whitepaper addresses options for mitigating key sources of latency within financial data network implementations. Topics surveyed include propagation delay, processing...
- Tags: Data Network, Latency, Optimization, Best Practice
- White papers 2007-12-20
- 10 Ways to Sell Upper Management on a Network Upgrade
- Download this FREE white paper to learn 10 benefits of upgrading your data network and easily sell the project to management including: Increase data network reliability & capacity Protect your business from security threats How much money you can save your company Increase employee...
- Tags: Network Upgrade, Data Network, Network, Green IT, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2007-10-10
- Qualcomm import ban will effect U.S. 3G data networks
- Qualcomm import ban will effect U.S. 3G data networksWhich devices?I recently purchased a Sierra Wireless card. When I activated it and connected to the network, it asked me if I wanted to do a firmware update for RevA. I did it and have been Rev A ever since.Windows...
- Tags: VOIP, U.S. 3G, data network, Qualcomm Inc., network
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Qualcomm import ban will effect U.S. 3G data networks
- Yesterday, the Bush administration decided to uphold a June decision from the US International Trade Commission that bans chips made by Qualcomm Inc. that violate a Broadcom Corp. patent. This does not look like good news for Qualcomm and those of us who want to see more 3G mobile devices...
- Tags: Data Network, Patent, Broadcom Corp., Network, Qualcomm Inc., Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
- Complete Verizon-Vonage patent analysis Part One: 6,282,574
- My interpretation: I agree with Om that the technology described here is so generic that a claim for infringement is highly unlikely. Entitled Method, server and telecommunications system for name translation on a conditional basis and/or to a telephone number, Verizons U.S. Patent 6,282,574 refers to:An enhanced name translation...
- Tags: Vonage, Regulatory, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- Load Balancing in Peer-to-Peer Data Networks
- One of the issues considered in all Peer-to-Peer Data Networks, or Structured Overlays, is keeping a fair load distribution among the nodes participating in the network. Whilst this issue is well defined and basically solved for systems with relatively simple search paradigms, none of the existing solutions is appropriate or...
- Tags: Data Network, Network, Load Balancing, P2P, Peer To Peer (P2P), VOIP, Network Technology, Networking, Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-10-05
- An Architectural/Engineering Leader Optimizes Its WAN for IP Telephony
- Founded in 1954, Hanson Professional Services is an employee-owned consulting firm, a single source for a full complement of architectural, engineering and management services, engaging in an immense variety of projects - highways and bridges, industrial complexes, schools and universities, radio stations and airports among them. Hanson's communications network demands...
- Tags: Data Network, Consulting Company, Telephony, Nortel Networks Corp., IP Telephony, IP, WAN, Architectural/Engineering Leader, Hanson, VOIP, Network Technology, Outsourcing, Telecommunications, Routers & Switches, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2006-08-21
- Sprint Nextel announce 4G data network
- I have been stuck at 2.5G wireless data, using EDGE, with T-Mobile for several months and there isn't any real hard news on when they will get their 3G network rolled out. As a result, I am receiving my PPC-6700 HTC Apache device with EVDO on the Sprint...
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, data network, 4G, network, Sprint Nextel Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-08-08
- Secure Wireless Networking and IP Telephony Enable Great Canadian Gaming Corporation to Provide Unparalleled Service to Resort Guests
- Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is a leading provider of gaming and entertainment destinations in western Canada and the northwestern United States. Around-the-clock communications among people on the go is essential in a large gaming facility to manage the site effectively and quickly respond to customers. Great Canadian Gaming Corporation was...
- Tags: Data Network, Telephony, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., IP Telephony, IP, Wireless Networking, Wireless, VOIP, Games, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- Case studies 2006-04-07
- Ethernet Algorithm for Building Network Integration Using TCP/IP
- Problems like poor security, transfer delay or packet loss occur while building network systems that are applied with TCP/IP integrate with data network systems. To solve this problem, this paper proposes the Separated Ethernet, which can give priority to the system, and by using the OPNET Modeler simulator, the paper...
- Tags: Algorithm, Data Network, Network, Network Integration, Tcp/Ip, VOIP, Networking, Ethernet, Network Technology, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Unified Services Gateway provides resilient infrastructure and remote manageability for branch offices
- Learn how Close Motor Finance dramatically improved resiliency and remote manageability of their branch offices by using NetDevices’ SG-8 services gateways to provide all data network connectivity and security, including routing, firewall and VPN functionality in a single, multifunction device known as a ‘branch in a box’
- Tags: Data Network, Gateway Inc., Branch Office, Manageability, VOIP, Security, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2006-01-26
- Maximizing Use of Mobile Data Infrastructure: The Importance of Service Control in Mobile Networks
- The opportunity provided by data services has prompted mobile operators around the world to launch new architectures, marketing campaigns, and service strategies to gain market share and revenue. With the adoption of these IP-based service models, and with the introduction of "True" high-speed mobile access, operators are facing an increasing...
- Tags: Mobile Network, Data Network, Mobile, Network, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Cingular to upgrade wireless data network
- Cingular to upgrade wireless data networkToo lateThe Cell network was but a step on the long journey to pervasive wireless. The "Cell" will NOT be the choice of future wireless communication! Once Cell tower can accomdedate a couple hundred calls at a time - and each one needs a separately-handled...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Processors, Cell, WiMAX, wireless data network, wireless, data network, Cingular Wireless, network
- Discussion threads 2004-12-01
- VoIP in K-12 Education: Leveraging Data Networks and E-Rate Funding
- Phone systems in schools across the country are undergoing a major transformation, fueled by E-Rate funding and VoIP technology. Phones and advanced applications are being deployed to every teacher and classroom at minimal cost, by leveraging data infrastructures. Learn how David Douglas School District in Portland, Ore. and Dougherty County...
- Tags: K-12, Education, Data Network, Network, E-Rate, ShoreTel, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Webcasts 2004-09-01
- T.38 and the Future of Fax
- One tool crucial to building the new world of real-time fax over IP is the emerging International Telecommunications Union ITU T.38 standard for real-time fax over IP, which makes it possible for fax machines from different vendors to talk to each other over IP networks.Dialogic will fax-enable all its DM3™...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Dialogic, fax machine, fax, CompactPCI, IP, software upgrade, PSTN, telephone network, IP network, Extranet, data network, PCI, IP telephony, Intranet, telephony, network, VoIP, telephone, PC, Internet, software
- White papers 2004-03-02
- The Sonim Instant Communications Solution (ICS): Enabling Voice Services Over Wireless Data Networks, Push-to-Talk and Direct Messaging
- The traditional solutions development model - everything proprietary and custom-built from the ground up -no longer offers advantages in the fiercely competitive communications industry. The Sonim ICS is a robust Push-to-Talk PTT application with more features than existing services. But don't let the "off-the-shelf" configuration fool you: The Sonim ICS...
- Tags: Voice Service, Data Network, Wireless Data Network, Network, Push-to-talk, Messaging, Cellular Network, Intel Corp., Sonim Instant Communications Solution, 3G, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Case studies
- Managing the Shortfalls in Wireless Data Networks
- This webcast will show how to manage the shortfalls in wireless data networks.
- Tags: Data Network, Wireless Data Network, Network, Sybase Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless, VOIP, Databases, Telecommunications, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts
- Converged Voice, Data Network Helps Johnson Inc. Better Serve Clients
- Johnson Inc. is one of Canada's leading providers of personal and group insurance and benefits. The company didn't want its rapid expansion to jeopardize its ability to offer the personalized service on which its reputation had been built. But to help ensure this, Johnson Inc.'s IT staff knew a different...
- Tags: Data Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Johnson Inc.
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