Confusion is rife about potential vulnerabilities in BIND, the most commonly used domain name server on the internet, and experts are calling on the makers of the software to clarify the issue. Domain name servers are used to match domain names to...
So installing optical fibre is a straightforward proposition. In contrast computers, optical fibre and data networks have realised performance improvements by a factor of more than 1,000,000 in 20 years.
In addition, Linux is essentially free, although companies such as Red Hat sell a version at a modest price with the goal of earning additional revenue through installation and maintenance contracts. In May 2001, Senior Vice President Craig Mundie...
Nigel Towell, spokesman for Intel, noted a server implementation optical network using Gigabit Ethernet is three times more expensive than one using copper. Its latest report card shows it prospering in local area networks (LANs) and advancing on...
In many locations the power companies have installed optical fibre along their power lines for telemetry related to the control of power distribution. Installation costs are higher than the telcos and cablecos.
Throughout 2002, Gartner expects Sun to package and integrate separately priced options for change management, virtual resource management, reliability, availability and serviceability profiling (for preventive diagnostics), application server...