The next generation of the internet, known as internet protocol version 6, took another big step toward commercialisation, as its second phase of testing in North America wrapped up last week. For two weeks in March, the North American IPv6 Task...
With Linux, the influence went the other direction after IBM found programmers unwilling to relinquish Linux's general-purpose but sometimes slower design, Arimilli said. IBM will improve flexibility of portioning will improve when the Power5+ in...
Adhering to a common protocol will enable any compliant RFID reader to recognise any compliant tag, regardless of who makes them. Albertsons, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart Stores and other major retail and consumer goods companies have already begun...
Furthermore, as call centres become more dispersed and virtual, IP's impact will have an even greater effect on TDM. It is examples such as this that show how vendor support for VoIP will ultimately benefit the customer through reduced costs...
One address gets data into the company's network, where it's routed to the appropriate machine. They can also be used to handle IP traffic between different service providers. These devices are expected to become essential pieces of next-generation...
Virtual appliances - 'freeze-dried' software stacks of OS, middleware and application, certified to run together and packaged as a single virtual machine - is an appealing distribution vehicle for software, bearing in mind that most installation...