Cabletron is to release a 48-port, 10Mbps Ethernet switch and a 48-port modular version for its SmartSwitch 6000 chassis. This entry into the market for low-end, high-density Ethernet switches follows the announcement that Cabletron is to acquire...
3Com, Cabletron, Cisco and Nortel Networks are among the big name networking firms that are refusing to help users in the US make pre-1997 products Y2K compliant. According to Infoliant and the Nortel Web site, Nortel Networks will not test any...
Nortel has frozen plans to release a " large-scale optical device that was once claimed was crucial for boosting internet connectivity. Nortel acquired the internet switching technology when it bought Xros in a $3.2bn all-stock deal in 2000.
The developing 'nightmare' scenario is that we are left waiting for services the Japanese, Koreans and Americans are right now getting used to, and when we do get them, they will be more expensive, certainly in terms of handsets (made by just a...
David Horwood, MD of IT consultancy ihotdesk, where all the staff work flexibly, is a big fan. Some industries are investigating using picture messaging to support mobile workers. We have developed a product to allow mobile workers to access...
Other obstacles include the requisite cooperation between IT and telecoms departments being hard, users waiting for existing kit to reach renewal before considering a switch (and that can be a long time in the case of the PBXes used for most...