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VMware vs. everyone
VMware is the undisputed champion of the virtualization market. Can anyone knock them out?
VoIP monitoring tools move toward maturity with new levels of accuracy and troubleshooting techniques
In our third review of VoIP monitoring tools, products from ClearSight Networks, Codima Technologies, JDS Uniphase, WildPackets
and Touchstone Technologies, all products were able to monitor the test network. They differed primarily in how accurately
they assessed the voice quality of degraded calls, how well they could provide expert advice -- what the error or logged event
meant and suggestions on how to fix and what else to look for in the network relating to this problem -- and, lastly, how
many VoIP-specific alerts and other criteria they could monitor.
IPv6 allocations: The tide comes in
Network World ran an article I wrote in January of last year discussing the decline in IPv6 address allocations since 2002
and the prediction that the tide will begin to turn. Now that 2007 is behind us, it is worth a look at last year’s statistics
to see where things stand.
How to future-proof your videoconferencing gear without breaking your wallet
Businesses can reap 80% to 90% of the benefits of telepresence via upgrades to existing videoconference gear at a fraction
of what they’d spend on brand-new telepresence systems, according to an analyst firm specializing in unified communications.
Is Microsoft’s directory, identity management a service of the future?
Microsoft is working on a series of upgrades to its directory and identity technologies in the coming months with the goal
of creating a service-based identity platform.
Apple aims iPhone applications at corporate users
During a media conference at its San Francisco headquarters today, Apple debuted a host of new features that are designed
to make the iPhone more attractive to enterprise users.
Tech leaders scramble for IT talent
Massachusetts CIO plans for imminent loss of workforce to retirement with UMass Boston partnership; Boston CIO enables online
job application process.
AT&T plans $1 billion network investment
AT&T will spend US$1 billion in 2008 to expand its IP (Internet Protocol) networks for large businesses, driven by an "explosive
surge" in data, voice and video traffic, the company said Wednesday.
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