The most recent Network Infrastructure articles from IT Week

Ipswitch enhances real-time network monitoring

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-13T11:27:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 11:27:00

WhatsUp Gold v12 provides instant network status data

Network software vendor Ipswitch has unveiled the latest version of its popular network management package, WhatsUP Gold, promising better real-time information of network performance....

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Bournemouth first town to have full fibre connectivity

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-07T17:11:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 17:11:00

H2O Networks uses sewer system to roll out cabling

South coast seaside resort Bournemouth is to be the UK's first large town to have both residential and business fully connected with an optical fibre network....

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Wireless vendors pile on 802.11n pressure

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-07T14:43:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 14:43:00

Firms are spoilt for choice when it comes to 802.11n kit, but is it still too early to upgrade?

The latest standard for wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, is currently in draft form, and while some industry experts believe that it could be ratified before the end of this year,...

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Row over iPlayer highlights need for fibre

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-07T14:28:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 14:28:00

The UK’s creaky internet infrastructure has brought the BBC and ISPs to blows

Have you used Aunty Beeb’s streaming TV programme service, the iPlayer, yet? I hadn’t until I came to write this column....

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Virgin Media trials 40Gbit/s connections in the UK

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-06T17:19:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 17:19:00

Virgin Media is to carry out trials on its networks

BT rival Virgin Media has trialled a 40Gbit/s live network connection over a 217 mile span of its existing 10Gbit/s backbone from Manchester to London....

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EMC updates configuration management tools

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-06T15:24:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 15:24:00

VoyenceControl 4.0 includes new modelling, reporting and compliance

EMC has announced the availability of its VoyenceControl configuration management tools, designed to ease the management of enterprise IT infrastructure....

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Shunra unveils WAN emulation appliance

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-01T15:03:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 15:03:00

Appliance allows firms to test application performance prior to WAN deployments

Shumra has unveiled a new network processor-based appliance, which it says will help firms test application performance under any new wide area network (WAN) system prior to deployment....

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Nortel consolidates network functions

Dave Bailey — 2008-04-29T14:32:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 29 April 2008 at 14:32:00

New switches make it easier to deploy virtual networks, claims Nortel

Nortel has unveiled its latest Virtual Service Switch 5000, which it claims can consolidate network functions, such as firewalls and application switching onto a single platform....

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Zeus eases traffic management with Java support

Dave Bailey — 2008-04-29T11:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 29 April 2008 at 11:00:00

Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager v5.0 adds Java & SIP support

Zeus Technology has upgraded its application delivery appliance to include support for Java, enabling IT staff to introduce more granular controls for network traffic....

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BlueCat upgrades IP management tools

Dave Bailey — 2008-04-28T16:33:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 28 April 2008 at 16:33:00

Enhanced automation of IP address management

BlueCat Networks has upgraded its Proteus IP address management appliance, with new firmware which can automate time-consuming network administration tasks....

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Long road to 802.11n Wi-Fi

IT Week Staff — 2008-04-28T12:58:00.000Z

IT Week Staff, IT Week, Monday 28 April 2008 at 12:58:00

Reliability and security are still major barriers to adoption

The choice of high-performance 802.11n systems on the market was greatly increased last week, with wireless vendors Aruba, Meru, Ruckus and Trapeze all stepping up to the plate to show...

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Blue Coat to acquire Packeteer

IT Week Staff — 2008-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

IT Week Staff, IT Week, Monday 21 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Agrees $268m deal for WAN optimisation rival

Blue Coat Systems has agreed to acquire rival WAN optimisation vendor Packeteer for $268m (£135.1m). Both companies are focused on technologies that improve the performance of applications delivered over a...

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O2 launches HSDPA USB modem

Dave Bailey — 2008-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Friday 18 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Mobile workers could benefit from new £20 per month service

O2 UK today added a USB modem to its Mobile Broadband offering, giving users more convenient access to its mobile network....

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Fibre deficiency threatens UK's wellbeing

Bill Pechey — 2008-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Bill Pechey, IT Week, Friday 11 April 2008 at 00:00:00

The knowledge economy will struggle to thrive without a last-mile connectivity boost

Fibre to the home (FTTH) is one of the hot topics in networking at the moment, but a recent conference in Paris revealed that efforts in the UK to provide...

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Cisco closes in on the datacentre

IT Week Staff — 2008-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

IT Week Staff, IT Week, Thursday 10 April 2008 at 00:00:00

New technology and services announced at its annual partner conference

Network infrastructure giant Cisco has renewed its commitment to the datacentre with the launch of a new series of switches, a new channel strategy and the announcement it will fully...

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