Monthly Archives: May 2001
Sonet: Not Dead Yet
Synchronous optical networking isnt dead, and for the next few years it will be the best way to deliver voice, video and data to...
Fast Breaks Newsfront: May 28, 2001
Buying SpreeComputer services firm Electronic Data Systems made its third large acquisition in as many months last week, agreeing to buy Structural Dynamics Research...
Optical Interaction: No Illusion
Networks are moving closer to a world in which the equipment that moves wavelengths can talk to the boxes that route packets, switch circuits...
Operator No. 9: May 28, 2001
Avoiding the Repo ManIn the wake of tech industry layoffs and the stock market slump, the inventory of high-priced houses on the real estate...
Gettin Gig-E With It
Gigabit Ethernet is the latest buzz to rumble through the networked economy, but the new technology is a bit elitist, addressing the bandwidth needs...
The Cure?
Successful co-location agreements depend on good service providers and reasonable customers. In the real world, however, both parties need to minimize their risk and...
VOIP Phones Multiply at N+I
There is a stealthy upswing in VOIP phones going on this year, raising the likelihood that, in the next few years, youll be able...
Crisis Keeps Companies Under the Gun
Part 2 of the war on it is under way. Until recently, we could safely say "computers are the future," and technology was the...
Nobody to Blame
Its almost becoming a weekly internet soap opera. Rumors swirl about a company. Top executives deny anything is wrong. Top executives resign. Company restates...
Chicos Fashions a New Plan
Its an all-too-common fashion faux pas: Lured by the latest trend, some of us sometimes give in to the temptation to buy and wear...