Monthly Archives: June 2001
Tux: Built for Speed
In most cases, a public benchmark is really nothing more than a transaction race where bragging rights and platform pride are the prizes. But...
IP PBX Corrals Remote Users
COMMUNICATIONSTo give small and midsize businesses a way to extend IP PBX services to remote workers, AltiGen Communications Inc. rolled out an upgraded, server-based...
A Little Box of Broadband Safety
A companys virtual private network may be as ineffective as the Maginot Line if its telecommuters remain unprotected.Networking vendors have rushed to fill the...
Are You RFC1918-Compliant? Why Not?
Before the proliferation of the internet, most network administrators grabbed a block of addresses for TCP/IP networks out of the air, maybe assigning an...
Empowered Provisioning
In the world of service provisioning, impatience is a virtue."We live in a world where were not ready to wait for anything," says Russell...
Riverstone Router Offers More Punch in Less Space
Tried renting space in a carrier hotel in Manhattan, Chicago or Los Angeles lately?Riverstone Networks hopes so, and hopes you came away with a...
Nothhaft Knows What VPN Managers Want
A former CEO of innovative internet service provider Concentric Network was among the first to implement virtual private networks in a carrier environment. Now,...
VPN Service Said to Ease Setup Pain
Businesses are acquiring virtual private network technology at an accelerated pace, but the headaches involved are prompting a host of new companies to offer...
Old Boxes Pose Hazard
HARDWARE DISPOSALIll bet most of us have nasty little secrets buried in forgotten corners of our buildings—rooms full of hardware junk just like this...
Level 3 Caught in Market Bind
Another big round of layoffs is expected at Level 3 Communications as early as today, because the network builder has failed so far to...