Caron Carlson

Cisco Systems Inc. today is introducing new carrier-grade routers in its 12000 series to double the capacity of core networks, and it is also unveiling upgrades to its 7600 series routers to support new high-bandwidth services. The enhancements to the 7600 series will make it easier to deliver a wide range of high-reliability, enterprise-level services […]

Avaya Inc. Monday is rolling out a variety of new hardware and software to make Internet Protocol communications more secure, reliable and manageable. On the list of new goods are media gateways, servers, applications, upgraded management software and two new wireless IP phones. Approximately 220 nurses and other personnel at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, […]

Apart from the U.S. Department of Defense and a coalition of universities, American enterprises have not jumped on IPv6. And now, as interest in the protocol grows worldwide, experts warn that the United States could be left behind. Asian governments, particularly Chinas, have embraced IPv6, which promises to improve the Internets performance by increasing the […]

AT&T Corp. today named a new president, William Hannigan, formerly chairman and CEO of Sabre Holdings Corp. Hannigan replaces Betsy Bernard, who took over as president in October 2002. Bernard said in a press release today that she looks “forward to finding the right leadership opportunity” in the next phase of her career. The Bedminster, […]

Federal regulators this week will begin the process of deciding whether to regulate telephone calls placed over the Internet the same way they regulate traditional telephony. Its a task policymakers have put off since Congress opened the local phone market to competition in 1996 and one that is likely to determine what types of voice […]

Jumping into the voip fray, SBC Communications Inc. has expanded its IP-based services to include a network-based IP VPN and a hosted voice-over-IP service. SBCs hosted service, which will be available nationwide by the end of next year, includes consolidated voice mail and e-mail, and conferencing and plug and play features, said SBC officials, in […]

In a frenzy of activity before adjourning for the year, Congress was set to pass last week anti-spam legislation that primarily targets unwanted pornography and flagrant fraud. However, the measure is unlikely to stem the tide of unwanted commercial e-mail, industry experts said. Leveraging the rampant popularity of the recently implemented Do Not Call list, […]

Washingtons historic hands-off-the-Internet guiding principle tipped a bit in the direction of regulation Monday with the formation of an Internet policy committee at the Federal Communications Commission. Lawmakers and regulators have long congratulated themselves for keeping their mitts off the Internet and letting the newest medium thrive freely. But now, as the Internet becomes an […]

Two years after granting the FBI a series of new electronic surveillance and search powers to combat terrorism, Congress is taking a closer look at the impact of those powers and of other provisions in the USA Patriot Act. What makes the matter particularly pressing for politicians is that critics of the act span the […]

Corporate America managed to thwart momentum this year for a law that would require public companies to report cyber-security plans to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Eager to mollify lawmakers who promised to bring the issue back up next year, the industry is now working toward a viable alternative. The most aggressive reporting proposal under […]

Perhaps rivaled only by spam, privacy-invading software, or spyware, has pushed lawmakers to consider harsher legislation. Early next year, legislators, including U.S. Reps. Mary Bono, R-Calif., and Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., plan to launch a revised version of anti-spyware legislation known as the SPI (Safeguard against Privacy Invasions) Act. Lawmakers are working with industry and the […]

SBC Communications Inc. this week expanded its IP-based services to include a network-based IP virtual private network and a hosted Voice over IP service. About two years ago, TIB Transportation Insurance Brokers replaced a frame relay network with a managed IP virtual private network service from SBC. The next step will be to converge voice […]