Caron Carlson

Ron Nelson sunk roots at Ameron International Corp. as a data communications specialist, but when the manufacturer of industrial pipes eliminated five office management jobs, he was left in charge of voice telephony as well as data. Thats when Nelson decided it was time for convergence. Nelson confronted the dilemma many IT managers at small […]

In todays political climate, much of the discussion surrounding energy focuses on ways to increase the supply. However, both the Bush administration and Congress are working on ways to reduce energy demand by limiting the amount of power used by devices including computers, monitors and telephones. The Department of Energy in the next couple of […]

Talk about your wide area networks. The one that Internet guru Vint Cerf expects to see rolled out as early as 2008 will link us to deep space and support NASA missions to Mars. But if the Interplanetary Internet doesnt do much for you in terms of making your own corporate networks run more effectively, […]

In a move to make digital subscriber line service more business-friendly, Alcatel SA has added new features to its DSL access management platform that will help carriers get more bang for their buck and — in theory — pass along the economies to customers. The enhanced Alcatel 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager, or ASAM, released […]

Amid news of lower than expected fourth-quarter sales, Sprint Corp. fortified its business DSL (digital subscriber line) service for small enterprises in 32 U.S. cities. The recharged service offers faster download speed and improved service guarantees to small businesses primarily because the network—originally deployed for the defunct Sprint ION service—no longer serves residential customers. “We […]

Network upgrades and expansions are typically implemented to eke greater efficiencies out of a communications system, but such improvements can create their own management inefficiencies. As enterprise networks grow larger and more complex, they can become too unwieldy to track on a whiteboard with sticky notes. Tackling this problem, OSS (operations support system) vendors that […]

A federal judge in Baltimore rejected Microsoft Corp.s offer to give schools hundreds of millions of dollars worth of computers and software to end the private class-action antitrust lawsuits against the Redmond, Wash., software maker. Warning that the plan could have put Microsofts rivals at a disadvantage in the school computer market, U.S. District Judge […]

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied Microsoft Corp.s request to delay by four months the antitrust lawsuit pursued by nine states and the District of Columbia, which are seeking tougher remedies than agreed to by the Department of Justice in November. In a hearing this morning in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, Kollar-Kotelly said […]

A federal judge is expected this week to reject Microsoft Corp.s bid for a lengthy delay in its ongoing antitrust case, according to some legal experts, many of whom panned the request as a transparent tactic without legal merit. In a hearing set for Monday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly will likely give Microsoft a […]

Network upgrades and expansions are typically implemented to eke greater efficiencies out of a communications system, but paradoxically such upgrades can create their own management inefficiencies. As enterprise networks become larger and more complex, they become too unwieldy to track on a whiteboard with sticky notes. Tackling this conundrum, operational support system, or OSS, vendors […]

As service providers edge their way into an increasing number of network functions typically managed by the enterprise, security and control remain obstacles to overcome. In the case of routing, organizations with mission-critical traffic generally invest in pricey routers, housed and managed on-site, rather than relinquish their autonomy to a more public system offered by […]

WASHINGTON–The nine dissenting states and the District of Columbia in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust suit are pressing their case with the help of witnesses from a broad array of tech-based businesses, indicating that the suit could go beyond the scope of previous court rulings. Some observers said the move to include such diverse witnesses as […]