Topic: Networking & Know-how
The new items published under this topic are as follows.
L.A. Department of Water and Power Fosters Community Development with Nortel Networks Optical Enterprise Solutions for Utility Services
OTTAWA, Ontario /Wi-Fi Technology News/- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LA DWP) has deployed a metropolitan optical network solution from Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to provide optical broadband services to city departments, carriers, Internet Service Providers and enterprises in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
This new network ? dubbed Los Angeles Optical Network or LAON ? provides resilient, high-speed, on-demand access to virtually unlimited bandwidth for support of community and economic development initiatives.
World War II Historic Site Deploys Communications System from Jersey Telecom, Nortel Networks
JERSEY, Channel Islands /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Staff of Jersey War Tunnels, an historic site devoted to preserving the story of Jersey?s occupation by the Germans during World War II, can now stay in touch and stay productive even when they are not at their desks, thanks to a new mobile communications system from Jersey Telecom and Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT].
Nortel Networks Introduces Secure Mobility for Converged Enterprise Networks
SANTA CLARA, Calif. /Wi-Fi Technology News/-Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT] announced a comprehensive security framework supported by new products that will enable enterprise customers to eliminate the boundaries in their existing communications infrastructure. Nortel Networks secure mobility framework is designed to enable enterprises to provide secure, flexible access to multimedia content in converged networks for mobile and remote users ? from anywhere and from any device ? while positioning companies to drive dramatically lower costs.
Joint project contributes to improve scientific research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro
GENEVA, Oct. 21, 2003 - HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced a joint initiative with UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to improve scientific research in southeastern Europe by providing grid computing technology to four universities.
The initiative, which will be implemented over a two-year period through HP's University Relations and Philanthropy and Education programs, will help enable the universities to harness the power of grid computing.
Proxim Raises the Bar for Last Mile Access and High Bandwidth Metropolitan Area Networking
Proxim?s Tsunami MP.11a is the first high-performance multipoint solution operating in the 5.47-5.725 GHz license-free band available for use in Europe.
London, United Kingdom, Sept. 23, 2003 ? Proxim Corporation (Nasdaq: PROX), a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and wireless wide area networking, today announced the new Proxim Tsunami MP.11a, a high performance, affordable and secure outdoor wireless solution for service providers and enterprises that offers 54 Mbps data rates in three separate 5GHz frequency bands for global deployments. It also offers non-line of site capabilities for urban environments with dense populations.
Round Rock, Texas, USA - The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is installing a wireless network across its campus and equipping its entire cadet class of 2007 with new Dell notebooks.
Nearly 1,400 new cadets will tap into the new wireless network in classrooms and campus common areas using Dell Latitude D800 notebooks.
"The notebooks had the lowest out-of-the-box failure rate in our 19 years of issuing computers to cadets," said Col. Don Welch, associate dean for Information and Educational Technology at West Point.
3Com and Aspect Communications Form Alliance to Deliver Highly Scalable, Feautre-Rich, Integrated Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony Solutions
CHICAGO, August 25, 2003 ? 3Com Corporation, Marlborough, Mass., (Nasdaq: COMS) and Aspect Communications, San Jose, Calif., (Nasdaq: ASPT) today announced an agreement to engage in joint development and sales and marketing to deliver the highly scalable, feature-rich Internet protocol (IP)-based telephony solutions for enterprise and contact center communications worldwide. The joint solution combines IP-private branch exchange (PBX) with contact center functionality such as advanced call routing, multi-channel support and centralized workflow development.
University Standardizes on Aruba Wi-Fi Switching System to Better Scale and Secure Wireless Networks in Campuses Nationwide
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, August 11, 2003 ? Aruba Wireless Networks today said that Johnson & Wales University has standardized on its wireless LAN (WLAN) switching system to provide more than 16,000 users, including faculty, students and guests, with secure 802.11 a+b wireless access. The system is also being used to provide remote troubleshooting and RF visibility to help streamline operational costs and shorten problem resolution times.
3Com Wireless Solution Provides Backstage Connectivity at Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto Concert ? Featuring the Rolling Stones
Pervasive Wi-Fi Service Delivers Ubiquitous Communications for Clear Channel Entertainment, Tour Promoter for Stones' Worldwide "Licks" Tour
Toronto, ON - July 29, 2003 ? For the past six months, 3Com Corporation's (Nasdaq: COMS) wireless networks have assisted Clear Channel Entertainment and the Rolling Stones set up, support and relocate its worldwide "Licks" tour. Now the legendary band's concert promotion team will put 3Com's wireless network to the ultimate backstage test at the star studded concert event entitled: Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto.
Leading North American Maker of Traffic Control Equipment Using New 3Com? Voice and Data Solution; Reduces Costs, Improves Customer Service
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2003 ? Econolite Control Products, Inc. is a poster child for why companies are embracing the cost savings and management benefits of IP telephony versus traditional phone systems. The Anaheim, CA-based manufacturer of traffic control products had been using a PBX system at its U.S., Canadian and Mexican branch offices, shelling out high monthly leasing, phone circuit, long-distance and vendor service fees. Now, thanks to an IP business telephone system from 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS), Econolite is cutting costs while still offering top notch quality service to state and local transportation departments that use Econolite's sophisticated equipment at more than 22,000 intersections in North America.