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- Bandwidth
- (1) Capacity or time. Computer people sometimes use the term very broadly. For example, "there's not enough bandwidth around here to get the job done" means there's not...
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- MGM Mirage's IT green field: RFID meets alcohol; predictive modeling; Bandwidth galore
- Very few technology executives ever get a green field to play with. MGM Mirage CIO Tom Peck has an $8 billion green field--actually massive construction project dubbed CityCenter--right in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. Peck was speaking at the Gartner Emerging Technologies Conference in Las...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Information Technology, MGM Mirage, SOA, Modeling, CityCenter, RFID, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Comcast promises protocol-agnostic throttling
- News.com's Declan McCullagh has an interview with Joe Waz, Comcast's SVP for external affairs (head PR honcho), about the surprising news that the cable company is talking to BitTorrent about ways to work together to fix the problem of P2P apps sucking up everyone's bandwidth. (Photo by Declan) The...
- Tags: Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet, Productivity, Cable, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion control
- Bob Briscoe (Chief researcher at the BT Network Research Centre) is on a mission to tackle one of the biggest problems facing the Internet. He wants the world to know that TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) congestion control is fundamentally broken and he has a proposal for the IETF to fix...
- Tags: Algorithm, Application, Bandwidth, Network, P2P, TCP, Bob Briscoe, Van Jacobson, Jacobson, AIMD, ECN, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- Bandwidth Vista (zip)
- Bandwidth Vista 2, The Next Generation bandwidth monitor with GEO-IP Connection Mapper. Displays Real-Time TCP and UDP Connections including Country and City. Holds a full log of bandwidth usage. New to Bandwidth Vista 2 is Voice Alerts and a Whois Lookup Tool and two kinds of graph. Version 2 has...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Microsoft Windows Vista, Remote Server, Whois, Bandwidth Vista 2
- Software downloads 2008-03-17
- Propel PBM (msi)
- Propel PBM is personal bandwidth management software for individual PC users. It provides three critical features to help you get the most from your personal Internet connection: Displays which applications are using your PC's Internet connection in real time; Shows how much bandwidth each application consumes over time; Automatically prioritizes...
- Tags: Internet Connection, Bandwidth, Propel Software Corp., PC, Propel PBM, Internet, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-03-10
- Uh-oh: Oprah's streamed New Earth Event runs short on Bandwidth
- Uh-oh: Oprah's streamed New Earth Event runs short on bandwidthJust another instance of BAD PLANNINGShame on these guys for not knowing that when you attach the name "oprah" to an event... you get slammed. Just look at obama!242Gb is a lot of bandwidth though.. they should of done streaming...
- Tags: Oprah Winfrey, bandwidth, Uh-oh, New Earth Event
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Uh-oh: Oprah's streamed New Earth Event runs short on Bandwidth
- Last night's inaugural, Skype co-sponsored webcast of Oprah Winfrey's Oprah.com New Earth Event scored 500,000 simultaneous log-ins. That would be all well and good, but the gathering multitudes resulted in 242 Gbps of information moving over the 'net at the same time. ...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Webcast, Statement, Oprah Winfrey, Podcasts, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze
- The FCC held its hearing on Comcast's Network Management practices at Harvard University yesterday. Vuze executive Gilles BianRosa whose company filed one of the two FCC complaints against Comcast reportedly told the FCC yesterday that BitTorrent does not hog bandwidth. Since most Internet experts would dispute that claim, I generated the...
- Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Vuze, Congestion Problem, Free Press, Broadband Internet, Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Comcast traffic management issue before FCC
- Today is the deadline for the FCC call for comments on the Comcast traffic management case brought about by a formal complaint from the Free Press and Public Knowledge. As a former network engineer who designed networks and servers and as someone who has written extensively on these matters, I...
- Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, Packet, Electronic Frontier Foundation, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Problem, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, DOCSIS, Network Management, BitTorrent Seeder, Networking, Cable, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Lan Controller Lite (zip)
- Most of the Internet broadband users are falling under usage plan which let you enjoy free bandwidth within predefined interval of hours. When it comes to choice, we all go for putting schedules using download tools but that would give guarantee for that tool. And when your computer is infected...
- Tags: Bandwidth, LAN, Broadband, Tool, App Setup, Internet, Productivity, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-02-11
- xTerminator (exe)
- Block spam and most of worms before they even reach your mailbox. You'll be able to delete unwanted messages directly from the server thus saving valuable time and bandwidth. With xTerminator you can check e-mail while it's still on server, automatically filter unwanted messages, manually check messages before deletion (optionally),...
- Tags: Message, Bandwidth, Cyberthreats, Marketing Research, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-01-25
- Lan Control Lite (zip)
- Most of the internet broadband users are falling under usage plan which let you enjoy free bandwidth within predefined interval of hours. When it comes to choice, we all go for putting schedules using download tools but that would give guarantee for that tool. And when your computer is infected...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Broadband, Network Connection, Internet, LANs, Productivity, Network Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-01-25
- FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutrality
- FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutralityHow about waiting for the decision ....... before condeming it? Shouldn't you be posting for the Huffington Post or Moveon.Org instead of a tech site? That is where I expect to find the Liberal spin. Not here!Explain to me......How it's "neutral"...
- Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., bandwidth
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Why I run an open Wi-Fi network
- Security expert Bruce Schneier wrote a column yesterday titled Steal This Wi-Fi explaining why he runs an open wireless network at home: To me, it's basic politeness. Providing internet access to guests is kind of like providing heat and electricity, or a hot cup of tea. But to some...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Network, Wi-Fi Network, Cable, Wireless Network, Schneier, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-01-11
- FCC to investigate Comcast
- FCC to investigate ComcastIt's about time!I think Comcast is going to have a really hard time explaining why they're basically [b]impersonating users via forged reset packets[/b]. The "den of thieves" defense fails on legit users who get blocked, as does "managing the network" when they're performing an illegal act as...
- Tags: Federal government, NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., network, bandwidth, FCC
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Network Bandwidth Monitor (gadget)
- Network Bandwidth Monitor is a gadget that will show in your Vista Sidebar or desktop your current network bandwidth. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Monitor, Bandwidth, Network, Network Bandwidth Monitor, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-12-20
- IP Camera Bandwidth & Disk Space Calculator (zip)
- If you are going to install a video surveillance system or Webcam/netcam monitoring software, at first you need to analyze required network traffic and sufficient HDD space. IP Camera Bandwidth and Disk Space Calculator is a special software design tool made for calculation of required network bandwidth and storage space...
- Tags: Video Surveillance, Bandwidth, Disk, Network, IP, Camera, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-12-12
- Four reasons why: Skype is minor Bandwidth hog compared to torrents and file-hosters
- Germany-based Internet traffic management systems solutions provider ipoque has found that in much of the world excluding North America: (via BusinessWeek) Skype accounts for 95 percent of all VoIP traffic, but that in the evening hours, Peer-to-peer accounts for more...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Skype Technologies S.A., Internet, Telephony, VOIP, Peer To Peer (P2P), Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Policy Management Module: Granular Management of Wireless Bandwidth, Security and Mobile Productivity
- NetMotion Wireless' Mobility XE mobile VPN software offers a module for Policy Management. This optional feature-set gives administrators centralized, flexible tools for managing applications, devices and users in a wireless network environment. Read this white paper to learn how to better control network costs, improve productivity and ensure data security...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Mobile, NetMotion Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Net neutrality may not resolve BitTorrent v. Comcast
- Net neutrality may not resolve BitTorrent v. ComcastWe are all criminals I supposeI've read about this so often I've been ignoring it. I was succeeding until I realized, while trying to download a new linux iso, that the reason the download wasn't completing successfully was because the connection was...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, bandwidth, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
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