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- Advanced OTDR Analysis - Has Technology Made it a Lost Art?
- Is the ability to manually set up tests and interpret Optical Time Domain Reflectometer OTDR traces becoming a lost art, due to embedded processors and sophisticated software? This article discusses some of the advanced OTDR techniques that expert technicians use to perform during testing. Similar to a...
- Tags: Fluke Networks, Productivity, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-04-23
- Free On-Demand Webcast: How to Perform Advanced Fiber Troubleshooting using an OTDR
- An Optical Time Domain Reflectometer OTDR is an important instrument used by organizations to certify the performance of new fiber links and detect problems with existing fiber links. New technology has enabled a wide range of automatic capability in today's OTDRs. However, understanding OTDR traces and how...
- Tags: Performance, On-demand, Fluke Networks, Fiber, Optical Time Domain Reflectometer, Network Technology, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts 2008-04-01
- Free On-Demand Webcast: Choosing an OTDR for your Enterprise Fiber Optic Testing
- Whether you're a Network Engineer responsible for preparing your network for new applications, or a Cabling Contractor certifying new fiber links, an optical time domain reflectometer OTDR can be a powerful tool for you. "How to Choose an OTDR for Enterprise Fiber Testing" is the first available webcast in a...
- Tags: Webcast, On-demand, Fiber-optics, Fluke Networks
- Webcasts 2008-02-01
- Merchants Bank Gets a Better Understanding of Bandwidth With Fluke Networks' NetFlow Tracker, NetFlow Monitor and NetWatch
- Located entirely within the state of Vermont, USA, Merchants Bank is a community bank with $1 billion dollars in assets. Merchants Bank needed a better understanding of bandwidth on its 35-branch frame relay network, prior to the rollout of a centralized retail banking application. The bank deployed NetWatch, NetFlow Monitor...
- Tags: Bank, Bandwidth, Fluke Networks, Financial Services, Frame Relay, Networking
- Case studies 2007-04-01
- Copper and Glass: Securing the Foundation of your 10 Gigabit Datacenter
- How much time and money would you save if you could assure the performance of your 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network—before you turned up service? How much confidence would you gain by knowing your 10-gigabit cabling was installed according to standards? As networking technologies evolve to meet...
- Tags: Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Network, Fluke Networks, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2007-03-01
- What the Fluke acquisition of Visual Networks means
- That's the Fluke Networks OptiView Series II Integrated Network Analyzer's V4 Software's Wireless Option screen.So why am I writing about this rather than Google or Yahoo!? Sometimes in our haste to elicit "grand VoIP strategy" omens about mega media company VoIP strategies - i.e., "what is Google really...
- Tags: Fluke Networks, Visual Networks Inc., VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-12-06
- On-demand Webcast: Deploy and Troubleshoot Wi-Fi in the Enterprise
- View this webcast to learn how to deploy and troubleshoot Wi-Fi in the enterprise. This webcast will show you how to prepare the wired network, how to install wireless access points, how to troubleshoot RF coverage and secure your network from rogue devices using Fluke Networks' EtherScope Series II Network...
- Tags: Network, On-demand, Fluke Networks, EtherScope, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi
- Webcasts
- On-demand Webcast: Best practices for managing and validating changes to your infrastructure
- When you make infrastructure changes to accommodate added staff, new businesses, or new technologies, how often do you encounter unexpected consequences? Do the changes almost always take longer than planned? Do you have to configure devices more than once? How much time does it take to update your documentation? ...
- Tags: On-demand, Fluke Networks, Best Practice
- Webcasts
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- FCC: Free wireless spectrum won't harm T-Mobile
- Back in May, the FCC was to vote on rules for a national free wireless spectrum along the lines of a proposal by M2Z Networks. But rather than handing over 25MHz of spectrum to the Kleiner Perkins-based company, the FCC decided to auction the spectrum off to...
- Tags: FCC, T-Mobile, Spectrum, Federal Government, Wireless, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead
- Governments all across the world are responding to the current financial crisis with a range of nationalization initiatives, and increased support of various parts of the financial services industry through guarantees and pumping in increased liquidity. You know what it means when there's more government involvement with...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Management, Government, Finance, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Wireless soil sensors to help farmers
- A research team at Iowa State University ISU is developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming while minimizing environmental impacts. ISU says that 'the prototype sensors are designed to collect and send data about soil moisture -- and eventually soil temperature and nutrient content -- while working completely underground.' According...
- Tags: Iowa State University, Sensor, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
- Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee
- News items 2008-10-10
- Facebook: Revenue plan by 2011; Growth is key for now.
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's more focused on growing the social networking site than he is in finding a way to monetize it - at least for now. In a Q&A interview with German blog Netzökonom, Zuckerberg has basically given himself and the company three years to come up...
- Tags: Revenue, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Networking, Operational Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Laptops with mobile WiMax now available
- Laptops with mobile WiMax now availableWimax,wireless,mobile,This Wimax thing is getting interesting,Devices are rolling out,Networks are being built,And consumers don't know how much this will benefit the way they play.WOW World of wimax.RE: Laptops with mobile WiMax now availableWOW,World of wimax,IT just keeps getting better. Keep up the good work manufacturing...
- Tags: Notebooks, mobile-WiMax, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- WiMax - the technology, devices and momentum - finally arrives.
- WiMax - the technology, devices and momentum - finally arrives.Great NewsI've been reading a of articles about wimax and the buzz is all the same...excitement. This is evidence enough for me that it's time to buy a new laptop :)No information?Coverage where? Fixed or Mobile? Reception distance?ANSWERS:Coverage...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, WiMAX
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- DriverScanner 2009 (exe)
- DriverScanner is a simple and reliable tool with which to update system drivers, releasing improved functionality and increasing operability with networks and hardware. It identifies drivers to be updated and delivers the tools to download and install those drivers. It also allows you to backup your drivers so that if...
- Tags: Driver, Uniblue Systems, DriverScanner, Productivity, Backups
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- WiMax - the technology, devices and momentum - finally arrives.
- Finally! WiMax is officially here. I know this because executives pulled out the big scissors - in this case, hedge clippers - to the cut the symbolic copper wire instead of a ribbon to signify the end of the wired Internet. Whenever there's a ribbon cutting, you know its official....
- Tags: Sprint Communications, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Feds try to tackle data sprawl
- With the federal government holding data in over 3,000 different programs and databases, how can they get a grip on sprawling duplication and out-of-date data? At a conference hosted by the Information Technology Association of America, the Office of Science and Technology Policy outlined a vision to tackle the problem,...
- Tags: Data, Executive Branch, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Digital Web Business News: Weekly Report - Oct. 8, 2008
- There are an incredible amount of startups and established companies who are releasing tools and practices for digital Web strategies for businesses on a weekly basis. Since I cannot cover them all I have set out to prepare a weekly snapshot of digital Web news that impacts businesses of all...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, News, Brainshark, LotusJump, Search, Marketing Research, Ruby On Rails, Open Source, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Smart grid tech player Silver Spring receives a cool $75M
- Despite the ongoing financial meltdown, people still are throwing money around for greentech/cleantech companies. For now, at least. Silver Spring Networks, which develops Smart Grid technology, said it has received an additional $75 million in funding intended for global expansion. The investment round was led by Kleiner...
- Tags: Financial, Venture Capital, Financial Accounting, Investment, Telecom & Utilities, Finance, Financing Startups, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
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