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- Last Mile
- The connection between the customer and the telephone company, cable company or ISP. The last mile has traditionally used copper-based telephone wire or coaxial cable, but wireless technologies offer...
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- MyConnection Server NetworkCenter (exe)
- MyConnection Server MCS broadband testing software enables businesses to test connections for bandwidth speeds and connection quality for time critical applications such as VoIP, Video conferencing and IPTV. MCS helps organizations to assess networks for deployment of new/additional services, and identify and resolve last mile customer connectivity problems with little...
- Tags: IP Television, Last Mile, Visualware, TVs, Broadband Internet, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2008-06-06
- Ethernet Provides the Solution for Broadband Subscriber Access
- Overcoming the obstacle of the last mile - the connection between an Internet service provider and a business or home - has been the final frontier, the holy grail of networking. The last mile has inhibited the Internet from being the ultimate multimedia delivery system because it has a bad...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Network, Broadband, Last Mile, Ethernet Alliance, Ethernet, Network Technology, Internet, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-04-01
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- How to: Securing iPhone
- The iPhone has vulnerabilities. In the past, some have been very serious. Sometimes, Apple takes a very long time to get them fixed. The security hiccups have done nothing to slow down the sales and usage of the device so it just might be a good idea...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Wired Inc., Wiki, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-06
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion"less than optimal or expected"The phrase I have heard for this is "opportunity for improvement." Glad to hear your machine got fixed.Dell serviceDell has no where near the skill level of the old DEC field service reps and probably never will.I have had 3rd parties from...
- Tags: Manufacturing, NEXT BEST, outsourced tech, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome ... the day after
- Google Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome had its initial spike from people trying it then realizing how broken it is. So they went back to their default browsers leaving Google out in the cold. The countdown begins now for them to cut...
- Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, countdown, FF3, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome, IE8
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Google Chrome: Steal this browser
- Google Chrome: Steal this browserMemory Usage not commendableFirefox 3 uses lesser memory than Google Chrome. The base browser itself uses about 75MB and with 5 tabs opened, the total memory usage is around 200MB. Firefox with the same number of tabs is less than 100MB. Makes me wonder how efficient...
- Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web browser, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer?
- Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer?Splintering of non IE usersI suspect that this in fact will cause an immediate splintering of non IE users (causal users and ones that are anti-MS). Furthermore there is only so many OSS developers and now a bunch of them are basically replicating the Mozilla...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome, Google Inc., IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari, IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-01
- 2009 Honda Pilot EX-L 2WD
- Photo gallery:Honda Pilot EX-LLet's face it. The Honda Pilot has always looked like a brick on wheels. The new for 2009 Pilot, with its CR-V inspired grille, looks even worse. It doesn't get much better on the inside, with a dash dominated by cheap plastics and questionable material choices. As...
- Tags: Twin-Peaks, mpg, Honda Motor Co.
- Product reviews 2008-08-29
- Conversion (bin)
- Conversion is a simple application to perform simple measurement conversion. Version 1 will convert the following measurement units Length: Millimeter, Centimeter, Meter, Kilometer, Inch, Foot, Yard, Mile, Thou, Furlong, League, Fathom, Astronomical UnitWeight: Gram, Kilogram, Metric Ton, Ounce, Pound, Stone, Short Ton, Long TonVolume: Milliliter, Liter, Cubic Inches, Fluid Ounces,...
- Tags: Conversion, Private Tier Software
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- One Router to Connect Them All
- One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Pocket MPG (Windows Mobile) (exe)
- Find out your average MPG miles per gallon and PPM price per mile per name or condition. Easy to use interface uses pull-down selection and pop-ups for dates and name / condition. Compare your car's mileage in different situations and for different drivers or vehicles. List your entries by date...
- Tags: Car, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Condition, LingleTech, Mini MPG, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Mini MPG (Palm) (zip)
- Find out your average MPG miles per gallon and PPM price per mile per name or condition. Easy to use interface uses pull-down selection and pop-ups for dates and name/condition. Compare your cars mileage in different situations and for different drivers or vehicles.List your entries by date and filter by...
- Tags: Car, PC, Palm Inc., Mile, LingleTech, Mini MPG, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- 39ò0of US households will rent videos online by 2012
- 39ò0of US households will rent videos online by 2012Bandwidth caps vs. innovationThis won't happen if broadband providers get their way with bandwidth caps. Why are providers going backwards with all this push for caps? There is no bandwidth shortage, that's a joke. Just the last mile congestion.
- Tags: Corporate communications, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, video
- Discussion threads 2008-08-23
- What SaaS can teach us about customer service
- In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here's how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary--Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of...
- Tags: Customer Service, Software-as-a-service, Customer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS, software. customer service, sales, Archie Black, SPS Commerce, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-08-20
- News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- 2008 BMW M6 Coupe
- Photo gallery:2008 BMW M6As in other current M models from BMW, the 2008 BMW M6 is afflicted with a dual personality. It masquerades as a big luxury coupe around town, but when the roads open up, the M6 can transform into a superhero. At a push of the M button...
- Tags: BMW M6, BMW AG, Crissy Field
- Product reviews 2008-08-19
- Data every mile
- Brian Shield, CIO for The Weather Channel, says that weather prediction has been transformed from an art to a science with 1.9 million separate data points across the U.S. by Andrew Mager
- Tags: Data, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- CISCO: Why the Olympics didn't melt NBC
- Yesterday I posted about how Limelight Networks was used as the primary caching content provider for NBCOlympics.com and lifted a huge burden off on the public Internet by leveraging relationships with last mile ISPs. It's an amazing story about how technology can be used to solve immense problems. ...
- Tags: Olympic Games, NBC, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond
- Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...
- Tags: Olympic Games, Network, Server, Akamai Technologies Inc., Content, Limelight Networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Data Centers, Networking, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- U.S. Internet down by law, not market
- U.S. Internet down by law, not marketPlease refrain from the BS, Dana[i]ISPs are free to set terms and conditions of service, but if those terms become onorous the consumer can simply change carriers[/i]And we cannot?If I do not like Comcast I can move to Verizon, Cavalier, AOL, ATX, the list...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, broadcaster
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
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