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Sprint outsources network maintenance and operations to Ericsson

Sprint outsources network maintenance and operations to EricssonOnce the economy imporves ....and Sprint sees how much Ericson's bottom line benefits on the deal they will do an about face. Happens constantly in the world. Outsource to cut costs, bring it back in-house to "improve service/reliability/accountability ..."

Tags: Network administration, Sprint outsources network maintenance, Sprint Communications, network maintenance, Ericsson Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Sprint outsources network maintenance and operations to Ericsson

Sprint on Thursday said it would outsource its network to Ericsson in a seven-year deal valued at $4.5 billion to $5 billion. The deal (statement, Techmeme) allows Sprint to offload the costs associated with running its network. Sprint will transfer 6,000 employees to Ericsson. Ericsson will now handle...

Tags: Network Maintenance, Network, Ericsson Inc., Sprint Communications, Wireless, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-09

ProCurve Solution Promises to Cut University Network Maintenance Costs by Up to 85 Per Cent

University of Westminster was founded in 1838 as Britain's first polytechnic. Employing 1,500 staff and catering for 22,000 students, it is now one of the UK's top centres for overseas study with 5,000 foreign students coming from over 150 countries. University of Westminster wanted to upgrade the Local Area Network...

Tags: Network Maintenance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, HP ProCurve, Utility Computing

Case studies 2008-03-01

2009 Industry Outlook: Telecom

It's a brave new world for the U.S. telecom industry, which is using the decline of traditional wireline voice communications as the impetus to radically reinvent itself. Telecommunications in general has been a longstanding, profitable and successful industry with roots extending back nearly 150 years. But U.S. telecom has reached...

Tags: Deloitte LLP, Management, Network Maintenance, Networking, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Telephony

White papers 2008-01-01

Restaurant Managers Push CIO for More Time With Customers

Nando's is a fast-casual restaurant chain based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that specializes in a tongue-tingling dish called Peri-Peri Flame-Grilled Chicken. They wanted to put the company's technology systems in better order and put the gees back into his soul. The restaurant started by implementing a centralized directory service -...

Tags: Network Maintenance, Directory Service, Network, Chore, Nando, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Groupware, Network Administration, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking

Case studies

Additional Resources

Xupport 3.6.0 (Mac)

Xupport is a multipurpose system utility for Mac OS X. It provides many features to configure hidden Mac OS X and Unix options, to increase system security and performance, to maintain and backup Mac OS X, and to dig deeper into the world of Unix. Xupport 3 is fully compatible...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Applicorn, Xupport, Xupport 3, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-30

JumpBox for the PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System 1.1.5 (Mac)

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system that's been under active development for over 15 years. An enterprise class database, PostgreSQL boasts sophisticated features such as Multi-Version Concurrency Control MVCC, point in time recovery, tablespaces, asynchronous replication, nested transactions savepoints, online/hot backups, a sophisticated query planner/optimizer, and write...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server, PostgreSQL, JumpBox, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-29

ProjectForum 6.4.2 (Mac)

ProjectForum is a commercially supported, high quality wiki collaboration server for small and medium workgroups. It runs securely on an organization's own network, keeping important information safely in-house and protected. Supporting multiple workgroups from a single server, it features full version control, secure authentication options, document management, full branding support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Workgroup, CourseForum Technologies, ProjectForum, Wiki, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-26

SQL Server Surveyor 1.2.5.11 (Windows)

SQL Server Surveyor is a tool which allows database administrators to easily create reports of their SQL Servers for the purposes of documentation, auditing, comparison with other servers, etc. Report Features: Version of SQL Server and operating system; Licensing; Collation; Uptime; Network configuration; Disk information; SQL Server statistics; Linked servers;...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows, VirtualObjectives, SQL Server Surveyor, Databases, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-23

InterMapper 5.1.6 (Windows)

With InterMapper, network managers get complete visibility of their network, no matter how small and centralized or large and distributed. Live maps give a visual, real-time view of traffic flows through and between network elements and links. Status Windows and Strip Charts provide easy access to critical network data (traffic,...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Dartware, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-22

Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?

Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

EvriChart: A Linux Success Story

Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...

Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

My budget administrator has made it very clear that I need to have all of my ducks in a row very early for the FY 2011 budget process. The nearly year-long delay that municipalities tend to feel in terms of budget crunches is certainly going to be on her...

Tags: PC, Thin Client, Server, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Secure Medical Email Hosting 2.9.6 (Mac)

Medical Doctor's HIPAA compliant email, manage PHI and voice transcription. Collaborate with Instant Messaging, File Sharing and Private Message Boards. Send and Receive secure email, share documents and patient information. HIPAA and GLBA compliant. Works across networks and firewalls without a need for expensive VPN, PKI or complicated network setup...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Secure Medical, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' data

I lost my contacts for a few days. Give me ONE HUNRED BILLION DOLLARS!!!Says with pinky raised to mouth.RE: Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' dataI don't feel sorry for anyone who owns a Sidekick and lost their data. It is moronic to purchase a device that...

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Secure Medical Email Hosting 2.9.6 (Windows)

Medical Doctor's HIPAA compliant email, manage PHI and voice transcription. Collaborate with Instant Messaging, File Sharing and Private Message Boards. HIPAA and GLBA compliant. Works across networks and firewalls without a need for expensive VPN, PKI or complicated network setup and maintenance. Formally comply with privacy and security provisions of:...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Secure Medical, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Software downloads 2009-10-14

Clouds vs. Appliances

I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...

Tags: server, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-10-10

Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?

Well, if I am a light user, I DO NOT want to pay for the hogs that drive upcosts for the carriers. I want a dirt cheap plan, that will immediately throttle me if I start hogging, or, possibly give me the option to pay more if I want to...

Tags: Smart phones, Wireless and Mobility, Network technology, Apple iPhone, mobile broadband, AT&T Corp., broadband, mobile, UNLIMITED

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Serial Printer Logger 2.7.1 build 1007 (Windows)

You may be a professional hardware or network designer, an system maintenance person, or a gifted technology lover illuminated by a new bright technical idea and looking for a handy utility for fine-tuning your hardware-software system. Whichever the case may be, look no further than this software, for it may...

Tags: Network, Utility, Microsoft Windows, AGG Software, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-10-07