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Cisco Network Solutions for the Telco DCN: SONET/SDH OSI Environments

This paper is directed to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers CLECs, incumbent Local ExChange Carriers ILECs, and Post, Telephone and Telegraphs PTTs, collectively referred to as telcos short for telephone companies. This paper describes Cisco network solutions for transporting data between Synchronous Optical Network SONET and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy SDH and...

Tags: Network Solutions Inc., Operations Support System, Network, Telecommunications Company, SONET/SDH, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-01-03

Global market for wireless operations support systems to generate $13 bln in 2005

The global market for wireless operations support systems will exceed $13 bln in 2005, says Insight Research. Worldwide wireless service revenues will grow from 46.3% of all telecommunications service revenues in 2005 to 55.6% in 2010.

Tags: wireless operations support system, wireless

Blog posts 2005-11-11

Operations support systems to generate $19.7 bln in 2005

The global market for operations support systems technology will grow steadily, from $19.7 bln in 2005 to $25.3 bln in 2009. The less developed markets of Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa will grow fastest, Gartner says.

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Blog posts 2005-08-07

HP Operations Support System (OSS) Solution for MPLS Networks

Service providers are embracing Multi-Protocol Label Switching MPLS technology as a unifying infrastructure for IP VPN, as well as other data services such as Ethernet, ATM and frame relay. MPLS is being adopted because it allows for the creation of secure IP VPN services, which represent a less costly alternative...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Operations Support System, MPLS, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2005-05-01

Managing the Performance Management Data Flow in Mobile Network Management Solutions

Performance Management PM as part of an Operations Support System OSS solution for mobile communications network is a business critical area today, and its importance is rising as the networks themselves are evolving faster and faster. Although it may sound easy to implement an OSS performance management solution, it is...

Tags: Mobile Network, Operations Support System, Performance, Mobile, Network, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2004-05-01

Operations Support Systems (OSSs)

The term operations support system OSS generally refers to the system or systems that perform management, inventory, engineering, planning, and repair functions for communications service providers and their networks. Originally, OSSs were mainframe-based, stand-alone systems designed to support telephone company staff members in their daily jobs. Essentially, these systems...

Tags: Operations Support System, Service Provider, Business Services

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

iPhone gas application roundup

On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Foxconn snubs Linux users

Several readers have sent me a link to a discussion in progress on the Ubuntu forums which outlines how hardware manufacturer Foxconn crippled Linux support on the G33M-S motherboard by breaking ACPI support. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Foxconn, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-25

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts

A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...

Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer

Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer.  From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...

Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Gateway stops selling PCs direct

Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...

Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity

Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop

Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Ready for real Indian medicine?

Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up

Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...

Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

HTC Touch Diamond ROM update adds 850 MHz support and much more

HTC Touch Diamond ROM update adds 850 MHz support and much moreMartin had better acknowedge this post....Martin who? He knows who he is.

Tags: HTC Touch Diamond ROM, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch, ROM, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest

Discussion threads 2008-07-24