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Centralized Network Administration: The Network That Pays for Itself

As LAN speeds increase and users invest in high performance optical fiber cables, many users are implementing data networks with centralized electronics versus distributed electronics in the building. Many of the fiber-to-the-desk users are electing to implement a centralized optical fiber network solution to gain better control and easier management...

Tags: network administration, network, optical fiber, electronics, bdi datalynk, fiber optics, optical networking, network technology, networking, telecommunications

White papers 2007-01-16

10 Gb/s LAN Networking: Optical Fiber LAN Design Considerations

The purpose of this paper is to guide premise wiring telecommunications specialists through the decision making process regarding future optical fiber cabling implementations for LAN environments. One will go through the latest technology updates and information to simplify the process and assist the reader in making the wisest decisions for...

Tags: network, optical fiber, telephony, lans, network technology, telecom & utilities, fiber optics, optical networking, telecommunications, networking

White papers 2006-07-01

Wired and wireless at the same high speed

The next generation of optical networks needed to satisfy our appetite for bandwidth is currently under development. And researchers from Georgia Tech have built a new architecture which delivers super-broadband wired and wireless service simultaneously. This hybrid system "could allow dual wired/wireless transmission up to 100 times faster than current...

Tags: georgia tech, network

Blog posts 2006-03-18

Smart optical fibers could save lives

Lasers are now commonly used for surgery. With them, you can recover a better sense of vision. Or a tumor inside your body can be eliminated. But these laser light beams, which are currently enclosed inside optical fibers, can harm you if they escape from their enclosures. But now, according...

Tags: fiber

Blog posts 2005-11-12

Optical Fibers Pave the Way to Faster Broadband Access

The broadband market is already global in scale, and it is expected that it will explode in the near future. Fiber access networks will provide the technological foundation for this development. As a leading supplier of broadband access networks, Alcatel has been driving forward the standardization and development of passive...

Tags: microsoft access, broadband market, broadband, optical fiber, alcatel, fiber, network technology, broadband internet, telecommunications, networking

White papers 2005-05-01

One nation under IP

One nation under IPNews on Korea?I do not think so, but I bet that some American's cannot believe reports that Korea has the most advanced telecommunication infrastructure in the world.We are dragging behind, folks in other parts of this world. We have to think about that. But no, we will...

Tags: network technology, fiber optics, optical networking, broadband internet, telecommunications, ip, internet, optical fiber, broadband, copper wire, fiber

Discussion threads 2004-04-06

Intel connects chips with optical fiber

Intel connects chips with optical fiberAt lastsome true forward thinking from Intel. I believe that eventually most interchip and board interconnects will become optical fiber based. There is no doubt about that. As soon as the clock speed increases, the parallel metalic lines need very high manufacturing quality to be...

Tags: network technology, fiber optics, optical networking, photons, chip, fiber, optical fiber, intel corp.

Discussion threads 2004-02-27

Additional Resources

ThinkPad X200 reviews: Great ultraportable . . . but it's no X300

The X200 is one of eight new ThinkPads--including the SL series for small business--that Lenovo announced as part of Intel's Centrino 2 launch. The 12.1-inch wide-screen ultraportable, which replaces the popular ThinkPad X61, is designed to bring some of the features of the pricey 13.3-inch X300 to a broader audience....

Tags: intel centrino 2, intel centrino, ibm thinkpad, lenovo group ltd., thinkpad x200, x300, reviews, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, john morris

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Will the Olympics melt the Internet?

Okay, sky-is-falling fans and network neutrality proponents: We're about to find out whether the Internet can – or will – break down under the strain of mass consumption of streaming video. At least that's the opinion of Brick Eksten, the president and CEO...

Tags: nbc, network, video, stream, internet, corporate communications, web site development, marketing, tom steinert-threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Sensors to detect oral cancer in saliva

According to the American Cancer Society ACS, there will be about 35,000 new cases of oral cancer in the U.S. this year. The ACS also estimates that 'when oral cancer is identified in its early stages, patient survival rate is almost 90 percent, compared with 50 percent when the disease...

Tags: university of california at los angeles, team, researcher, protein, sensor, molecule, cancer, protein sensor, dr wong, team management, management, roland piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Vizio VP322

Mostly on the strength of aggressive pricing, Vizio in the last several years has taken the flat-panel HDTV market--both LCD and plasma--by storm, rocketing past better-known brands and becoming one of the best-selling names in the country. The company has also introduced some unique products, among them the VP322, which...

Tags: monitors & displays, tvs, color temperature, vizio vp322, vizio, plasma, lcd, vp422, hdtv

Product reviews 2008-08-05

Sonos Digital Music System BU150

Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time remote with a full-color screen that allowed you to wirelessly...

Tags: digital music, digital media, wi-fi, zp120, zoneplayer zp120, sonos

Product reviews 2008-08-05

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...

Tags: bios, desktops, cheap power supplies, last pc failure, pc failure, pc, motherboard

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

DeXtor (zip)

The DeXtor software is an image processing software. DeXtor is an OCR software which stands for Optical Character Recognition BMP, JPG, and such image files which have textual contents cannot be converted to text files. An OCR however loads an image file scans all the pixels and recognizes the text...

Tags: alphabet, optical character recognition, abstract algorithms, dextor, dextor software

Software downloads 2008-08-05

Sony Handycam DCR-SR45

With the popularity of posting low-resolution video to the Web showing no signs of waning, it's easy to see why the Sony Handycam DCR-SR45 exists. It's very easy to use, goes from off to recording in seconds, is small enough to throw in a bag and go, and its internal...

Tags: corporate communications, sr45, camcorder, video, sony corp.

Product reviews 2008-08-04

Panasonic Viera TC-32LX85

Coming from a company known more for its plasma HDTVs, the Panasonic TC-32LX85 is a pleasant surprise in the 32-inch LCD category. Attractively designed and well appointed with generous connectivity, it is also a good performer overall, although by no means perfect. I was particularly impressed with the set's color...

Tags: monitors & displays, tvs, tv & home theater, panasonic, lcd, 1080p

Product reviews 2008-08-04

FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonable

FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonableSome bandwidth management neededAlthough totally blocking content is wrong, even though some of it is probably illegal content. The IP is not trying to police content but rather provide a equal experience for all of its customers with a limited amount of bandwidth. Maybe, broadband providers...

Tags: federal government, comcast corp., fcc

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

SqueezeDisk (jar)

Do not waste space on any media when you burn it. With this tool, it is easy to discover the compilation that wastes as little space as possible. No install needed, easy to use, completely free. Finds the optimal combination of files to squeeze onto a CD/DVD/BR or any other...

Tags: optical media, compilation, phantasma, productivity, advertising & promotion, marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-04

FCC slams Comcast but too little too late?

FCC slams Comcast but too little too late?dose this mean the FCC will go after satellite internet providers to?I live out in the country so no DSL, Cable or Fiber. Just Slow dail-up and satellite rip off. With Sat. I have two chooses I can pay about $60 month for...

Tags: federal government, network technology, fcc, comcast corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

AT

ATThe biggest carrier in Alaskais GCI, and their system boots customers who use peer-to-peer packets that their system recognizes..I'll go selective...Isn't AT&T is doing this primarily because they're the only ones with phones capable of running P2P? I'd give them a break on two counts: (1) consumers can know this...

Tags: peer to peer (p2p), p2p

Discussion threads 2008-07-31