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Power Over Ethernet (PoE) and 802.11n

Power over Ethernet PoE technology provides a means to transmit electrical power, along with data, to remote devices such as Wireless LAN WLAN Access Points APs over an unmodified Ethernet network. One of the primary benefits of PoE, as it relates to wireless LAN deployments, is negating the need for...

Tags: IEEE 802.11n, WLAN, Power Over Ethernet, Power Over Ethernet Technology, LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking

White papers 2008-01-22

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Life In The Vast Plane...

Why is it that laptops and the internet have been around for a generation and yet the infrastructure we live in still doesn't support them? I'm talking primarily about travel. A vast portion of the working population are regularly on the move, particularly flying, for face...

Tags: Professional Services, Jet, Laptop Computer, Economy Class, Corporate Governance, Internet, Wireless LANs, TVs, Aerospace & Defense, Tv & Home Theater, Notebooks, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Manufacturing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7

What this should teach you....is to look at the support forums before buying!RE: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7Thank you for publishing this. I'm on this PC right now trying to decide whether I should get a replacement or return it...

Tags: Desktops, Mice, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Intel's Light Peak to cut the cables

ExceptThe hardware to interface to this would be the same for all devices. The cost to connect a lower end communication device would be as high as the higher end devices. This will be cost prohibitive.I don't think my mouse needs 10 Gb/s communication... well, okay maybe during some of...

Tags: Network technology, Light Peak, cable, Intel Corp., cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

802.11n: The End of Ethernet?

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802.11n standard represents the beginning of the end for wired Ethernet as the dominant Local Area Network LAN access technology in the enterprise. Over the next few years, refinements in system silicon, radio design, network control, wireless security, and power management will...

Tags: Burton Group, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless And Mobility

White papers 2009-09-14

Iomega's NAS: Is the mainstream ready for network storage?

I want one! ntntWow, that is monstrously overpriced...$699? You must be joking.I can get an 8(*t)b ReadyNAS for that, and it's a much better box. This isn't just 'kind of overpriced,' this is, 'wow, did the people buying this buy the first thing they saw?!' overpriced.Pricing from Iomega:CAPACITY CONNECTIVITY ITEM...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Time Capsule, Consumer NAS, Iomega Corp., storage, NAS, tech support, network, network storage

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Are early adopters all suckers?

Are early adopters all suckers?well, if your eyes are openNot sure why you would be a sucker.... One word -VistaSome are, but not all areSometimes you become an early adopter because you need a feature that only these early models have. So if this feature works for you, you...

Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), sucker

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Savvis on Cisco's Unified Computing System

Bryan Doerr, Chief Technology Officer, Savvis and I communicated about Cisco's Unifed Computing System UCS. Here are his answers to some questions that were posed to him.  Since Savvis currently operates 29 data centers (a total of 1.4 million square feet of space), his views could be seen as...

Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Environment, Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-20

The wireless escapades: the inevitable journey into frustration

The wireless escapades: the inevitable journey into frustrationThere is another solution...This isn't a problem I have due to living in a 2 bed flat, but my folks had the same issue when I lived there or rather I did and the way I got round it was using two wireless...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network technology, Wireless and Mobility, wireless, inevitable journey, Ethernet, router

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Manufacturer pushes pseudo-Energy Star rating for Ethernet gear

Attention network administrators: Microsemi is rallying behind what it's calling a set of standardized efficiency ratings for Power over Ethernet PoE equipment. The Microsemi Green Power over Ethernet Certification program applies a series of tests to PoE equipment. The company is lobbying to have the certification used...

Tags: Ethernet, Equipment, Power Over Ethernet, Microsemi Green Power Over Ethernet Certification Program, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-05-10

D-Link turns every power outlet into wall-to-wall network

D-Link turns every power outlet into wall-to-wall network...nothing newI've had this running in my home for about a year now...I mean, I get that this may be a new product for D-Link, but don't go making it sound like they've invented something new here. They're just catching on, there are...

Tags: Home networking, Overall IT, D-Link Systems, power outlet, network

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

Bremond Independent School District Solves Wi-Fi Coverage Issues With Low-Cost D-Link PoE Switches and Access Points

Bremond ISD's older wireless LAN was difficult to expand and manage. The system didn't support Power over Ethernet PoE because the technology was not standardized at the time they purchased it. They had to wait months before they could deploy the wireless Access Points [APs], because the power wasn't in...

Tags: D-Link Systems, School District, Wi-Fi, Power Over Ethernet, Access Point, Bremond ISD, Home Networking, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Personal Technology

Case studies 2009-04-01

Apple Mac Pro (Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Winter 2009)

In addition to revamping its iMac and Mac Mini desktops in the beginning of March, Apple also updated its highest end professional-level Mac Pros. Available as before in four- and eight-core configurations, the newest Mac Pros have a number of new technologies and design features, including Intel's latest Xeon CPUs....

Tags: Desktops, quad-core, interior, Apple Mac Pro, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-03-19

Buffalo Tech returns to the router game, updates NAS lineup

Several weeks ago, I posted about a court decision that lifted the ban on Buffalo Technology selling its routers and access points in the U.S., which it had done for many years. No doubt expecting victory for some time now, the company was ready within a month to tout its...

Tags: Game, NAS, Router, Buffalo, TeraStation Duo, Routers & Switches, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Network Technology, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-28

USB 3.0 arriving - bring on the speed

USB 3.0 arriving - bring on the speedsweet!ntNice.Nice. No more slow external drives. I've always had a tendency to avoid external drives for that reason.eSATA is nice as well, but it was for drives only.why it took so long?USB3 has been in works for many years.Initially the big selling point...

Tags: USB3, FireWire, USB

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

Converged 3Com IP Telephony and Data Solutions Improve Government Services

Surrey Heath Borough Council is located in Camberley, Surrey Heath, England delivers waste, trash removal, licensing for real estate development, as well as community safety, tourism management, and other government services. Surrey Heath adopted the vision of "Leading for Tomorrow," an operating principal aimed at providing the most advanced services...

Tags: Telephony, IP Telephony, 3Com Corp., Surrey Heath Borough Council, Ethernet, Real Estate, Network Technology, Networking, VOIP, Strategy, Business Operations, Telecommunications, Management

Case studies 2009-01-01

Samsung BD-P2500

Editors' note: The Samsung BD-P2500 is nearly identical to the Samsung BD-P2550, the only exception being that the BD-P2550 is exclusive to Best Buy and adds Pandora streaming to the feature set. Otherwise the two products are identical and buyers should opt for the BD-P2550 unless there is a...

Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Consumer electronics, Samsung BD-P2500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung BD-P2550

Product reviews 2008-11-26

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gearPowerlineToo expensive. I would buy it in a heartbeat at 1/2 that cost.HomePlug Powerline EthernetI have to agree - too expensive, and then I have several concerns:1) Power line spikes happen all the time. All it would take is one spike to...

Tags: Home networking, powerline, HomePlug Powerline Ethernet, new Netgear Powerline, Netgear Powerline gear, Netgear Powerline, NetGear

Discussion threads 2008-11-19

Next-generation USB revealed

Next-generation USB revealedHo hum, Intel late to the party... againIt's hard to get enthused about USB 3 when eSATA has been around quite some time at 3Gb/s (say 300MB/s). The physical standard for SATA 6Gb/s was ratified back in July, the full standard should be available by the end...

Tags: Next-generation USB, USB, eSATA, FireWire, Lossless DVD-A, Fire Wire, hard drive

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Addressing virtualization's achilles heel

The benefits of virtualization are quite obvious but when you start to really increase the density of virtual machines in order to maximize utilization suddenly it ain't such a simple proposition. The latest CPUs from AMD and Intel are more than up to the task of running 10-20 or more...

Tags: Bandwidth, Virtualization, Network Interface Card, Blade, Achilles Heel, VM, Networking, Servers, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2008-11-17