shared bandwidth Resources

Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

ZDNet Resources

Utopia awaits moment of truth: Utopia awaits moment of truthGovernments should not be mixed with business.Sorry but it is not the role of governments to be in business. Especially when theyre are competitive alternatives being offered.I would also question how smart it is to be burying more fiber/wire in the ground when true high...; Tags: WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Network technology, investment, Customer Choice, valley, wireless, fiber, IEEE 802.16, cable, SHARED BANDWIDTH, UTOPIA; Discussion threads 2004-04-13

Additional Resources

10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...; Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Enterprise communities: build or join?: Enterprise communities: build or join?Online communities that connect clients?Jennifer:Have you ever heard of an online community that connects clients for their mutual benefit? I realize their may be concerns about sharing information with competitors, but I also find that there are opportunities to connect several of my clients for mutual...; Tags: Benefits, Jennifer; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of Internet: Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of InternetAs Always, Vinton Tells It Like It IsVery well thought-out answer, and absolutely on the mark...the telcos are ruining the advancement of the Internet in this country and the fact that they are systematically raping the consumer with their "Hi-speed"...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, national interest, Vint Cerf, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience: Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot; News items 2008-07-23
Project portfolio mgt: "Draconian enforcement doesn't work" [podcast]: Achieving successful technology implementations requires IT and business to establish shared expectations around project goals, objectives, and process. Too often, the business doesn't understand real technology constraints while IT remains blissfully unaware of why some projects were even started. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-22
VMware and common performance myths: Rich McDougall and Scott Drummand, performance gurus over at VMware, presented a fantastic review of some of the performance testing VMware has been doing at the VMware analyst day. I posted something about the findings of that research in the post, Is VMware busting the virtualization tax myth. I've just...; Tags: Virtualization, Performance, VMware Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-22
eMachines T5274: The eMachines T5274 is eMachines' higher-end budget desktop for the back to school season. While it seems like a good deal for $400, the fact is that the low-end PC market has become increasingly competitive this year, which makes it hard for systems such as this one that straddle two...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, eMachines Inc., eMachines T5274; Product reviews 2008-07-21
Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?: Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?It's a matter of infrastructure - and transparencyLarry,Your analysis is partially correct, but there is a second factor. Some cloud providers have taken a "you're better off not knowing" approach to the infrastructure their systems are based on. What server is your VM...; Tags: Manufacturing, cloud computing, Down Time, outage, S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Qik out of private beta: Over the weekend, Qik came out of private beta. Jennifer Leggio has all the technical details, along with some insights in Robert Scoble's outburst about how kyte.tv would kill off Qik and Flixwagon. One claim the company makes over at VentureBeat is that they have gotten latency...; Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Business Model, Beta, Qik, Jennifer Leggio, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-21
MailMover (zip): Working with a shared Exchange account has a major issue when it comes to handling sent emails. When you forward, or reply to an email from the shared account the sent mail ends up in the users personal Sent Items folder. This takes away the biggest advantage of a shared...; Tags: Mailbox, Rutsch Office Solutions, MailMover, E-mail, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-07-21
DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...: Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir and I was asked to register...; Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-20
Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja: Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: "The premeditated use...; Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-18
ZT Affinity 7221Xa: The $600 ZT Affinity 7221Xa is the cheaper sibling of the recently reviewed ZT Affinity 7225Xi-35. Its fixed configuration includes most of what we expect to find in a system in this price range. Like the 7225Xi-35, the 7221Xa is geared toward those who need a simple desktop with basic...; Tags: Desktops, DVD, Flash memory, Memory, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), ZT Affinity 7221Xa, ZT Affinity 7225Xi-35; Product reviews 2008-07-17
Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router: Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...; Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage; Product reviews 2008-07-17
GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone: General Electric, the venerable multinational that was founded in 1878 in New Jersey, have at their core a hugely sophisticated enterprise collaboration system that is arguably the largest in the world. I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE's 'SupportCentral' collaboration...; Tags: Backbone, General Electric Co., SupportCentral, Collaboration, Groupware, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus': The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a "bunch of masturbating monkeys",...; Tags: Information Technology, Industry, OpenBSD, Bug, Attack, Linux Creator, Torvalds, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Linux, Security, Software, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, Liam Tung, ZDNet Australia; News items 2008-07-17
Live Webcast: Effective Customer Experience Management: Companies of all sizes are increasingly more concerned about the overall effectiveness of their online business. Much can be learned from the traditional Web analytics, which are certainly very important, but is it enough to simply measure traffic? What people click, where they linger and how they ultimately...; Tags: Webcast, Experience, Effective Customer Experience Management; Webcasts 2008-07-17
ecoPrint2 Ink and Toner Saver (exe): Want hassle-free ink reduction? ecoPrint2 Ink and Toner Saver can reduce up to 75% of your ink usage and it can be used with any printer, as well as printers shared over any Local Area Network LAN. When activated, ecoPrint2 Ink and Toner Saver resides in the system tray and...; Tags: Canada, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-07-17