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Connection-Oriented Ethernet: Operational and Deployment Considerations

Connection-oriented Ethernet technology holds great promise. It creates, for the first time, a single metro aggregation and transport infrastructure that service providers can use for: access to IP and other higher layer services, high-quality private-line site-to-site enterprise services, residential wireline broadband backhaul infrastructure and mobile broadband backhaul infrastructure. Service providers...

Tags: Broadband, Fujitsu Ltd., Technology Choice, Infrastructure, Ethernet, Business Services, Network Technology, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-12-04

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Dell releases Precision M6500 with Intel Core i7 technology

There's a new installment to Dell's mobile workstation line, the Precision M6500, which incorporates both Intel Core i7 quad-core and Core i7 Extreme quad-core processors. Geared towards professionals who will be using this for serious animation, graphics and engineering work, it's not a simple...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Mobile Workstation, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Graphics, Workstations, Wireless And Mobility, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-12-01

XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up

Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...

Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Self-censoring upcoverting DVD player filters inappropriate content

Why not?I'd love to watch The Matrix and have the DVD player skip the sex part and adjust some of the filters for other parts of the movie (I'm okay with vulgar and violence).I'm in for a kick-a$$ music without me having to do some skipping. :)ClearPlay is AWESOME!!I've had...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, MIB, ClearPlay, DVD, movie, DVD player

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Amazon: Kindle has best sales month; Still mum on real figures

Maybe not the best strategy but ...... this is the first holiday season that pits the Kindle agaisnt any REAL competition for dedicated e-readers that are not in the realm of the uber-geek. (I got my first e-reader, for the Palm, in 1998.) In short, until the Kindle...

Tags: E-books, Strategy, sales, Amazon.com Inc., e-book

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

Global scope of East Anglia hack of global warming docs

Here's the link with juicy details:http://ecotretas.blogspot.com/2009/11/rolo-compressor-de-verdades.htmlClimate 'scientists' are liars. That's clear.Hockeystick anyone?And another one with some straight facts.http://www.climatedepot.com/Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey... HmmmThat sure reveals who the interested parties are.I wonder what their next step will be, start advocating the benefits of global warming perhaps?Communist manifesto & elitesDo you see the...

Tags: IPCC Says, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues

Misleading advertising is in Apple's DNAWhy would their carrier be otherwise?RE: Apple ads dodge the network coverage issuesI saw the "What time's the movie" add last night. In the real world, it would not play out the way it is shown. The fine print at the end of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, RSS, HTC Hero, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, TELUS Corp., 3G, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

WireTap Studio 1.1.0 (Mac)

WireTap Studio is a professional audio recording, editing, and management solution, allowing you to manage and manipulate your audio with ease. Discretely record from a specific application, record all of your Mac system audio simultaneously, or even record from any hardware/line-in device of your choice.After recording, edit your clips with...

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, Ambrosia Software, WireTap Studio

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Flipping Fantastic

Getting the most out of Flip video cameras The picture above a still from a Flip video is of my venerable old three chip Sony VX1000 video camera, Frezzi light and associated 10 pound battery belt. In the foreground is a Flip video...

Tags: Microphone, Video Camera, Video, Camera, Flip, Flip Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-21

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

FCC wants public comment on digital democracy - voting online

Online Voting - Destroying the integrity and fabric of democracy.On-line voting without safe guards against vote selling and guarantee that each vote was registered in private invalidates the intent and meaning of "one person, one vote."It's bad enough that this hole currently exists with the current mail-in voting process.RE: FCC...

Tags: Federal government, digital democracy, public comment, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...

Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Apple's app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe

Once somebody matches the ease of the App store,Create a desktop application which makes it brain-dead simple to buy, install, arrange, and sync software and multimedia content with the Droid and it will take off like crazy. That's about the only thing the iPhone has over the Droid at this...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet

Photo gallery:2010 Audi A5 CabrioletThe Audi A5 is a stunningly beautiful coupe with excellent power and performance. Unfortunately, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is not that car. In an effort to please drop-top lovers, Audi cut the roof off of the A5 Coupe, an element that accounted for the majority...

Tags: Audi AG, A5 Cabriolet

Product reviews 2009-11-16

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Garmin plots Android phone

Why does everyone think they can make a good phone?!Granted Apple made it look easy with the iPhone, but look at Motorola. The Droid appears to have broken their streak of clunkers, but even a company with a long-history of successes in the market can struggle to turn out a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Droid, Garmin Ltd., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-11