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1. Now you see it...

Author

Hodges, Kenneth J. Hamer

Subjects
ATM, Virtual LAN, Multimedia technology, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Local area networks -- Services, Asynchronous communications -- Analysis, Telephone services -- Services, Multimedia technology -- Analysis, Computers -- Services
Abstract

Because client-server applications require native-rate local area network connectivity--typically Ethernet (10 Mb/s) or token ring (4 Mb/s or 16 Mb/s)--these networked applications until now were restricted to local areas that […]

Published
1996

2. Do you want the phone co. to run your LAN?

Author

Schlack, Mark

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Network software, Virtual LAN, Telecommunications services industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Novell Inc. -- Services -- Marketing, AT&T Corp. -- Services -- Marketing, NetWare Connect (Remote access software) -- Marketing, Local area networks -- Services, Communications software -- Marketing -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Network software -- Marketing -- Services, Communications industry -- Services
Abstract

* Listen: That new sound is the information dialtone. Carriers will be selling LAN services over the public telephone network, but what will they cost, and how well will they […]

Published
1994

3. A leap into the digital future

Author

Mason, Julie Cohen

Subjects
Nextel Communications Inc. -- Management -- Names -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Wireless communication systems -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Mobile communication systems -- Services, Wireless local area networks (Computer networks) -- Services, Communications industry -- Services, Business, general, Wireless network, Virtual LAN, Wireless LAN/WAN system, Telecommunications services industry, Company business management, Wireless technology, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Management, Services, Names
Abstract

There is an old expression about how quickly a secret can spread. If you tell a secret to two people, and they tell two people and so on. Before you [...]

Published
1993

4. Do you know the way to SMDS

Author

Singh, Ram and Malhotra, Vinod

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Network architecture, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Data communications -- Design and construction, Telecommunication systems -- Design and construction -- Services, Regional Bell Operating Companies -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Network architecture, Metropolitan area networks -- Design and construction -- Services
Abstract

Do you know the way to SMDS? The Bell operating companies know exactly what their customers want: to be able to interconnect their local area networks (LANs) and transfer digital […]

Published
1990

5. Connect your LANs: public online services offer low-cost ways to link far-flung offices

Author

Strizich, Martha

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Network capacity management, WAN, Network management device, Enterprise network, TCP/IP, Network management, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Packet switch, Frame relay, Frame relay, Computer networks -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Enterprise networks -- Services, Information networks -- Services, Network management systems -- Services, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (Computer network protocol), Wide area networks -- Services, X.25 Protocol
Abstract

A decade ago, your company had to lease a private phone line to connect its mainframe computer with the terminals and computers at its branch offices. Branch employees probably used […]

Published
1994

6. US West (!) hopes hands-on LAN approach will drive data strategy

Author

Karpinski, Richard

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, Company business management, Customer service, Broadband Internet, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Frame relay, U S WEST Inc. -- Management -- Services, Frame relay, Local area networks -- Services, Broadband transmission -- Services, Customer service
Abstract

Going national with Time Warner.... A vast, sparsely populated home territory is usually cited as a problem for U S West. But its data unit, the newly renamed !nterprise Networking […]

Published
1994

7. LAN interconnect services and requirements: a European perspective

Author

Pentland, Carol

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Bandwidth allocation, ISDN, Bandwidth technology, Telecommunications services industry, International communications, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Frame relay, Integrated Services Digital Network, Telecommunication systems -- Services, Frame relay, Local area networks -- Services, Bandwidth, International communication, Telecommunications services industry -- Europe -- Services, X.25 Protocol, Communications industry -- Europe -- Services
Abstract

European public telecommunication operators (PTOs) are facing two principal challenges in the 1990s: meeting the need for local, in-country, highspeed network service offerings, and satisfying the wider service require* ments […]

Published
1992

8. Michelin's Milan division keeps faith in 'network angel'; network built on 'relationship of trust' between company and Italian software house

Author

Johnston, Marsha W.

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, Customer service, Company systems management, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Michelin Italiana S.p.A. -- Information management -- Services, Siosistemi SRL -- Services, Computer software industry -- Information management -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Customer service
Abstract

In Europe, a solid personal relationship between business partners is paramount. When the Milan division os S.p.A. Michelin Italia decided to build a network, the company put its trust in […]

Published
1991

9. Vision is realized with comm. network

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Computer-telephone integration, Integrated voice/data, Fiber optics, Open application interface, Computer systems integrator, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Lastar Group -- Services, Integrated voice/data, Computer systems integrators -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, System development, Fiber optics, Computer-Telephone integration
Abstract

Dr. Robert Boston, superintendent of the Indian Hill School District in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Indian Hill School Board had a vision--to equip every classroom in the district with a […]

Published
1991

10. Cisco Expands Security Push To LANs; Cisco will target its NAC strategy on layer 2 of the network by offering support for its Catalyst switches as well as its wireless access points and controller platforms

Subjects
Internet security, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Virtual LAN, Computer network equipment industry, Cisco Systems Inc. -- Services, Internet -- Safety and security measures, Internet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Computer network equipment industry -- Services
Abstract

Cisco Systems is expanding its network-security efforts, which to date has focused on wide-area network access points, to the local-area network and the switches that move traffic within most businesses. […]

Published
2005

11. High Risk Content Roll-Out is Essential Strategy for ILECs as Core Business Wanes

Author

Wolf, Michael

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry -- Technology application, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Local area networks -- Technology application, Local area networks -- Services, Communications industry -- Technology application, Communications industry -- Services, Wireless communication systems -- Services, Wireless communication systems -- Technology application, Wireless voice/data service, Telecommunications services industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Virtual LAN, Technology application, Business, general
Abstract

Michael Wolf, In-Stat Director, Enterprise & Residential Services Local exchange carriers (ILECs) have embarked on a necessary, though risky, strategy to build out fiber over much of their networks to [...]

Published
2005

12. HIGH-SPEED NETWORKS -- Blast Through the Barriers to Ethernet in the Metro -- To deliver truly 'carrier-worthy' Ethernet over Sonet/SDH, aggregation techniques must be combined with adequate flow control

Author

Dubois, Dave and Fauber, Mark

Subjects
Local area networks -- Services, Ethernet -- Services, Virtual LAN, LAN, Pre-packaged LAN, Ethernet, Business, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Copyright [c] 2003 CMP Media LLC Byline: Dave Dubois and Mark Fauber Several technologies are coming together to make Ethernet compelling for metro access. Perhaps the most interesting is the [...]

Published
2003

13. Masergy tips virtual private LAN service

Author

Wirbel, Loring

Subjects
Virtual private network, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Virtual LAN, Company service introduction, Masergy Communications Inc. -- Product introduction, Virtual private networks -- Services, Local area networks -- Services
Published
2003

14. Yipes co-founder giving metro Ethernet another whirl

Author

Martin, Michael

Subjects
Wireless network, Virtual LAN, Wireless LAN/WAN system, Company business planning, Telecommunications services industry, Company financing, Ethernet, Company executive, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Neopolitan Networks -- Services, Yipes Enterprise Services -- Finance, Data communications, T1 communications -- Services, Ethernet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services -- Finance, Metropolitan area networks -- Services, Wireless local area networks (Computer networks) -- Services, Communications industry -- Services -- Finance
Abstract

PALO ALTO - You might think the last thing Frank Robles would want to do is launch another metropolitan Ethernet provider. After all, he saw how brutal that market could […]

Published
2002

15. Want to Optimize the Network?

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Cable television/data services, Network capacity management, Network management device, Company business management, Information technology, Online services, Network management, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Local area networks -- Services, Information systems -- Management -- Services, Information technology -- Management -- Services, Online services -- Services, Network management systems -- Services
Abstract

In today's fast-paced business environment, carriers face enormous challenges and unprecedented competition. To meet these challenges, carriers need highly efficient, flexible, and scalable systems designed specifically to handle the requirements […]

Published
2002

16. Network partners

Subjects
Virtual LAN, WAN, Contract agreement, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Company service introduction, Telecommunications equipment industry, Cable & Wireless PLC -- Services -- Contracts -- Service introduction, Cisco Systems Inc. -- Contracts -- Service introduction -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services -- Contracts -- Service introduction, Wide area networks -- Services
Abstract

Cable & Wireless (C&W) and Cisco Systems have teamed to develop managed LAN (local-area network) and WAN (wide-area network) services over a single IP platform. C&W will offer services, branded […]

Published
2002

17. Bandwidth: Quality over quantity?; PACKET DELIVERY: Quality of service in the enterprise

Author

Greene, Tim

Subjects
Virtual LAN, IP telephony, Market trend/market analysis, Quality of service, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Local area networks -- Services, Cable telephony -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

There's been lots of talk about quality of service in LANs, but unless you're running voice, video or other unforgiving applications, you can probably solve congestion by simply throwing more […]

Published
2002

18. Neoteris secures LAN access with SSL; Start-up enables limited remote access

Author

Greene, Tim

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Neoteris -- Services, Telecommunication systems -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services
Abstract

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. - Start-up Neoteris is parlaying Web-browser technology that protects online credit card sales into a simple, secure way for employees and business partners to access your network. Neoteris […]

Published
2001

19. Storm launches Gb Ethernet service in metro rings

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Telecommunications services industry, Ethernet, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Company service introduction, Storm Telecommunications Ltd. -- Services -- Service introduction, Ethernet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Gigabit ethernet, Telecommunications services industry -- Services -- Service introduction, Communications industry -- Services -- Service introduction
Abstract

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based Storm Telecommunications Ltd has enhanced its existing international Gb Ethernet services with Gb Ethernet links in its metropolitan rings. According to Storm the […]

Published
2001

20. Guardian iT launches computer network replacement service

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Computer services industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Company service introduction, Guardian iT PLC -- Services -- Service introduction, Local area networks -- Services, Computer services industry -- Services -- Service introduction, Gigabit ethernet
Abstract

CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK-based IT services company Guardian iT Group has launched a new service called Rapid Relocatable PC LAN. The round-the-clock service offers to supply […]

Published
2001

21. Voice-over-LAN Will Displace PBX in U.S. Enterprises

Author

STRACHMAN, BRIAN

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Computer-telephone integration, Integrated voice/data, Open application interface, Market trend/market analysis, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Integrated voice/data -- Services -- Forecasts and trends, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Forecasts and trends -- Services, Computer-Telephone integration -- Services -- Forecasts and trends, Private branch exchanges -- Services
Abstract

THE FUTURE OF ENTERprise voice service will be over the LAN, and every major telecom and data hardware vendor has jumped into the fray. Born just a few years ago, […]

Published
2001

22. LOCAL-AREA NETWORKING

Subjects
HighSpeed Surfing Inc. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Virtual LAN, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Business, Mass communications
Abstract

HighSpeed Surfing Inc. is helping consumers expand their home or office broadband connections into a local-area network (LAN) without wires. The company's 802.11b wireless device integrates voice, video and data, [...]

Published
2001

23. Penske Outfits Fleet With Wireless Terminals

Author

Brewin, Bob

Subjects
Wireless network, Virtual LAN, Wireless LAN/WAN system, Company business management, Wireless technology, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Penske Truck Leasing Company L.P. -- Services -- Management, Penske Logistics L.L.C. -- Management -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Wireless communication systems -- Services, Mobile communication systems -- Services, Wireless local area networks (Computer networks) -- Services, Lease and rental services industry -- Services, Logistics -- Services, Trucks -- Contracts
Abstract

Penske Logistics plans to roll out smart wireless terminals to its 4,000-vehicle fleet starting in September. The terminals are intended to help the company quickly capture and send critical delivery […]

Published
2001

24. YIPES lights the way

Author

Rogoski, Richard R.

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Telecommunications services industry, Ethernet, Company executive, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Yipes Communications Inc. -- Officials and employees -- Services, Ethernet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Services -- Officials and employees
Abstract

CEO Jerry Patrick's bandwidth-on-demand dream leads a telecom revolution The basic idea was simple: Tie all your computers together into an ethernet network, then use fiber-optic cable to connect your […]

Published
2001

25. Provisioning on the fly lures customers to Yipes

Author

Rohde, David

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Company marketing practices, Telecommunications services industry, Ethernet, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Yipes Communications -- Services -- Marketing, Ethernet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Marketing -- Services, Communications industry -- Marketing -- Services
Abstract

SAN FRANCISCO - Metro Ethernet service provider Yipes Communications has been luring enterprise customers in its initial 20 markets with promises of transparently extending their LANs over metropolitan areas. But […]

Published
2000

26. Agreeing to rules of engagement - Pacts between providers and clients set the terms of their relationship

Author

Musich, Paula

Subjects
Network management device, Market trend/market analysis, Network capacity management, Virtual LAN, MIS, Information technology, Contract agreement, Network management, Systems management, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Computer network equipment industry, Telecommunications equipment industry, StrataSource Inc. -- Services -- Contracts -- Forecasts and trends, Computer organization -- Forecasts and trends, Local area networks -- Services, Information systems -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Contracts -- Forecasts and trends -- Services, Information technology -- Contracts -- Services, Network management systems -- Services, Computer network equipment industry -- Contracts -- Forecasts and trends -- Services, Management information systems -- Services
Abstract

IT managers signing on with MSPs and other service providers are starting to take those relationships personally, recognizing they're fraught with temptations and much more complicated than a service that […]

Published
2000

27. Wireless LAN systems find power - Lucent deploys cost-cutting Ethernet feature

Author

Moore, Cathleen

Subjects
ATM LAN hub/MAU, Frame relay LAN hub/MAU, Wireless LAN/WAN hub/MAU, Virtual LAN, LAN hub/MAU, Computer network equipment industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Ethernet LAN hub/MAU, FDDI LAN hub/MAU, Telecommunications equipment industry, Lucent Technologies Inc. -- Services, 3Com Corp. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Computer network equipment industry -- Services, Network hubs -- Services
Abstract

HOPING TO SPUR adoption of wireless LAN systems by reducing installation costs and complexity, Lucent Technologies' Microelectronics Group last week announced a feature for its wireless LAN systems that provides […]

Published
2000

28. Genome Project meets Gigabit Ethernet; Incyte fashions high-speed network to support historic scientific endeavor

Author

Duffy, Jim

Subjects
Research and development, Virtual LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Incyte Corp. -- Services, Telecommunication systems -- Services, Ethernet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Gigabit ethernet, DNA testing, Genetic engineering, Industrial research, Research institutes
Abstract

PALO ALTO - When completed this summer, a 'working draft' of the human genome was hailed as a major milestone in the efforts to combat illness and disease by better […]

Published
2000

29. Vanco lands £1.8m Wan contract

Subjects
Virtual LAN, WAN, Contract agreement, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Vanco Inc. -- Contracts -- Services, Crawford & Co. -- Contracts, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Contracts -- Services, Wide area networks -- Services
Abstract

Insurer Crawford & Co has engaged Vanco to design, install and manage a new wide area network (Wan). The contract is worth £1.8m aver five years. Vanco has integrated the […]

Published
2000

30. HomePlug jump-starts power-line nets

Author

Mainelli, Tom

Subjects
Industry association information, Virtual LAN, Company business management, Home networking, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, HomePlug Powerline Alliance -- Services, Computer networks -- Management -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Societies, Trade and professional associations, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Information networks -- Management -- Services, Home networks, Associations, institutions, etc.
Abstract

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance that was announced this week should bring a jolt of life to home power-line networking, a technology once assumed dead. But while the group claims some […]

Published
2000

31. RSL COM U.S.A offers managed VPN service

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Virtual private network, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Company service introduction, RSL COM U.S.A. Inc. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Virtual private networks -- Services
Abstract

CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RSL COM U.S.A. Inc, a subsidiary of RSL Communications Ltd, has rolled out an Internet-based virtual private network (VPN) service in the US. The […]

Published
2000

32. BANDWIDTH; Gigabit Ethernet with a speedy twist

Subjects
Wireless LAN/WAN hub/MAU, Gigabit Ethernet, Token Ring LAN hub/MAU, ATM LAN hub/MAU, Frame relay LAN hub/MAU, Virtual LAN, WAN, LAN hub/MAU, Ethernet, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Ethernet LAN hub/MAU, FDDI LAN hub/MAU, Telecommunications equipment industry, Nortel Networks Corp. -- Services, Ethernet -- Services, Telecommunication systems -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Gigabit ethernet, Wide area networks -- Services, Network hubs -- Services
Abstract

Ethernet may leave the comforts of a LAN-based home and move into some new digs. By increasing its speed to 10 Gb/s and pushing it over optical fiber, Ethernet becomes […]

Published
1999

33. Flycast Adds Service

Subjects
FlyCast Communications Corp. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Computer services industry -- Services, Computers -- Services, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Retail industry, Virtual LAN, Computer services industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Services
Abstract

Flycast Communications, the San Francisco-based advertising network, has added a new service, Flycast CPCnet. A sister to the Flycast Network, it will bring together advertisers and sites with small inventories [...]

Published
1999

34. Largest local government SAP installation goes live

Author

Simons, Mike

Subjects
Government systems management, Virtual LAN, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, ITnet Ltd. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Government computer systems -- Services, Birmingham, England -- Services
Abstract

THE largest SAP implementation in local government has gone live at Birmingham City Council less than a year after the £4m contract was awarded to ITnet. The council has struck […]

Published
1999

35. Trust in us and encrypt

Subjects
Encryption, Virtual LAN, Telecommunications services industry, Company Web site/Web page, Virtual private network, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Company service introduction, TrustWorks Systems B.V. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services -- Service introduction, Virtual private networks -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services -- Service introduction, Data encryption, Web sites, Communications industry -- Services -- Service introduction
Abstract

USERS wanting to create their own plug-in encryption modules for applications such as virtual private networks (VPNs) can take advantage of TrustWorks Systems' free solutions Web site, writes Antony Savvas. […]

Published
1999

36. Metro service providers face new economics

Author

Schult, Rob

Subjects
Bandwidth -- Forecasts and trends, Metropolitan area networks -- Services, Metropolitan area networks -- Speed, Local area networks -- Services, Local area networks -- Speed, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Communications industry -- Services, Wide area networks -- Services, Wide area networks -- Speed, Market trend/market analysis, Bandwidth allocation, Bandwidth technology, LAN, Pre-packaged LAN, Virtual LAN, Telecommunications services industry, WAN, Business, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

In the late 1990s, many metro service providers based their business plans on the assumption that bandwidth limitations on metropolitan-area networks (MANs) were the major bottleneck to higher-capacity long-haul networks. [...]

Published
2007

37. As home-networking grows wireless Ethernet takes lead. (Spotlight: Managed Bandwidth)

Author

Brown, Karen

Subjects
Ethernet -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Wireless communication systems -- Services, Communications industry -- Services, Virtual LAN, Telecommunications services industry, Ethernet, Wireless voice/data service, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Telecommunications equipment industry, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Mass communications
Abstract

Fueled by a growing number of U.S. broadband homes with multiple PCs, wireless-Ethernet home networking has started to make a connection with consumers. Home-networking products based on the 802.11 standard [...]

Published
2002

38. AT&T links LANs

Author

Strizich, Martha

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Contract agreement, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Novell Inc. -- Contracts -- Services, AT&T Corp. -- Services -- Contracts, Local area networks -- Services
Abstract

A partnership between AT&T and Novell promises to yield a new connection service in the first half of 1995 that will make it easier to exchange messages and files with […]

Published
1994

39. NetWare remote access-service plans take shape

Author

Smalley, Eric

Subjects
Long-distance telephone service, Virtual LAN, Network software, Remote access software, Microcomputer industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Computer industry, Novell Inc. -- Services, Long-distance telephone service -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Network software -- Services, Computer industry -- Services, Internet access software -- Services
Abstract

Novell Inc. is working with long-distance carriers, including Sprint and, according to sources, AT&T, to develop public remote-access services that will allow NetWare users to dial in to their corporate […]

Published
1994

40. Users warm up to direct sales of preinstalled LANs

Author

Bousette, Neal

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, User need, Direct market channel, Customer service, Retail/reseller channel, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, End user, Distribution channels, Direct marketing -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, End users, Customer service
Abstract

The direct-response channel isn't just for desktops and notebooks anymore. As corporate buyers warm to the idea of picking up the phone to order preconfigured network clients and servers as […]

Published
1993

41. Cost issues could trigger rise of 'low-speed' ATM

Author

Lawton, Stephen

Subjects
ATM, Virtual LAN, Bandwidth allocation, Bandwidth technology, Protocol, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, AT&T Corp. -- Services, Data communications, T1 communications, Local area networks -- Services, Asynchronous communications, Bandwidth, T3 communications, Computer network protocols
Abstract

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) communications, once touted as the high-speed alternative that would make the information superhighway a reality, has a new reality all its own. Instead of pushing the […]

Published
1993

42. IBM tests project to sell built-to-order networks; LANs would be guaranteed to work

Author

Corcoran, Cate

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Microcomputer industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Computer industry, International Business Machines Corp. IBM PC Direct -- Services, Computer networks -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Information networks -- Services, Computer industry -- Services
Abstract

Users may soon be able to order a completely tested, guaranteed, and customized LAN simply by making a phone call directly to a manufacturer. PC Direct, IBM's telephone sales and […]

Published
1993

43. LANs go live via satellite

Author

Slawter, Barry

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Frame relay, Satellite communications, Scientific-Atlanta Inc. -- Services, Very Small Aperture Terminals -- Services, Frame relay, Local area networks -- Services, Satellite communications -- Services
Abstract

Scientific-Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.) has slated its new VSAT satellite system, SkyRelay, for an end-of-year release. The company feels SkyRelay's frame relay backbone will provide the most flexible LAN support and […]

Published
1993

44. Free LAN support is out there, if you know where to look

Author

Gallagher, Sean

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, User need, Customer service, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, End user, Local area networks -- Services, End users, Customer service
Abstract

You can kiss free LAN technical support goodbye. As hardware and software companies look for more ways to turn a buck, many of them are limiting or eliminating free support […]

Published
1993

45. Carriers answer our 20 questions on frame relay

Author

Kirvan, Paul

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Telecommunications services industry, Telephone company, Packet switching technology, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Packet switch, Frame relay, Data communications -- Services, Frame relay, Local area networks -- Services, Packet switching -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Communications industry -- Services
Abstract

In the April column, we offered 20 questions to ask frame relay (FR) carriers and equipment vendors. The questions were designed to help you determine if FR will be useful […]

Published
1992

46. Servicing a network with more than a sweet smile

Author

Booty, Frank

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, Customer service, Microcomputer industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Computer industry, Westinghouse Brake and Signal -- Services, United Glass Ltd. -- Services, Telecommunication systems -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Computer industry -- Services, Customer service
Abstract

While PC local area networks are an accepted feature of modern corporate life, the structures upholding them are frequently invisible. Micro support teams are all too often taken for granted. […]

Published
1991

47. Fiber network employs IP protocols to connect multiple, diverse LANs

Author

Varney, Sarah E.

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Fiber optics, TCP/IP, Token Ring network, Ethernet, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, FDDI, Metropolitan Fiber Systems Inc. -- Services, Ethernet, Local area networks -- Services, Token Ring networks -- Services, Connectivity, Fiber Distributed Data Interface Standard -- Services, Fiber optics, Metropolitan area networks -- Services, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (Computer network protocol)
Abstract

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Metropolitan Fiber Systems has announced the availability of a high-speed fiber-optic network that connects geographically dispersed LANs by way of IP routing protocols. The company's Multi-Megabit […]

Published
1991

48. Network Management Services: Digital delivers

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, Network capacity management, Network management device, Customer service, Network management, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Digital Equipment Corp. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Network management systems -- Services, Customer service
Abstract

It's probably fair to say one of your primary goals is to keep your network up and running around the clock. Digital offers you a choice in how you meet […]

Published
1991

49. LAN servicing programs are on the upswing; DEC, HP and IBM compete to be the one-stop shop for network users

Author

Wilkinson, Stephanie

Subjects
Support services, Virtual LAN, Customer service, Microcomputer industry, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Computer industry, Digital Equipment Corp. -- Services, International Business Machines Corp. -- Services, Hewlett-Packard Co. -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Computer industry -- Services, Customer service
Abstract

By Stephanie Wilkinson FOR THE '90s, OUTSOURCING IS IN. Hiring outside experts has become increasingly attractive, say computer analysts and vendors, especially in the LAN arena, where mixed-vendor environments make […]

Published
1991

50. Sears blazes new trail in network integration

Author

Eskow, Dennis

Subjects
Virtual LAN, Computer systems integration, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Network integration, Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears Business Centers -- Services, Computer networks -- Services, Local area networks -- Services, Information networks -- Services, Computer systems integration -- Services
Abstract

By Dennis Eskow Sears Business Centers last week completed the integration of a PC networking job for its biggest corporate customer: Sears Business Centers. Company officials and industry experts say […]

Published
1990

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