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Middleware is defined as a software containing a set of services which links multiple processes operating in one or two machines to a network. These services include communications, directory, security, transaction, data access and management services. The Distributed Computing Environment, the Common Object Request Broker Architecture and the Object Linking and Embedding are some of the most publicized middlewares. Users should be familiar with one middleware and use it as a basis of application architecture., DCE, CORBA and OLE are dominant, but the market remains wide open. No matter who is picked, users have plenty to do. Middleware has become a catch basin for the [...]

MCI Communications has had to respond quickly to the changing market for data communications services. MCI's Virtual Private Data Service includes the services of usage-based data transmission, Frame Relay and Switched Multimegabit Data Service. Communications carriers are offering switched services to customers as an alternative to dedicated facilities. Carriers that introduce these new services face some problems, such as the recession and the possibility of overlapping services., The computer and communications industry has changed dramatically during the past few years. Five years ago, routers were still 'emerging' and used only in the most advanced networks, downsizing was [...]

Frame Relay Protocols, Standards and Controversies As LAN interconnection and other bursty data communication applications gain popularity, frame relay services and interfaces are getting a tremendous amount of attention, not [...]

Westcon Group and Symbol Technologies have formed a global partnership that will distribute Symbol's network products, including rugged mobile computers, wireless LANs and data-capture solutions, to Westcon's reseller customers. The […]

Match.com, the unit of Ticketmaster that provides personal ads on the Web, is hoping that new marketing deals with America Online and Microsoft will boost its page views from 5 […]

Joining an increasing number of major businesses that are outsourcing their HR operations, Bank of America has inked a 10-year, $1.1 billion deal with Exult, an Irvine, Calif.-based software firm, […]

Cendant Corp. has renewed a networking services contract with AT&T, signing on for another eight years and $550 million with the telecommunications services provider. Cendant, a New York company that […]

When it comes to Internet bandwidth, the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) is an 800-pound gorilla. The Web made the 'Net and it can break it, now that bandwidth demands for [...]

Executives at Zing.com were in a quandary. They hoped their new digital photo archive service would generate massive amounts of traffic just as the ribbon was being cut. Still, could […]

Application services provider NaviSite offers network support to customers who want to save time and staff resources by outsourcing. You would expect that an "application services provider" would get its […]

IXnet bumps AT&T and MCI, winning the MarketXT mandate. MarketXT, the retail-oriented, after-hours equities trading system formerly known as Eclipse Trading, has hired IXnet to manage and maintain its network. […]

Strike Technologies and Automated Securities Clearance's (ASC's) Brass Utility (Brut) are discussing a potential merger of their respective electronic communications networks (ECNs). At the same time, Strike--which has previously talked […]

Bank One Corp. has awarded AT&T Solutions and IBM Global Services contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide networking and computer services. The contract will extend networking support […]

In this lab test, we concentrated on what hardware it would take to secure your network yourself. Consider that all of the security policies and support for your network rest […]

SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) is a signaling protocol for setting up, controlling, and tearing down sessions (or connections between two end points) on the Internet. Sessions usually include multimedia conferencing, […]

Welcome to the new age of networking. Actually, 'welcome' might not be the right word; condolences are more in order given the current state of the economy and our industry. [...]

More than six years ago I wrote a column entitled 'Measured Use Falls Flat,' that explored the pros and cons of different chargeback and pricing schemes for network services. (see [...]

Tempe, Ariz.: MicroAge Inc. this week will launch a national small-business initiative offering small- and midsize-business customers the same network and asset management services currently reserved for large enterprise accounts. […]

New York: The growth of the network management service market is producing an unexpected result-a new sense of "co-opetition." The notion that companies can cooperate and compete is becoming the […]

IBM is moving up the data service value chain with a new line of managed frame relay, TCP/IP, Systems Network Architecture, and multiprotocol services packaged with applications. In doing so, […]

Partnering in network-services configuration allows VARs and distributors to close more successful deals. Distributors are increasingly compelled to offer network-configuration solutions to resellers as new technologies emerge, the Internet gains […]

Frame Relay Andy Rooney, the curmudgeon of "60 Minutes," once bemoaned the lack of affordable luxury hotels. The co-chairmen of Choice Hotels International, Robert Hazard and Gerald Pettit, took Rooney's […]

"'Isn't a network just some wire and PCs?' We hear that all the time from first-time buyers," said Jim Massey, owner of Bancroft and Masters, a Novell Platinum Reseller in […]

Finding a Fit for New Switched Digital Services The recent technology and service announcements for high-speed switched digital service seem to hold considerable promise. These services, which run at 56, [...]

Separate services? That's so 20th century. With its IP Communicator service, Sonera Corp. is unveiling a corporate communications model for the new millennium. It's the first genuine multimedia VPN service, […]

Facilities-based provider GST Telecommunications Inc. last week said it completed the first phase of its Virtual Integrated Transport and Access (VITA) network with the turnup of 13 cities in California, […]

With its eye on data traffic that still runs on legacy corporate networks, MCI last week rolled out a new managed service suite that lets business customers make mainframe data […]

The April frame relay network outage that cost AT&T an estimated $30 million in lost revenue may not be directly responsible for the rash of improved service agreements and flexible […]

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- FreeGate Corp. introduced new software for its Multiservices Internet Gateway service designed to help small businesses and branch offices take advantage of the benefits found in virtual […]

Englewood, Colo.-- U.S. West last week further cemented its growing reputation as the regional Bell operating company most aggressively pursuing expansion of its data services. U.S. West will expand its […]

New Orleans -- The gloves came off after Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. unveiled plans to enter the enterprise market with a new package of outsourced services. Several members of […]