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Backsourcing gains momentum
The level of outsourcing activity remained fairly steady over the past couple years, but at the same time there has been an increase in the volume of insourcing, analysts say. More companies are
Quality of experience matters most in the end
Many CIOs have taken great strides in creating service level agreements and deploying tools to measure service quality. A traditional QoS measure may not be the most effective means of evaluating IT
Reduce IT costs without hurting quality
Richard Blanford, a managing director for Fordway, an IT consulting firm in the UK, has some advice for his American friends about cutting costs without compromising data security or quality of
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Soft issues gaining importance in networking decisions
When it comes to evaluating network viability and network providers, flexibility, Quality of Service (QoS), customer/partner relationship management, speed and ease of use are increasingly
Protecting Bluetooth-enabled devices
The amount of wireless technology routinely used by employees is growing by leaps and bounds and shows no signs of slowing down. But managing this wireless technology, especially, Bluetooth
Voice adds to instant messaging's allure
If you think about it, instant messaging fits well with modern business issues--it keeps a written record, it merges with collaboration software, it works well across devices and networks, and it's quick and easy to use. Recently it's also become a decent tool for IP voice communications thanks to open standards, quality-of-service and data encrption, despite some limitations.
For more on IM:
- peruse this TechNewsWorld article
Juniper's new router serves carriers, enterprise
Juniper Networks' newest router, the M120, is designed for linking faraway WAN and WLAN locations. In addition to security and quality-of-service features, the routers supports high-speed connections such as the DS-0 and OC-192 standards. It also has packet forwarding and can be used as a multi-service device. But none of this comes cheap, as normal configurations start at $100,000.
For more on Juniper Networks' new router:
- check out this eWeek …
Is it time to start resisting Gigabit Ethernet?
Approximately $10 billion of IT budgets will be wasted on unnecessary Gigabit Ethernet connections in the next two years, Gartner analyst Mark Fabbi said recently. Instead, companies should buy better management and quality-of-service tools, he believes. The logic is that there's no point in conducting a network upgrade now since most applications don't really need the extra bandwidth, and by the time they do, networking technologies will either be faster or cheaper anyway. (Is he right, …
Researchers seek to keep VoIP safe
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Texas will focus on IP telephony security issues. The study, which is funded by a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, specifically examines security issues where IP networks and circuit-switched networks integrate. The project will take three years and covers spam, denial-of-service attacks, e911 and quality-of-service issues. Cal-Davis, Columbia and Purdue are also participating.
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