Predicting the reliability of an IP virtual private network (VPN) has been difficult for network managers and service providers, but NetReality Inc. is hoping to change that with its latest management system.
Lucent is attempting to bridge gaps between its multiple virtual private network (VPN) product lines by promising business users ease of management and strong security.
Looking to offer its small and midsize business customers more than just voice services, Nextlink Communications this week announced that it is buying Concentric Network for US$2.9 billion.
Service-level agreements (SLA) for dedicated Internet access offerings are stronger than ever, but many of these guarantees still lack automatic credits and real-time monitoring tools.
Vendors from all corners of the technology arena are jumping through hoops to be part of the developing application service provider (ASP) market. And in some cases, this means they're struggling to forge new identities while keeping their old ones intact.
The glitz of the voice and video over IP convergence pavilion at NetWorld+ Interop '99 Atlanta last week belies the truth.
Bell Atlantic Mobile and Vodafone AirTouch are extending their wireless reach with new acquisitions announced this week.
Bell Atlantic Mobile is buying up the half of Frontier Cellular that is didn't already own. Meanwhile Vodafone AirTouch announced its plans to acquire CommNet Cellular for $764 million.
Frontier Cellular offers wireless services in New York's Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Rome and Binghamton metropolitan areas in addition to six other smaller markets in New York and in Pennsylvania.
Everyone keeps telling us that the world will be different when we all have fast cheap access to the Internet. Well US West brought that dream one step closer to reality when it disclosed plans for a new MegaBit Select new digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access service that doesn't cost anymore than standard dial-up services. Hopefully nationwide ISPs and other RBOCs will follow suit with similar services.
Inverse Networks is teaming with Cisco Systems, Indus River Networks and VPNet Technologies to make the monitoring of dial-up virtual private networks (VPN) easier.
The ASP Consortium announced last week that 31 more companies have joined the month-old organisation. But the group's nearly 60 members are still without two of the most well-known application service providers.
UUNET and Cable & Wireless are upgrading their respective national Internet backbone networks.
ATM networks may be easier to secure, thanks to a new ATM Forum-blessed security specification.
GTE Internetworking was expected to present its virtual private network (VPN) yesterday. Up until this point, GTE Internetworking was lagging behind nearly all its major competitors.