Box Hill network hits global speed
Box Hill Institute of Tafe is sharpening its online learning strategy, recently becoming what is believed to be Australia's first tertiary institution equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet backbone.
Box Hill Institute of Tafe is sharpening its online learning strategy, recently becoming what is believed to be Australia's first tertiary institution equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet backbone.
How many times have you heard the phrase "Internet revolution"? If you keep a close watch on our industry, my guess is: at least twice a week.
Sydney Airport's hotly contested networking deal is wading further into controversy after two key vendors sent the corporation "please explain" letters this week.
WorldxChange is eagerly eyeing a raft of new profitable ventures; but of all the options, ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Link) is proving a big drawcard.
The carrier is queuing up behind other new market players for a slice of Telstra's local loop business, reporting the only inhibitor is regulatory red tape.
LAN Systems yesterday announced the signing of a strategic agreement with Fore Systems as the exclusive distributor of its networking and communications equipment.
Sydney Airport is at the centre of an industry row after awarding Cisco and Memorex Telex Australia's highest-profile networking deal late last week.
It is nice to know that when you are down and out, industry competitors are more than willing to lend a helping hand.
Box Hill Institute of TAFE is sharpening its online learning strategy, recently becoming what is believed to be Australia's first tertiary institution equipped with a gigabit Ethernet backbone.
The school's gigabit Ethernet commitment is also paving the way for trials of IP telephony and IP-based television services this year.
3Com is busy ramping up its VPN strategy, but concedes telecommunications carriers are the chink in its armour.
Doug Sherman, senior marketing manager for 3Com's enterprise systems business unit, conceded the reality of the international carriers' ability to cater for technology such as VPNs is considered uncertain.
ServiceNet yesterday boosted its $US100 million IT outsourcing business, officially opening a new data centre and Asia Pacific head office in Sydney.
Countless Australian organisations are illegally using email encryption software and one unhappy vendor is about to go on the attack.
Australia, you're standing on networking industry's cliff staring off into the future world of voice over IP.
But don't look down; you're expecting the carriers to catch you, but they're still teaching sales people about the Internet.
WorldxChange Communications yesterday revealed the company is planning to resell GSM mobile telecommunications services and launch a global Internet service.
Year 2000 'fix it' companies are set to cash in on the industry's late starters, analysts reporting they have yet to spend more than 50 per cent of Y2K budgets.
Mining company Mitsubishi Development is unearthing massive savings in the cost of communications after successfully bedding down a $100,000 Lotus Notes and Cisco-based network.