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Cisco to announce software defined-networking products in June

Jim Duffy — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

Cisco will make software defined-networking (SDN) product announcements at its CiscoLive conference in June that will show initial steps in how it plans to roll out the fledgling technology.

Sky Broadband blocks access to The Pirate Bay

Sophie Curtis — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:53:00 GMT

Internet service provider Sky has blocked access to The Pirate Bay, following similar moves by Virgin Media and Everything Everywhere.

Applications for dot-anything domains close tonight

Sophie Curtis — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

The ICANN registration process for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) finally draws to a close today, with many companies rushing to complete their applications before midnight.

BT on track to deliver 500,000 wi-fi hotspots for Olympic Games

Derek du Preez — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:40:00 GMT

BT has confirmed that it is on track to have 500,000 wi-fi hotspots across the capital in time for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Updated: Huawei and ZTE - There are no illegal state subsidies and no EC investigation

Sophie Curtis — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:29:00 GMT

Chinese networking company Huawei has denied accusations that it benefits from illegal state subsidies, and said it objects to the investigation that the European Commission is reportedly launching on the basis of these claims.

Huawei: There are no illegal state subsidies and no EC investigation

Sophie Curtis — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:29:00 GMT

EC to probe Huawei and ZTE over "state subsidies"

Sophie Curtis — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:55:00 GMT

The European Commission is preparing to launch a major trade investigation into Chinese networking companies Huawei and ZTE, after it emerged that they may have benefited from illegal state subsidies.

Nokia to supply traffic data for Bing Maps

Sophie Curtis — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Nokia has announced it will supply traffic information and geocoding algorithms to Microsoft's Bing Maps, allowing users to learn about incidents that might disrupt their journeys and find better travel routes.

Google to face fresh ICO scrutiny over WiFi snooping

Sophie Curtis — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:42:00 GMT

Google's conduct over the notorious “WiSpy” incident is facing fresh scrutiny from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), following the publication of a report by its US counterpart the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Cisco showcases developing video meeting tools despite setbacks

Stephen Lawson — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:40:00 GMT

Cisco Systems owned up to some miscalculations in its video collaboration strategy but showed off some promising future capabilities in a briefing with media this week.

Intel turns London into testbed for smart technologies

Sophie Curtis — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:40:00 GMT

Intel has announced the launch of a collaborative research institute to promote sustainable connected cities, in collaboration with Imperial College London and University College London.

Startup Gigabit Squared launches gigabit-per-second broadband project

Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:48:00 GMT

Startup Gigabit Squared has raised $200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the US, the company announced yesterday.

BT accused of UK broadband monopoly

Chris Martin — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:13:00 GMT

BT may have to split into two companies after being warned it is making a monopoly out of superfast broadband.

Riverbed Steelhead review

Keith Schultz — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:00 GMT

Riverbed Steelhead with RiOS 7 takes a huge bite out of UDP, video, and VDI traffic over the WAN, adding to its excellent TCP and file access optimizations

Software-defined networks - The next networking trend

John Dix — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:32:00 GMT

The Interop show in Las Vegas is always a good bellwether for enterprise technology trends, and perhaps the most striking thing about the recent show was how little the term "network fabric" came up.

Everything Everywhere completes signal sharing project

Sophie Curtis — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:20:00 GMT

Everything Everywhere has completed the final stage of its Smart Signal Sharing project, meaning that customers of Orange and T-Mobile will be now able to automatically switch between networks if signal strength is low.

Brocade outlines its SDN approach with OpenFlow

Jim Duffy — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:15:00 GMT

Brocade this week said it added hardware-based support for the OpenFlow software-defined networking (SDN) API and protocol to its NetIron and MLX series 100Gbps routers as part of a broader SDN strategy.

New Nmap tool scans IPv6 networks in novel ways

Joab Jackson — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:58:00 GMT

Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques.

New Nmap tool scans IPv6 networks in novel ways

Joab Jackson — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:58:00 GMT

Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques.

New Nmap tool scans IPv6 networks in new ways

Joab Jackson — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:58:00 GMT

Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques.

Thunderbolt cable for Apple Mac users released by StarTech

Agam Shah — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:10:00 GMT

StarTech has announced a Thunderbolt cable that is three metres long, the longest copper cable yet, which is available for backorder on the UK-based company's website for £56.99.

Silver Peak upgrades virtual WAN optimisation software

Jon Gold — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:27:00 GMT

Silver Peak has upgraded the software for its WAN appliance to handle automated optimisation for TCP and non-TCP traffic, 512,000 simultaneous connections for 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) infrastructures and support for a bunch of common hypervisors.

Tokyo SkyTree opened as world's tallest broadcast tower

Jay Alabaster — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:39:00 GMT

Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower, officially opened to the public this morning.

Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance

Mikael Ricknäs — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:07:00 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent will launch a new managed service to help mobile operators cope with overloaded networks and keep their subscribers happy.

Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management

Brandon Butler — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months.