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A Year Later... Where is the New Internet?

By | May 14, 2013 | Industry Trends | [ 0 ]

By Eric Points
Last year at this time, I wrote about a change to the Internet that is going to affect all of our lives. It is a change that the vast majority of Internet users still have not heard about. In my post Say Goodbye to DotCom… and Hello to the New Internet I explained how the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was going to fundamentally change the way the Internet worked by allowing organizations to…

Network Security Breaches Rapidly Increasing - Is Yours Protected?

By | April 30, 2013 | Networking, Security | [ 0 ]

By Dan Williams and John Grady
It’s well-understood that sophisticated cyber-attacks are on the rise globally. We see the reports in the news almost every week. AP’s Twitter account was hacked which put the financial…

Five Ways Centralized Sip Trunking Can Reduce Headaches, Improve Productivity, and Save Money

By | April 15, 2013 | Communications, SIP Trunking | [ 0 ]

By Mervat Olds
With today’s ever evolving world, limited resources and changing technology, who wouldn’t like to save 30 to 50% in overall telecommunication spend?  If you’re that person, have you considered SIP?  Session Initiation…

Why Ethernet over Copper is Critical

By | April 5, 2013 | Ethernet, Networking | [ 0 ]

By Sam Koetter
My last blog post, Why Ethernet is Winning Against DSx and OCx Technologies discussed the merits of Ethernet and why it’s taking over the world. This blog post will focus on precious…

Back to the Future – The Reemergence of Token Ring Networking

By | April 1, 2013 | Ethernet, Networking | [ 0 ]

By Eric Points
The 1980s are back in fashion. The nostalgia of the era is everywhere. One item of 1980s technology that has reemerged is Token Ring networking. With the growing adoption of mainframe computing…

Why Ethernet is Winning Against DSx and OCx Technologies

By | March 19, 2013 | Ethernet, Industry Trends | [ 0 ]

This is an easy question to gloss over for those who live and breathe Telecom. The reality is it isn’t clear why the word “Ethernet” is creeping into our lives more frequently. There are still…

Are You Ready for the Coming Onslaught Against Your Network?

By | March 13, 2013 | Networking, WAN | [ 0 ]

By Don MacNeil
2013 promises to be a year of real disruption for IT and business network leaders. Technology trends that have been gathering momentum over the past several years are beginning to crest before…

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