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  • Vodafone creates airborne cell site for search and rescue

    ​Vodafone in conjunction with Police Search and Rescue (SAR) has developed a mobile cell site that can be fitted into a helicopter enabling rescuers to communicate with people on the ground via their cellphones in areas where there is no mobile network coverage.

    Written by Stuart Corner16 May 17 06:00
  • Facebook's 100-gigabit switch design is out in the open

    Facebook’s 100-gigabit switch design has been accepted by the Open Compute Project, a step that should help to foster an open ecosystem of hardware and software on high-speed networking gear.

    Written by Stephen Lawson19 Oct. 16 10:29
  • Lessons on vendor management from a global IT manager

    In a high pressure environment, when an hour of connectivity downtime for customers can lead to a $200,000 SLA fine, Brett Hobbs of BCS Group knew finding the vendor that could meet this criteria was essential.

    Written by CIO New Zealand10 June 14 13:23
  • What CIOs need to know about software defined networking

    Software defined networking applies the abstraction concepts of hardware virtualisation to networking infrastructure. This works well for cloud implementations, which need significant configuration and planning. But SDN and network virtualisation may still be too immature for prime time.

    Written by Jonathan Hassell23 July 13 13:40
  • The seven deadly sins of network security

    Anyone worth their salt in information security will tell you a solid defence is built upon multiple layers of technology, policy and practice. That's defence - in-depth.
    The technology layers are a critical piece of that puzzle -- of course. But companies that suffer a major network breach have frequently failed on a more fundamental level. Here are the deadly network security sins experts say are rampant in the corporate world. Avoid these sins and you will have taken a critical step toward a secure network.

    Written by Bill Brenner10 Dec. 08 22:00
  • Boys will be boys

    Blenheim-based Marlborough Boys College has beefed up its security, improved network reliability and is poised to establish an electronic link with an affiliate school in China, thanks to a hardware upgrade coupled with a Citrix implementation.
    Information manager Peter Oliver says the school decided to upgrade its network infrastructure, as it was becoming increasingly concerned about network reliability.

    Written by Michael Foreman03 Dec. 07 22:00