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New Netgear Configurable Switches Expand Business Network Features

Worldwide provider of networking technology NETGEAR introduced the breakthrough ProSafe® Plus Switch™ series. This new family of customizable switches uses Green Ethernet features, while allowing users to easily configure their network options and still take full advantage of all the top-notch features of E...

11 November 2009
11:02 GMT

Probability - FireWire over Ethernet in OS X Snow Leopard

All-knowing Apple recently decided to drop FireWire as a standard, just like that, upsetting Mac fans. No surveys, no how would you feel if we were to adopt other standards, nothing. But, while frustrated Mac users fill forum threads with complaints, all hope is not lost, some suggest.Among those supporting the theor...

21 October 2008
08:20 GMT

IOGEAR Enables USB Device Sharing Across a Network

I always enjoy a good product that bundles a number of features which you can just find useful. One such product was released by IOGEAR on Monday. Dubbed IOGEAR's USB Net ShareStation, this device allows users to connect one USB device and share it across an Ethernet network. At a price tag of $80, this gadget i...

21 May 2008
11:39 GMT

Sonnet Introduces Gigabit Adapters for Macs, Old and New

Three new Gigabit networking solutions are now available from Sonnet. Users of older Macs still running Mac OS X 10.5.2 will be very pleased to hear that the adapters start at $80 and can offer improved data transfer speeds, even when connecting to multiple servers and/or networks, and reduced overhead when transferr...

9 May 2008
17:16 GMT

Apple Patent Hints at Revamped Air. More Ports!

In a world where you can patent your shorts if you like, Apple has filed an application to protect its ports, or the way they're accessible on a laptop or something like that. It's aimed at the Air, that much we know. Why don't you take a look at the images and see what you can make of them.It's n...

29 February 2008
04:39 GMT

NetXen, ServerEngines are Working on 10 Gbps Ethernet Chips

Worldwide chip manufacturers are working their way to the new Ethernet standard specifications set, that is supposed to bring dazzling Internet speeds of up to 10 Gbps. NetXen and ServerEngines, two integrated circuitry manufacturers are currently developing a new wave of 0Gbit/second Ethernet silicon that supports b...

13 February 2008
11:01 GMT

Actiontec MegaPlug AV200: Ethernet-Over-Powerlines Strikes Back

Ethernet-over-powerlines connectivity solutions are gaining more and more popularity as people start to realize that plugging your ethernet cable in a power outlet is not as dangerous as it may seem. While conventional Ethernet networks make use of the good-old CAT5E cable, the Ethernet-over-powerlines setups use con...

11 February 2008
11:26 GMT

US Federal Trade Commission to Defend the Ethernet Standard

The United States Federal Trade Commission had to step down in a legal dispute that was about to prevent any computer user from taking advantage of the Ethernet standard. Or at least, it would have prevented the users from freely using the old and beloved port. N-Data, one of the zillions of companies that do not pro...

25 January 2008
05:58 GMT

D-Link's DHP-300: Ethernet Over Powerlines Made Simple

Why run all sorts of cables all around your house when you can recycle one of the oldest wiring systems in the human history? More and more companies are focusing on re-using the old powerlines that are a mandatory presence inside each individual's house. D-Link's DHP-300 unit is one of the latest devices ...

15 January 2008
11:07 GMT

CES 2008: Panasonic to Boast Its Broadband over Powerlines

Panasonic has built its brand around its color television sets. This year's Consumer Electronics Show was the perfect place for the company to boast its new 150 inch plasma television, but that was not it. The company also showcased what few of us would have expected: gear for broadband-over-powerline, an experi...

11 January 2008
06:16 GMT

Fulcrum Brings 10 Gb Ethernet Speed

More and more chipset manufacturers include at least one Ethernet connection to go with a trendy motherboard. This is not much more expensive than a regular 10/100 Mbps card and, if necessary, it can be purchased separately should you need more than your motherboard can offer. Nvidia and Intel are only two of the pla...

30 November 2007
10:10 GMT

Nokia Siemens Networks Buys Atrica

Nokia Siemens Networks just made a new acquisition, which adds to the already high number of companies that it is working with. Atrica will be from now on part of Nokia Siemens Networks, as the so-called carrier grade Ethernet has attracted and continues to attract significant venture investment.Atrica is one of the ...

26 October 2007
03:38 GMT

The Whole World Goes Wireless

Wired networks created the World Wide Web and helped unite and connect millions of users, desktops, laptops and servers and now the wireless networks are helping keep all those connections alive and well even while on the move. An IT analyst group claims that the wired networks are going slowly extinct, being replace...

29 August 2007
09:45 GMT

Nokia Siemens Closes New Contract in China

Nokia Siemens Networks has just managed to close a large-scale Carrier Ethernet switch contract in China, with Yunnan CTC (China), a branch of China Telecom. As a result, they will supply and implement Carrier Ethernet switches in this country.Nokia Siemens Networks will provide from now on SURPASS hiD 6650 Carrier g...

20 August 2007
09:37 GMT

The Smallest Home Computer

Ever wondered if there is a practical solution to eliminate all the wires, cables and other things that make computing in an office such a crammed experience? If the answer is yes, then there is good news for you as thin client computing just got thinner.Traditionally speaking, the thin client computer in not really ...

18 August 2007
07:18 GMT

Iomega Pimps Up Its Network Storage Line-Up with Three New StorCenter Models

Having a very up-to-date and efficient data back-up system is a "must" for any serious company nowadays, as the loss of any data from the firm's network might have some rather nasty effects on the respective enterprise's field of activity. Fortunately, the number of such back-up solutions available on the m...

1 August 2007
07:21 GMT

An Alternate Approach to Networking

Networking is one of the hottest computing domains in terms of both hardware and software. The most used standard (and the cheapest and oldest, by the way) is the Ethernet, it uses cables to connect different computers together or some other pieces of networking equipment. There are however times when the good old Et...

23 July 2007
06:40 GMT

Fibre Channel Running Over Ethernet

One of the most popular technologies used by companies with high capacity data storage requirements is the Fibre Channel. It is a means of connecting servers to storage devices through a network of cables and switches, not to forget server adapter cards and systems administrators. The task at hand is to create a new ...

6 April 2007
06:01 GMT

Mentor Launches Integrated Subsystem IP for USB

Mentor Graphics Corp. has the first Subsystem IP line, a complete USB solution that has both a digital controller, a physical-layer component and middleware. In the near future there is talk of getting out to the market Subsystem IP-based products for Ethernet, PCI and Serial ATA applications. The move that determine...

29 March 2007
10:01 GMT


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