With VOIP starting to live up to some of the hype, university researchers are looking to ensure that the technology's momentum in corporate and residential markets won't be ruined by myriad security threats.
FRAMINGHAM (01/13/2004) - To say that World Wide Packets Inc. has been quiet of late would be a huge understatement, but the Ethernet access equipment maker is ready to make some noise, starting with news that it has received a third round of venture funding.
FRAMINGHAM (10/31/2003) - As managing director of IS infrastructure at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, Richard Kubica is in a challenging position when it comes to rolling out network technology. While he'd like to take advantage of the latest advances, he needs to be certain that the technology won't fail given the critical nature of communications at any healthcare organization. He spoke recently with Network World News Editor Bob Brown about moving ahead with everything from Wi-Fi to voice over IP to Web services.
FRAMINGHAM (10/03/2003) - Acme Packet, a Woburn, Mass., maker of session border controllers, this week announced it has received US$15 million in a second round of venture funding.
FRAMINGHAM (09/19/2003) - It's fashionable for carriers specializing in Ethernet services to scoff at the Bells' metropolitan Ethernet focus. "Look at Verizon and how many fronts (where) they have a war going on," says Yipes CEO Dennis Muse, alluding to the possibility that Ethernet services might not be a top priority for Verizon as it battles cable operators in broadband access, cellular competitors in wireless and interexchange carriers in long-distance.
FRAMINGHAM (09/16/2003) - Yipes Enterprise Services Inc., which this week announced a fresh infusion of venture capital, is an Ethernet service provider looking to make the most of a second chance.
IT spending appears to be on the rise, though caution was still very much in the air at last week's SG Cowen Fall Technology Conference.
Ariba, which three weeks ago broke through the doom and gloom on Wall Street to post strong quarterly financial results, is the market leader in software for wringing inefficiencies out of corporate purchasing.
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Time to be a member of the board, says Netscape chairman