Ascend targeting WANs in SME market
Ascend Communications has set its eyes on Asia-Pacific's SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) networking market, introducing a range of products targeted specifically at the WAN (wide area network) segment.
Stories by Eileen Yu
BT bullish on iris identification technology
First it was the thumb or the finger, and soon it could be the eye that organisations will want for user authentication, transporting a technology that was once only real in a James Bond movie to a real-life corporate environment.
Ubiquitous wireless connection from space
Launching satellites into deep space may be the answer for ubiquitous mobile communications in the 21st century, eliminating all geographical boundaries and cellular 'black holes'.
Voice over IP to soar in four years
Some 80 per cent of all voice traffic will run over Internet Protocol (IP) in the next four years, according to William Schrader, founder, chairman and CEO of PSINet, a worldwide Internet service provider.
Network security faces interoperability challenge
In an industry filled with islands of technologies, interoperability is going to be the biggest challenge for network security vendors within the next two years, said an official from Zergo Asia Pacific, a public-key infrastructure provider.
Wireless standard slightly flawed
The IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless Ethernet which promises users 2Mbit/sec bandwidth is not completely multivendor interoperable due to an oversight.
Ethernet faces QoS barrier
While an Ethernet network has some measure of quality of service (QoS), the current lack of industry standards prevents interoperability between organisations and hinders end-to-end QoS connectivity.
Online Business Transacting Vital for Traders, Says Sterling
The present popular conception of electronic commerce is too narrow and should really also include business-to-business e-commerce, according to Sun Whye Mun, regional director, e-commerce, Sterling Commerce Asia.