Jim Duffy

Ottawa's network equipment maker is reportedly in discussions with 3Com and other firms for possible takeover targets, just as the president of its North American operations steps down

Extreme Networks unveiled two security offerings designed to allow customers improved insight and control over their networks. They include an upgrade to its Network...

Service-level agreements, as currently defined, are of little use to enterprises, a service provider said at a conference in New York earlier this month.

A University of Florida study has found that charging online content providers for preferential access to the customers of ISPs might discourage ISPs from upgrading their networks and service.

Telcos conducting business online need to buck up customer privacy even as their ability to communicate improves.

XO Communications this week launched a network-based Layer 3 MPLS IP VPN service for enterprises looking to connect offices, customers and partners, and converge voice, video and data applications over a single IP infrastructure.

Publicly owned information infrastructure will pave the way to healthy competition, universal access and nondiscriminatory networks, according to a nonprofit firm that promotes "environmentally sound" economic development strategies.

At ITU in Hong Kong last month, IBM unveiled security hardware, software and services for the core of service provider networks that underpin new IP-based voice, video, push-to-talk and presence services.