Kevin Tolly

Those who might still wonder whether voice over IP is fundamental to the enterprise or just a fad need only reflect on the volume of discussion to recognize its importance. Joining the fray, they might well find themselves bewildered

We test lots of network devices

Kevin Tolly: Consider these points when looking at metropolitan area nets nAaahhh, the new packet metropolitan-area network

The "test" involved gigabit Ethernet security devices and evaluated the performance of firewalls (single device) and VPN tunnels (matched pairs).

This new Lucent/Alcatel would have been more like a cartel than a company.

There are no definitive answers when it comes to deployment of voice over IP

Invincibility is binary. You either are invincible or you aren't.

When I travel, I rely on Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook to be my link to the world.