Tim Greene

Polaris Networks Inc. last month introduced its next-generation digital cross-connect system and software that it says will reduce the provisioning time for popular T-1 circuits.

Late last January, Charles Cacioppo, an IT project manager for Prudential Securities, was basking in the fact that just the day before, he and his ad hoc team had completed a four-month project to wind down a medical form software system and switch it over to a service provider.

NetScreen Technologies Inc. is planning a new product line that will include firewall, VPN and intrusion-prevention software in a single box, giving customers a way to beef up security without adding multiple devices to their networks.

Once upon a time and not so long ago, IT professionals could get new jobs at the drop of a hat.

Tried-and-true remote-control software has become an indispensable network technology, and vendors are building new security and management features around it that make remote control even more useful in major corporate networks.

Lucent Technologies Inc. is introducing a feature server for carriers that will integrate IP phone calls, calendaring, instant messaging, e-mail and other applications to create new voice-data services.

Cylink Corp. and Expand Networks Inc. are teaming up to deliver a way to compress traffic across VPN links, making it possible to keep down the cost of these connections.

Lucent Technologies Inc. is introducing a feature server for carriers that will integrate IP phone calls, calendaring, instant messaging, e-mail and other applications to create new voice-data services.