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Wed, December 13, 2006 - LogicTools released an extended version of its network design software, LogicNet Plus XE. The extended edition performs both network design and network planning; it also takes into account seasonality, complex production constraints and inventory buildup, says the company. The new version also includes enhanced geo-coding and mapping capabilities and 64-bit operating system support.The application combines advanced optimization technology with an ...

Thu, November 30, 2006 - This year’s Telecom World show may not be as big or influential as previous ones, but the event is still a good personal networking opportunity for experts in the telecommunications industry.The weeklong conference and exhibition, which opens Monday in Hong Kong for the first time, is the world’s largest public networking event. But the show, hosted every three years ...

Wed, November 29, 2006 - Even if an 11-year-old schoolgirl from the tiny village of Wick in South Wales was the first person to place a call over BT Group’s new next-generation network, U.K. businesses will be among the big beneficiaries of the all-IP network."We’re moving toward giving far more empowerment to our corporate customers," said Neil Rogers, managing director of BT’s 21st Century Network ...

Tue, November 28, 2006 - More than 100 consumers in the U.K. village of Wick are among the first customers to be connected to BT Group’s next-generation telecommunications network, which went live Tuesday.The BT 21st Century Network, dubbed 21CN, is one of the most ambitious network overhauls of its kind in the world. Instead of using traditional circuit-switched systems to transport phone calls, the U.K. ...

Wed, November 22, 2006 - Worldwide mobile phone sales grew 21.5 percent year on year to 251 million units in the third quarter, with India and China driving growth, according to research from Gartner.

Tue, November 21, 2006 - There is a lot of hype around this technology, but from a user perspective, voice over IP is getting a less-than-stellar reputation.

Mon, November 20, 2006 - ConSentry has announced a new switch combining its identity management with network access control technology.Previously, the company sold the technology as an appliance, but now the LANShield Switch, described as an enterprise-class switch that integrates the security features needed to secure every user and every port on the LAN, integrates the technology further into the fabric of the network. The ...

Fri, November 17, 2006 - Chinese telecommunication operators will likely build third-generation (3G) mobile networks that combine one of the main 3G technologies with China’s homegrown standard, a market research firm said Thursday, warning against the move."Full hybrid network establishment is not a viable model for network evolution," Norson (Hong Kong) Information Technology, said in a research note. "The most efficient way for operators to ...

Thu, November 16, 2006 - Skype launched its first mobile voice-over-IP (VoIP) service in collaboration with an operator, 3 Group, whose customers will soon be the first to use it.3 customers will be able to make free Skype calls to other 3 Skype users and to PC-based Skype users around the world. Customers must subscribe to one of 3’s new monthly data plans to use ...

Thu, November 16, 2006 - Network professionals have their hands on technologies that could help revolutionize the world of work, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Thomas Malone said Wednesday at Gartner’s Enterprise Networking Summit. New communication technologies have helped spark the two biggest changes in human organization so far and are now enabling another revolution, Malone said in a keynote address. Like other topics at ...