Caron Carlson

With few direct comments on IT or telecommunciations policy from President Bush or presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Washington pundits are digging deep into party ideologies to gauge the upcoming elections potential effect on technology industries. According to the forecasters, four more years of the Bush administration would mean a continued deregulatory agenda, relying heavily […]

Before negotiating telecommunications contracts for clients out West, Bill Harris made a habit of reviewing network outage reports filed with the Federal Communications Commission, scanning for clues that carriers had laid fiber on open ground in areas prone to wildfires. “Its not something a typical customer would think of, but if Im in California, would […]

As Congress clambers to wrap up its work for the year, cyber-security proponents are scrambling to ensure that the safety of data networks is not lost in the debate over physical security and the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Legislators could begin voting on a bill at the committee level as early as this week, […]

To bring the benefits of voice-over-IP monitoring and management into small and large offices, Qovia Inc. later this month will roll out two new versions of its server appliance and accompanying software. Built to work with IP PBX systems from 3Com Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc., Qovias flagship appliance, the Ion, and […]

Due to the global nature of voice over IP, governments worldwide are eagerly seeking ways to fit the fledgling technology into existing regulatory frameworks. The European Commission is working toward a set of recommendations to be issued later this year. The commission recently received feedback from groups around the world on a short set of […]

To help establish what it is calling the “virtual enterprise,” Nortel Networks Ltd. this week will launch a suite of upgraded office tools that let users work from any place at any time. At the heart of upgrades to its Communication Server 2100, Alteon operating system and Communication Server 1000 is the integration of SIP […]

Small businesses looking for more broadband choices are unlikely to get help from the Bush administration, which is taking a hands-off approach to cable regulation. Despite a federal appeals court ruling overturning their decision, federal regulators are continuing to push their edict that cable companies, unlike telephone companies, do not have to give rival ISPs […]

To give enterprises a better way to manage internal and external user access to Web applications, security software maker Netegrity next week will roll out Version 6.0 of its Identity Minder technology. Identity Minder allows administrators to assign attributes to employees and provide access to applications based on those attributes. The new version comes with […]

Within the increasingly standards-based realm of telecommunications networks, makers of carrier-grade servers are touting both protocols and positioning as they expand their product lines. This week, Sun Microsystems Inc. will unveil plans for a line of carrier-grade servers compliant with the new ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture) specification. The ATCA standard allows carriers to buy […]

With voice-over-IP services popping up like summer weeds, providers are predicting that rich feature sets will ultimately win new customers. To that end, WorldWide Telco Inc. plans to unveil a series of features over the next two months. The New York-based vendor has developed its own telecommunications software platform and customer premises equipment to provide […]