Matthew Hicks

Efficient Networks Inc., long focused on DSL access hardware, is expanding into the T-1 access market to attract small and midsize businesses that are considering the higher-speed connections. Efficient, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Siemens AG, this week is rolling out a T-1 access gateway that officials said is priced to open the T-1 market to […]

Voice over IP, so far slow to meet industry expectations for adoption, is showing signs of broader acceptance as new networking and service offerings come online. Siemens Enterprise Networks LLC this week will launch its OptiPoint 600 IP phone, which can operate over IP and circuit-switched networks and provides a 320-by-240-pixel screen for such applications […]

Linux will gain another enterprise boost this week as Oracle Corp. announces additional database support for the operating system. The Redwood Shores, Calif., company is expected to unveil a bundle that will feature its RAC (Real Application Clusters) database technology running on Red Hat Inc.s recently released Red Hat Linux Advanced Server distribution on Dell […]

Oracle Corp. is facing the prospect of significant layoffs in the next few weeks, according to a Wall Street analyst, as the company steps up its battle over a controversial state of California contract. Lehman Brothers Analyst Neil Herman in a research note issued today wrote that several sources are saying that Oracle “is likely […]

For enterprises leery of making the switch to voice over IP, IP telephony vendor CITEL Technologies has a proposition: Begin making the move to IP voice without replacing the legacy handsets throughout a company. CITEL this week introduced its CITELlink IP Handset Gateway that allows companies to use legacy telephone handsets along with newer IP […]

Database tool vendor LeccoTech Inc. on Friday introduced the latest version of its Lecco DB Expert for Oracle Corp. databases with new features to improve performance. Version 3.2 of Lecco DB Expert for Oracle includes part of LeccoTechs proprietary Feedback Searching Engine technology, which the company says lets users ensure reliable performance and prevent uncertainty […]

Nortel Networks Corp. is cutting 3,500 jobs in its optical long haul business and is considering selling the optical components part of that business outright. Nortel, of Brampton, Ontario, said on Wednesday that it is focusing on restructuring its optical long haul business, including optical components, because it doesnt expect the current market to recover […]

Oracle Corp. next week is planning to announce enhancements to its support of Linux for its 9i database, which sources say are most likely to revolve around its much-touted Real Application Clusters, or RAC, features. On June 5, the software maker, along with Dell Computer Corp. and Red Hat Inc., will hold an event at […]

ALAMEDA, Calif.—Sen. Joe Lieberman, calling the availability of broadband a priority for an economic recovery, announced Tuesday his plans to introduce legislation next week that would force the Bush administration to develop a national broadband strategy. Liebermans focus, though, isnt on the current debate on Capitol Hill about how to spread currently available broadband technologies […]

Array Networks Inc., a startup combining multiple IP services in a single network device, is beefing up its caching performance and adding new security features to its latest release. Array, of Campbell, Calif., next week will ship Version 3.1 of its operating system for its Array Web traffic manager platforms. The new version includes SpeedCache […]