Dual Wi-Fi and GPRS option for smartphones
Software has emerged that enables smartphones to make calls over
both Wi-Fi and GPRS, allowing a single handset to be used inside
and outside the office, finding the most cost-effective network.
Network developer Allied Telesyn said its Windows Mobile software
turns a mobile phone into a voice over IP handset.
BT installs Serveriron switches in
datacentres
BT has installed Foundry Network's Serveriron 400 and 450
application switches at four datacentres to support the global
provision of network services. The Foundry hardware is being used
to load-balance traffic running through more than 400
enterprise-class Sun servers.
Higher speed version of Bluetooth planned
Bluetooth is set to evolve to make use of high-speed Ultra
Wideband (UWB), leading to a higher-speed version of the wireless
radio technology. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has backed
UWB technology from WiMedia and said it will develop a higher speed
version of Bluetooth over the next year.
GFI produces software to stop insider
attacks
Network security supplier GFI has produced software to help IT
managers protect networks from insider attacks. Endpointsecurity
helps to safeguard against viruses carried on mobile devices and
data theft via portable storage, media and consumer electronic
devices.
Packeteer 8.0 offers service-level
monitoring
Packeteer is launching a major software update for its family of
wireless area network appliances. Packeteer 8.0 provides service
level monitoring over MPLS (multi-protocol label switching)
networks. Packeteer said the product was also able to overcome the
impact of latency and increase the flow rate of applications.