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By Ron Miller Home networking is a hot trend driving network device sales, but would that media and entertainment networking could get in on the trend, according to a report released Monday by IDC. The research firm said 12.5 million homes had strung up home networks in 2003, a number expected to surge to more […]

The Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Washington, says the city of Pasco is delivering Wi-Fi to citizens now, courtesy of an antenna on top of a building at Columbia Basin College. This is the first antenna installed by the Franklin PUD power utility; it has a reported range of 1.5 miles. The backhaul is provided by […]

By Jacqueline Emigh SALT LAKE CITY — The newly expanded relationship between Novell and HP will give customers “the support you need to make the transition to Linux with peace of mind,” said Novell Chairman and CEO Jack Messman on Wednesday. Attendees interviewed at Novell’s BrainShare show agreed that enterprise decision-makers will feel more confident […]

By Sean Michael Kerner At a time of heightened awareness of corporate intellectual property, news service Reuters announced said it will use Fast Search & Transfer’s (FAST) software to track copyright violations of its content. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Specifically, Oslo, Norway-based FAST will deploy its Search Derivative Application (SDA) for Reuters. […]

By Jacqueline Emigh SALT LAKE CITY — Novell is looking to bridge its NetWare past with its Linux future, the company said Monday. The Provo, Utah-based network integrator kicked off its annual BrainShare conference here complete with a roadmap heavy on Linux and open source, across enterprise servers, desktops, tools, and even relationships with ISVs. […]

Telecom isn’t about the bottom line — making a phone call is a business necessity. Do small businesses pay more for these services than larger organizations because enterprises have an economy of scale? Or is the lack of alternative telecom services taking more from those businesses that can least afford it? The U.S. Small Business […]

Chipmaker AMD will launch a hotspot service next quarter, according to The Register. The company’s Web site indicates that it will provide free Wi-Fi access under the AMD Hotspot brand. The service is already available at more than 300 hotspots around the company, and AMD says it is adding new locations every day. AMD said […]

By Ron Miller Sun Microsystems is looking for room to grow on European desktops, thanks to a deal with German OEM player Markement, which it said has sold more than one million copies of Sun’s StarOffice productivity suite in the past year. Announced as the annual CEBIT technology trade show kicked off in Hanover, Germany, […]

Linksys this week introduced a new line of 802.11g products for home and small business users featuring a speed-enhancing technology that the company says improves performance by as much as 35 percent. The new line, called Wireless-G with SpeedBooster, includes a router ($129.99), PC card ($99.99) and PCI adapter ($99.99). The products, which have been […]

By Sean Michael Kerner Further tightening the security of its enterprise networking products, Cisco today said it would buy privately held Twingo Systems for $5 million in cash. The deal comes days after Cisco touted new security hardware and software as part of its “self-defending network” strategy. The systems-based strategy is intended to ensure that […]

Seeing a need to build out its processor lineup, IBM Friday said it is expanding its relationship with Avnet for application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) devices. The extended partnership marks the first time that Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM has opened up its ASIC design methodologies for execution by a channel business partner. ASICs are commonly used […]

By Ron Miller Cox Cable has launched Video on Demand (VoD) services with the help of Internet Photonics, a move that could signal that VoD over optical wires is ready to enter the mainstream. The first Cox VoD system using Internet Photonics equipment went live this week in Omaha, Nebraska to 330,000 homes. Cox has […]