Extreme Networks today announced that it gained market share in the third quarter of 2008 for Carrier Ethernet Switching Routing CESR products according to the latest research provided by leading analyst firm Heavy Reading. In their latest quarterly market report Extreme Networks rose to the 3 position behind Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent.

The carrier Ethernet market is driven by a steady transformation, replacing expensive legacy technologies with Ethernet due to its flexibility, performance and price, said Stan Hubbard, indus

InfoGuard launches in Switzerland Ethernet layer 2 multipoint encryption...

InfoGuard AG, the Swiss expert in high-performance encryption solutions, has launched the world s

first multipoint encryptor for layer 2 transmission of data in Ethernet networks. InfoGuard EGM sends sensitive data without delay, offering a high-performance alternative to layer 3 VPN gateways, known to produce large data overhead that reduces performance. The new equipment family is intended for companies and public administrative agencies with

Web filtering specialist Bloxx announces the results of its 2009 Anonymous Proxy Survey

Bloxx, the web content filtering specialist, today announced the results of its independent Anonymous Proxy Survey, which reveals that an alarming 90 of IT Managers in the educational sector view anonymous proxies to be a problem, compared with 51 in the private sector. This is Bloxx s second Anonymous Proxy Survey, which aims to investigate the impact of anonymisers on over 200 education and private sector organisations.

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Students have uninterrupted, high speed network and internet access school-wide through Meru s innovative Virtual Cell WLAN architecture

BETT Show, London, UK 14th January 2009 - Every one of the 440 students in Kings Norton High School, Birmingham, is now able to connect to the internet from anywhere in the school, and enjoy a fully interactive experience without interference from their neighbours, thanks to deployment of a Meru Networks high-performance IEEE 802.11 wireless network this past October.

The Meru virtua

January 14th 2009, Stockport Albemarle Bond, a pawnbroking service, has introduced a fully managed network from Vodat International, to improve productivity and connectivity at head offices.

The pawnbroking company has migrated to an MPLS network and has also been provided with an internet connection, as well as new telephone lines. The introduction of the technology will support Albemarle Bond s expanding business, which reported a 43 per cent jump in revenue for the year to June.

David Pattinson, Financial Dire

3M innovation leads to introduction of its safest auto-darkening welding shield to date

There are many different welders, from the full-time professional to the occasional hobbyist. However, it does not matter how often you weld, making sure that you have the right tools to carry out the job is essential.

Each year, more than 1000 welding accidents are reported to the HSE, of which around 300 are deemed serious . Bad health and safety practice among full-time welders can lead to major accidents and injuries.

Diversified technology company, 3M, has announced that it has started a six month pilot with Bridgeall Libraries at the University of Sunderland. The pilot will investigate the combined power of Smartsm software and 3M Digital Library Assistants DLAs .

As a component of the 3M RFID System, the ergonomically designed, cordless, hand-held DLA instantly reads 3M RFID Tags on library materials, turning activities such as shelf-reading, shelving, sorting and exception-finding into routine tasks.

Smartsm was created to help im

Lichfield 09 January, 2009. NextiraOne, the communications expert, is the first company to be awarded Multinational Business Partner status by Alcatel-Lucent Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU in recognition of NextiraOne s superior customer service record and its unique ability to provide a broad range of communications services throughout Europe. The new group-wide certification reaffirms NextiraOne s position as a leading international partner for Alcatel-Lucent s enterprise business.

Previously an Alcatel-Lucent Premium

The compact 8-drive VIA NSD7800 server supports Windows Home Server to provide a secure, manageable storage system for the family or home office...

Taipei, Taiwan, January 9 2009 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA NSD7800 home server, supporting up to 8 full sized hard drives with a fraction of the hassle associated with larger servers, enabling system integrators to offer the ideal solution for SOHO and family storage needs.

Measuring only 1

Milton Keynes. 12th January, 2009. Nobel, a market leader in the global telecommunications industry, has selected the DIGITALK Multiservice platform as the solution of choice for IP and prepaid telephony services.

Nobel made the decision having felt unable to respond rapidly enough to the fast moving Telcoms market place. The review of the existing solution also concluded that the time was right to migrate its TDM based infrastructure onto an all IP service platform.

Nobel will be using the DIGITALK SIP Application Server