BEA follows up its Beehive application development/SOA framework with a move to make an Eclipse development interface available to the Apache. The move will attract more developers, but the link ...

Sun rolls out Kitty Hawk, its SOA enablement plan. The roadmap includes new technologies to be put into its JES middleware platform, as well as professional services. The plans, however, ...

P2P VoIP applications show potential to alter the German voice market in a way that parallels Napster's rise to fame - free software, free on-net calls and universal availability. Yet, ...

Cisco has introduced a new storage networking specialization for channel partners, but it will not have a serious impact on the market due to entrenched competition and customer phobia regarding ...

Redbus Interhouse obtains the prestigious BS 7799 certification for its Amsterdam data centre, and while the achievement clearly demonstrates the operator's security competence, the accreditation in itself will not result ...

US LEC has added a bursting option to its dedicated Internet access services, billing for traffic use above committed data rates. It's a nice service tweak, but relatively unsophisticated compared ...

Nortel, which formed new broadband alliances in early "04, has expanded its partnership base to include DSL CPE market stalwart Westell and several video solutions vendors, but Nortel must still ...

Foundry Networks announces high-performance solutions demonstrating RFC 2547 MPLS Layer 3 VPN functionality using its Terathon terabit-capacity 10-GbE platform, carrying video streamed traffic in a multi-vendor MPLS network - look ...

Nortel announced a half dozen new products and software releases, adding new features and broadening its product line to include more SMB-focused solutions, following on the heels of competitors focused ...

Symantec has released Brightmail Anti-Spam 6.0. The latest version has several interesting new features but surprisingly Symantec has no plans to integrate the product into its existing gateway solution. ...

Vignette announces an early adopter program for Vignette Application Builder 7.0 and the initial availability of the product. These should be positive announcements for the company, but it provides too ...

Cistron launches the EasyDSL 1024 promotion, a no-frills 1,024/512 kbp/s connection including a reduced set-up fee and free modem, but the offer's limited availability and fairly non-competitive pricing will not ...

Nortel looks to jumpstart the multimedia communications market through a developer program designed to assist third parties in supporting Nortel's MCS SIP implementation. The initiative will help blunt criticism of ...

Lucent announces the Wavelength Services Manager and a trial forthcoming at DT. Lucent demonstrates momentum for the Movaz relationship, announces the WSM with a substantial carrier trial, and gains ...

Redback Networks addresses both customer and service provider bandwidth allocation issues with the announcement of Dynamic Bandwidth Selection, a feature that puts the end-user in control by giving them the ...

Cisco and its major partners are delivering phase one of Cisco's Network Admission Control on schedule as announced in November 2003. While Cisco is on track, competitors such as ...

Turin rolls out a SONET/SDH-based multiservice access for the ANSI and ETSI markets. A hardened, 2 RU platform with strong protection, L2 switching, and GFP/VCAT/LCAS support, Turin's new TE-100 will ...

Although these releases are still a ways off-and pricing remains unknown-NetSuite will solidify its appeal to small customers looking to turn to a single vendor to get all their tools ...

The integration of mobile services with enterprise telephony systems has generated a lot of talk but very little action-much to the frustration of corporate managers weary of mobile-worker anarchy. It's ...

TeliaSonera makes another investment to strengthen its IP/MPLS and Ethernet capabilities. Last time it was Alcatel's SR, this time it's Cisco's 7600. While necessary to stay competitive, it increases the ...