Tuesday, August 11, 2009

'The Internet of Things' now includes a human heart

Do HP, 3Com value claims trump Cisco?; Nortel CEO Zafirovski steps down
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'The Internet of Things' now includes a human heart

With the news that an American woman has received a pacemaker with a wireless connection to the Internet, the so-called "Internet of Things" has taken on a new dimension. Read full story

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Do HP, 3Com value claims trump Cisco?
Cisco's dominance in enterprise switching is legend, but HP and 3Com have put together compelling product portfolios and value stories that add up to the first real competition the switch king has faced in years, and buyers are beginning to pay attention.

Nortel CEO Zafirovski steps down
Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski stepped down today, having failed to revitalize the bankrupt telecommunications giant after a mid-decade accounting scandal and the current economic downturn.

FCC begins latest probe of broadband access
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun its latest inquiry into the state of broadband in the U.S., an annual effort that touches on areas of growing national debate.

Consortium proposes a way to secure DNS
A consortium of organisations have banded together to develop software aimed at making it easier for companies to deploy the DNS security standard DNSSEC. A team comprising Nominet, .SE, SIDN (respectively the Swedish and Dutch Internet registries) and various others have combined to produce OpenDNSSEC, software that the developers claim will reduce the pain of implementing DNSSEC.

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