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  Issue: September 2002 [2 September 2002]

 
 News
SITA awards VPN tender to arivia.kom-led consortium 
By Staff Reporter

SITA, the State Information Technology Agency, has announced that a consortium led by arivia.kom has been awarded the SITA contract to implement the Virtual Private Network (VPN)-enabled Government Core Network, with technology supplied by Nortel Networks.
 
802.11a becomes a contender 
By Staff Reporter

Network executives have long chosen 802.11b as their preferred wireless LAN standard because there have been no significant contenders.
 
 
Sun adds oomph to SAN package 
By Staff Reporter

Sun has announced an upgraded software and hardware package that supports much faster and larger storage-area networks.
 
Mitel Networks delivers Managed Application Server 
By Staff Reporter

Mitel Networks has launched the Mitel Networks 6000 Managed Application Server (MAS), an all-in-one network server solution that is claimed to provide small businesses and branch offices with increased network security, reliability and a suite of managed applications and services.
 
 
Ebusiness realities starting to kick in 
By Staff Reporter

Eighty-seven percent of UK companies are now using ebusiness technologies to improve efficiency, according to the latest Confederation of British Industry (CBI) research report that was commissioned by KPMG Consulting.
 
RAD covers the Orient 
By Staff Reporter

RAD Data Communications has been awarded a tender to supply access equipment for a new digital voice and data network for Beijing's municipal courts.
 
 
MSA drives Windows 2000 Server into corporate data centres 
By Staff Reporter

Microsoft SA, together with partners, has unveiled the Microsoft System Architecture (MSA) programme.
 
Cisco steps up LAN security efforts 
By Staff Reporter

Feeding into the "lock-it-all-down" mentality surrounding network security these days, Cisco has released enhancements to its desktop switches aimed at curbing internal LAN mischief by end-users.