Cisco's Virtual NICs Boosts its Unified Computing Oct 14, 2009
But while the system provides a degree of network consolidation, it also has the ability to generate more virtual server traffic than traditional network interfaces are typically designed to handle. To that end, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is now adding a Virtual Interface Card to its UCS system, a feature that enables the network interface to scale up and be more flexible to the increased virtual machine traffic ... Paul Durzan, Cisco's director of hardware platform marketing, explained that with a... (Datamation)
FCoE Is Ready, Is It Time to Care? Sep 30, 2009
This requires separate switches, network interface cards (NICs), host bus adapters () and cabling. Another factor that increases the number of network adapters needed is server virtualization, which requires multiple server adapters to carry traffic out of the servers. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Why Apple Should Put iTunes Inside Your TV Sep 30, 2009
Apple could build and design an iTunes module using a microprocessor designed by PA Semi, the chip company it acquired in 2008, and the other chips necessary to embed iTunes software directly into the TV. Throw in some flash memory for storage, a network interface for wireless and wired connections, and offer the whole package as an add-on to TV manufacturers. At this point you're probably thinking Apple is giving away more than it should. (BusinessWeek)
SCTE Salutes David Broberg Sep 10, 2009
He has served in numerous DVS drafting groups, including the role of chair in the production of ANSI/SCTE 40 2004, Digital Cable Network Interface Standard and ANSI/SCTE 105 2005, Uni-Directional Receiving Device Standard for Digital Cable. This year's award recipient has been with CableLabs since 1999 and was a principal developer of the OpenCableTM hardware architecture. (Multichannel News)
Marvell and NuTune Collaborate on New Hybrid NIM for European Integrated Digital Television Sets Sep 4, 2009
BERLIN, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (Nasdaq: ), an industry leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions and NuTune, an industry leader in TV tuners, today announced the availability of a new Hybrid Network Interface Module (NIM) design for reception of Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable (DVB-C), Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial (DVB-T) and Analog TV signals. The NuTune Hybrid NIM, designed for terrestrial and cable reception, features a low profile, low power... (PR Newswire)
HP Ups Its Focus on Desktop Virtualization Sep 3, 2009
The two companies are leveraging open industry standards such as Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA), which converges virtual switches, network interface cards (NICs), and access points to be managed universally to increase visibility, improve traffic control. The two are also integrating VMware vCenter with HP Insight Control to give a complete picture of a PC. vCenter monitors the virtual machines but not the physical hardware under it. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Bigfoot Networks Announces New eSports Sponsorships to Support Top International Professional Gaming Teams Aug 20, 2009
Bigfoot offers by far the best network interface cards out there, and our players are amazed by the performance boost that Bigfoot provides. "Team Dignitas (), a UK-based professional gaming team, strives to maintain high standards in its gaming teams through the dedication of its players and staff.We are very happy that Bigfoot Networks has extended its support to a Head Sponsorship role. Having worked with Bigfoot for more than a year, our players have had the benefit of using some... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Strategic Security: Server Virtualization Aug 15, 2009
The danger is inadvertently putting sensitive or regulated data at risk: An administrator might reconfigure host network interface cards for performance reasons and end up placing a customer and Web-facing server on the same card. Automated VM transfers, in which a hops from one physical server to another, may violate security policies or rules if a VM moves outside a secure domain. (TechWeb)
Cisco, HP clash over virtualization specs Aug 14, 2009
Both the Cisco and HP approaches tag data to enable the networking functions to be handled by direct communications between network interface cards and data center switches. The HP approach, called Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (), creates data tags that establish a virtual link between network interface cards on server and edge switches such as the HP ProCurve that typically sit on top of a rack of servers in a data center. (EETimes)
NetLogic-RMI to intensify multicore battle Jul 3, 2009
Then, in 2007, NetLogic acquired privately-held Aeluros Inc., a fabless supplier of network interface and chip technologies, for $57 million in cash. Aeluros supplies 10-Gbit Ethernet interface technologies. (EETimes)
Airvana and VeriSign Team for Femtocell Network Authentication Jun 23, 2009
This activity represents a meaningful step forward in the implementation of 3GPP's overall femtocell-to-core network interface specifications including Iuh communications protocol and device management. "Collaborating with Airvana, a leader in the femtocell market, will once again allow VeriSign to implement security into a device-driven network at the earliest stages of development of a technology ecosystem," said Adam Geller, vice president of PKI solutions at VeriSign. (PR Newswire)
Wireshark: How to sniff network traffic Jun 5, 2009
The Wireshark screen will immediately begin filling up with traffic seen on the network interface, as shown below. Interpreting the results Each line in the top pane of the Wireshark window corresponds to a single packet seen on the network. (Search Security, MA)
IT Gets More Scrutiny (and More Headaches) May 22, 2009
"If you have one Network Interface Card NIC in a physical box and set up 4 VMs on that box with 4 virtual NICs, you are going to have contention problems.". He offered an automotive analogy as an explanation. (Datamation)
Carriers: Let many mobiles multiply May 9, 2009
The program only examines the device's network interface, and does not require any review of its applications. So far 42 devices including nine smart electric meters, several vertical market computers and terminals and a handful of portable Wi-Fi base stations have been approved using the new process, he said. (EETimes)
BlackArmor NAS: A polished storage server with an open source heart May 7, 2009
These results are for a single Gigabit Ethernet network interface and no load sharing. Kudos to the Seagate team for including both Windows and Mac setup tools -- Mac users are typically left out in the cold. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Emulex Gives Broadcom the Cold Shoulder May 5, 2009
Emulex said it has achieved "numerous design wins" for its and convergence management framework, including five "tier one" 10Gb/s Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) placements, three 10Gb/s iSCSI CNA placements and four 10Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet () CNA placements. Those moves have doubled its market reach, Emulex said. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
'Sleep Talking' PCs Save Energy And Money May 2, 2009
Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington and Cambridge, UK collaborated on this project and the NSDI 2009 paper, "Somniloquy: Augmenting Network Interfaces to Reduce PC Energy Usage." ... Somniloquy's low-power secondary processor functions at the PC's network interface ... The current prototypes work for desktops and laptops, over wired and wireless networks, and are incrementally deployable on systems with an existing network interface. (Science Daily)
SUSE Linux Desktop Moves Ahead Apr 10, 2009
The easiest way is to set your network interface to the internal zone. This probably works fine for a wired connection but not the best idea for a laptop you use to connect to public WiFi. (Datamation)
Brother(R) Introduces New Line-Up of Enhanced, Fast Laser All-In-Ones and Printers Mar 10, 2009
In addition, Brother continues to support Wi-Fi users by offering step models in their line-up that include a built-in wireless network interface ... 11 b/g) network interface ... Built-in Ethernet network interface. (PR Newswire)
Xilinx, Wintegra demo LTE design platform at MWC Feb 17, 2009
The aim is to deliver flexibility for both channel cards and network interface transport cards to address the full range of basestation (eNodeB) implementations from enterprise femtocells to multi-sector macro basestation form factors. The group is also collaborating with Agilent for 3GPP-LTE signal generation and test validation, to ensure standards compliance and interoperability. (EETimes)
Xilinx and Wintegra Collaborate on LTE Baseband Targeted Design Platform for Faster, Lower Cost Development of 4G Wireless Basestations Feb 16, 2009
The platform combines the Xilinx(R) Virtex(R)-5 or Virtex-6 family of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) with Wintegra's WinPath-2 or WinPath-3 family of access packet processors and software to provide a complete digital baseband and transport solution for 4G radio standards, including both time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) modes of LTE. It delivers superior flexibility for both channel cards and network interface transport cards to address the full range of... (PR Newswire)
Creating a VPN appliance with Ubuntu and Openswan: Feb 8, 2009
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Review: Lenovo's S10e Linux Ideapad Feb 8, 2009
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