Latest oceanic fiber-optic cable detects undersea quakes The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began laying a fiber-optic cable under the Pacific Ocean on Sunday but it won't be used for telecommunications. The cable is part of an advanced monitoring and alert system that ...

L ockheed Martin gets $89 million to converge DoD distribution networks, 07/03/2008 The Department of Defense is paying Lockheed Martin $89 million to converge the Defense Logistics Agency's and U.S. Transportation Command's distribution networks to help the military better order and track supply shipments.

Cisco offers zero interest financing to SMBs in India, China Cisco has introduced interest-free financing for its services delivered to small and midsize businesses in some countries in Asia, hoping to boost its services business revenue from this segment of the market.

Cisco unveils practical CCDE exam At the beginning of this year, Cisco launched the written test for its Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) program, which lets IT pros demonstrate expertise in network infrastructure design principles and fundamental ...

802.11n, WiMAX continue to make strides The IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN standard and WiMAX are both making an impact on their respective markets for wireless equipment, according to recent data from Infonetics Research.

I have not yet begun to network I recently stumbled across an announcement that the USS John Paul Jones, a destroyer in the U.S. naval fleet, will soon be acquiring a brand-new Gigabit Ethernet network.

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