Wiring to ensure quality and constant connectivity in commercial developments has become a larger part of the job for electrical contractors. A road map for success would be helpful. WiredScore may be one solution. Begun in...
As network technology becomes increasingly important to operate security systems, and affordably priced Internet protocol (IP) cameras and video management systems (VMS) are used more often, system designers and installers...
Despite the recession, the global information security market grew 11 percent in 2010, representing more than $6 billion, according to New York-based ABI Research, a market intelligence company specializing in global...
A tornado is about to hit Kansas. Not the kind that sent Dorothy and Toto to Oz, but one that would get them onto the Internet lightning fast.Always pushing the boundaries of information technology, search engine pioneer...
It might sound simple, but it isn’t. The project is a technical challenge, far more complicated than moving a commercial business. Why? There are life safety issues to consider as well as the business side of a medical...
As the world embraces mobile technology, so does its work force, and it makes sense that businesses would want to embrace mobile, too. According to a recent poll, that is exactly what they are going to do.The survey was...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a report that promised to shake up the broadband world. To some extent, the report, “Measuring Broadband America,” provided results that weren’t very surprising but still...
Despite the unsteady state of the nation’s economy, the telecommunications industry continues to expand with broadband services as the primary driver. “Even amidst the uncertainty, we expect the telecommunications industry to...
Most contractors assume it is necessary to field-terminate fiber optic cabling systems as part of every installation, but they are all looking for alternatives. The first alternative most people consider is to use prepolished...
Technology, like an athlete, is only as strong and as effective as its most glaring weakness. Or so the saying might go for the Obama administration. Tapping the Internet as the vehicle for improving the lives of young...
Scientests at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory plan to boldly take their network where no computer network has gone before. The lab is touting the development of a blazingly fast Ethernet network that will...
One of the greatest advantages of the evolution of new, high-speed digital technology has been the ability to stay connected, informed and entertained in the home. Case in point, before the Internet, “telecommute” was not a...
Wireless devices—including laptops, netbooks (the smaller, less powerful and cheaper PCs), iPhones, Blackberrys and regular cell phones—now dominate the news. Wireless is everywhere. I even hiked recently in a 4,500 acre...
The corporate network is undergoing a major shift in emphasis that impacts cabling tremendously. The “traditional” corporate network that uses fiber optic backbones and category-rated unshielded-twisted pair (UTP) copper to...
While President Obama does not claim to have invented the Internet, he wants his administration to be responsible for making it accessible and affordable for all Americans. He began talking about those goals well before his...
Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., a supplier of computer products in Sunnyvale, Calif., and the University of California, Berkeley, released a jointly authored paper titled “Fujitsu 10Gb Ethernet Switches Enable...
It was only a matter of time, and controlling bosses around the world probably won’t welcome the news. Thanks to telecommuters and other techno geeks who ply their trade at home, the worldwide installed base of home networks...
Phishing, pharming, hacking and malware are all terms most electrical or low-voltage contractors know a little about. Contractors at least know the damage such computer threats can do to their clients. According to the...
Sixty-five million Americans depend on broadband services for work, education, entertainment and communications. But too many other Americans have no access to broadband services, according to a new telecom industry survey...
