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Connectivity
Connectivity: A computer buzzword that refers to a program or device's ability to link with other programs and devices. For example, a program that can import data from a wide variety of other programs and can export data in many different formats is said to have good connectivity. On the other hand, computers that have difficulty linking into a network (many laptop computers, for example) have poor connectivity. (Source: Webopedia)
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Some of the most rapid and exciting developments in technology are taking place around mobile devices at the moment. This is in theory presenting CIOs and business stakeholders with some great choices to help optimise the way people work.
However, while some might refer to the landscape as being ‘rich and dynamic’, a more pragmatic description for planning and investment purposes would be ‘fragmented and volatile’. Against this background, formulating plans around mobile device ado ... read more
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The tool of choice for the highly mobile workforce is the mobile phone these days. This is because the mobile phone can offer travelling employees, the ability to manage expenses much closer to the point of spend, bypassing traditional methods such as credit cards, receipts and spreadsheets.
The use of a suitable mobile phone focused solution can optimise expense management for all concerned.
This white paper cover ... read more
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A WAN (Wide Area Network) is a computer network that covers a broad area and its communication links can traverse across metropolitan, regional or national boundaries. Protocols such as Packet over SONET/SDH, MPLS, ATM and Frame relays are often used for the delivery of circuits that are used in WANs.
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a mechanism in high-performance telecommunications networks which directs and carries data from one netw ... read more
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The impact of global connectivity--what Yankee Group calls Anywhere--is driving profound cultural and economic change. Anywhere will impact more people worldwide than even the Internet, and it will create an estimated $1 trillion in economic value by 2014.
That's the big picture. read more
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MPLS is a highly scalable, protocol agnostic, data-carrying mechanism in high-performance telecommunications networks which directs and carries data from one network node to the next. It belongs to the family of packet-switched networks and here data is transferred in the form of ‘Packets’ and the data packets are assigned a label and the content of the label alone influences packet forwarding decisions and there is no need to exami ... read more
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WAN application delivery—and by necessity, related issues such as data quality, monitoring and optimisation, is one of the biggest behind-the-scenes technologies in the marketplace. It may not get the media attention as do the angry birds that populate the latest mobile games, but how this market shakes out may well make the difference on whether your angry birds catapult across the sky on a timely basis.
According to IDC, WAN application delivery is one of th ... read more
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In his Autumn Statement, the chancellor George Osborne has outlined plans to invest £5 billion in national infrastructure projects - including a multi-city rollout of high-speed broadband connectivity solutions. Ten cities across the UK will benefit from the fibre optic read more
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Mobile telecoms operator O2 has switched on the first 4G LTE network in London in a trial that is expected to last nine months and lead to a major boost in connectivity in the capital. The technology will be accessible to consumers, businesses and venue owners in an area of London encompassing Hyde Park, Greenwich, Canary Wharf, Soho, Westminster, the South Bank and Kings Cross. Placeho ... read more
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Workforce mobility was at the top of the agenda at the recent CTIA Enterprise and Applications 2011 October conference - showing that flexible working is here to stay. According to Strategy Analytics Wireless Enterprise Stategies (SAWES), topics of particular interest were the management of workplace mobile devices read more
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