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venerdì, 16 maggio 2008

WiFi-based positioning technology developed by Spotigo achieves accuracy of 5m in London
Düsseldorf / London


The German software and service provider Spotigo announced that its WiFi-based Positioning Solution (“WiPS”) has set new standards in positioning accuracy. Spotigo developed a beta version of a real-time location tracking application that can be installed on any WiFi-enabled device. It was tested in London and achieved an accuracy of up to 5m in the city center.
"The results are amazing.", states Daniel Prümers, CEO of Spotigo, "You see your exact current location without any support by GPS or GSM. And this calculation is done even faster than by conventional positioning technologies."


Spotigo's WiFi-based positioning technology identifies the user's position on the basis of the received WiFi signal patterns. It is the perfect complement to GPS since it compensates the limitations of satellite-based positioning: Especially in urban areas with high buildings and narrow streets, WiPS usually generates more reliable and more accurate results than GPS. Another important advantage of this new technology is the indoor and 3D functionality.
Since it also works perfectly as a standalone positioning solution, Spotigo's WiPS now makes it possible to offer location-aware content on all mobile devices without GPS module. As a B2B company, Spotigo offers WiPS to companies, municipalities and organizations interested in offering high quality location-based services or location-based advertising.

About Spotigo
Spotigo started operations in the beginning of 2005 and became one of the leading European software- and services companies providing innovative technology to the WiFi and LBS market. Spotigo distributes a WiFi SmartClient, a software solution that enables internet users to find and log on to WiFi hotspots automatically. Another core product is the WiFi-based Positioning Solution (“WiPS”), which works independently from any GPS-hardware or GSM-operators. Furthermore Spotigo manages the largest search-service for WiFi access points with over 250.000 listed hotspots worldwide.
For more information see
www.spotigo.com.


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E-Mail: press@spotigo.com
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giovedì, 15 maggio 2008

Progetto Overnetwork PDF Stampa

Con la delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 3986 del 19/12/2003 la Regione del Veneto ha manifestato la volontà di contribuire allo sviluppo, nel territorio regionale, di una infrastruttura che facilitasse lo scambio di informazioni tra enti pubblici e, di riflesso, tra i cittadini.

Ha così partecipato, con l’Università di Padova, alla realizzazione di un Neutral Access Point (NAP) a Padova, denominato Veneto Service Internet Exchange (VS-IX) che costituisce un luogo fisico neutrale dove convergono, secondo regole certe e nel rispetto di determinati livelli standardizzati di servizio, tutti gli operatori Internet che ne fanno richiesta.

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Contemporaneamente è stato promosso, ed è attualmente in fase sperimentale, il progetto denominato OVERnetwork che prevede la realizzazione nel territorio regionale di una infrastruttura di connessione aperta fra gli Enti Locali, che possa essere scalabile, flessibile nella gestione, ad alta affidabilità utilizzando le potenzialità di Internet ed in sintonia con le linee guida del Sistema Pubblico di Connettività (SPC). OVERnetwork è quindi il progetto che, poggiandosi sull’infrastruttura del VS-IX, ne intende sfruttare le ricadute positive applicandole alle esigenze della pubblica amministrazione del Veneto. Questo si concretizza in una struttura che, affiancandosi al VS-IX, funge da collettore per il traffico generato dalle amministrazioni locali. Nella figura che segue sono rappresentate le relazioni fra le reti regionali e la rete Infranet prevista dal SPC.

Per le particolari esigenze degli enti locali, che derivano dalle informazioni trattate (essenzialmente di back-office), è necessario garantire adeguati livelli prestazionali e di sicurezza. La qualità del servizio, elemento di fondamentale importanza, viene garantita attraverso un processo di accreditamento degli operatori Internet, attestati al VS-IX e che aderiscono al progetto denominato OVERnetwork, che comporta il monitoraggio continuo e la verifica delle performance delle connessioni.

Lo sviluppo del VS-IX, con l’integrazione di un numero crescente di operatori Internet, e di OVERnetwork potrà ripercuotersi favorevolmente nell’ambito dell’esercizio dell’attività degli enti pubblici che, oltre ad avere a disposizione un mercato più ampio e competitivo, potranno usufruire di una alternativa tecnologica al tradizionale collegamento punto-punto.

L’iniziativa, che si rivolge al territorio della regione veneta, nasce comunque in un contesto più ampio, quello nazionale, seguendo le indicazioni definite in ambito del Sistema Pubblico di Connettività (SPC). Lo scopo del progetto denominato OVERnetwork è infatti quello di realizzare la community network del Veneto.

Architettura Overnetwork PDF Stampa

Nella attuale situazione di mercato, il modello architetturale di OVERnetwork non può prescindere dall’esigenza di realizzare un sistema realmente multiprovider, ossia un sistema che consenta a ciascuna pubblica amministrazione di scegliere autonomamente il proprio provider nell’ambito di un insieme di soggetti che operano in un regime di concorrenza. 

Tali soggetti devono essere in grado di garantire servizi interoperabili e con livelli di qualità e sicurezza conformi all’elevato livello di servizio che si intende raggiungere nell’ambito delle iniziative di e-Government.

Allo stesso modo l’infrastruttura prevista da OVERnetwork e le modalità della sua realizzazione rispecchiano l’evoluzione federale della organizzazione istituzionale ed amministrativa dello Stato. Le Pubbliche Amministrazioni Locali (PAL) assumono infatti compiti di sempre maggiore autonomia e, in particolare, sono chiamate ad assumere un ruolo fondamentale nella determinazione e nella attuazione delle politiche di sviluppo dei propri territori. Si sottolinea quindi che l’architettura di OVERnetwork preserva la natura federata, policentrica e non gerarchica per l’interconnessione delle PAL e per l’interoperabilità dei rispettivi centri servizi.

In questo contesto, il progetto denominato OVERnetwork intende utilizzare la rete Internet come rete di supporto sulla quale realizzare dei collegamenti criptati, sicuri ed affidabili per garantire i quali è stata ideata una architettura a topologia stellare il cui centro stella è stato collocato presso il locali del VS-IX (il NAP del nord-est). Tale collocazione consente di poter usufruire di servizi di connettività direttamente da ciascun operatore, senza passaggi intermedi, garantendo una maggiore efficienza e l’univocità del centro di responsabilità. Questi concetti sono chiariti dalle figure che seguono.

La figura  evidenzia come i servizi che vengono esposti in Internet dalla Regione del Veneto sono visibili agli utenti per il tramite di due operatori. L’utenza, che è servita da un operatore diverso, per raggiungere i servizi della Regione del Veneto, deve transitare per due reti distinte: una del proprio operatore, l’altra di uno dei due operatori che forniscono la Regione del Veneto.

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La figura successiva evidenzia invece come lo scenario Internet muta con l’introduzione del VS-IX e del centro stella di OVERnetwork: il traffico, infatti, che viene generato dalla pubblica amministrazione che aderisce al progetto OVERnetwork transita tutto per il VS-IX da dove viene annunciata la rete del centro stella dell’infrastruttura. In blu, col tratto più spesso, sono rappresentate le vie del traffico in ambito OVERnetwork, mentre il nero, col tratto più sottile, sono rappresentate le vie del traffico più propriamente Internet.

 

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Questa architettura, consentendo l’interconnessione di soggetti diversi senza il ricorso di collegamenti dedicati, rende la sostenibilità economica uno dei fattori vincenti del progetto. Altro fattore positivo è la facoltà di ciascun ente di scegliere l’operatore che preferisce senza alcun vincolo (a parte il fatto che l’operatore deve essere presente al VS-IX). Infatti, ciascun ente sceglie, in base alle proprie esigenze, l’ISP (Internet service Provider) che ritiene più opportuno tra quelli che sono connessi al VS-IX: il vincolo di scelta fra ISP connessi al VS-IX è indispensabile per poter garantire livelli di servizio adeguati e poterne verificare il funzionamento tramite un sistema di monitoraggio. Il non vincolare la scelta ad un unico operatore, comporta il vantaggio di aprire il mercato, e quindi aumentare la concorrenza, a vantaggio anche dei piccoli operatori, la cui rete copre un territorio limitato.

Caratteristiche del progetto PDF Stampa

Una soluzione scalabile e sostenibile

Il progetto prevede una infrastruttura fortemente scalabile, in grado di interconnettere una pluralità di enti preservando l’investimento iniziale; a prescindere dal numero di enti collegati, la soluzione ideata può essere applicata a tutti allo stesso modo.

Semplice applicabilità ed immediata integrazione

La soluzione prevede l’installazione presso l’ente aderente di un oggetto che sarà collocato in modo parallelo alla infrastruttura esistente al fine di evitare che qualsiasi malfunzionamento ad esso riconducibile possa influenzare la normale operatività dell’ente. Non è inoltre richiesta alcuna modifica alla infrastruttura di rete dell’ente aderente al progetto. Ciascun ente potrà inoltre scegliere autonomamente l’operatore che meglio risponde alle proprie esigenze (fra quelli connessi al VSIX).

Sviluppo di una identità comunitaria

L’adesione al progetto consentirà all’ente di poter usufruire dei servizi dell’amministrazione regionale, dell’amministrazione centrale e di quelli che gli aderenti intenderanno offrire agli altri. Questo contribuirà alla formazione di una identità di comunità che si presenterà in modo uniforme e unitario nei confronti della pubblica amministrazione centrale e delle altre amministrazioni regionali.

La Regione intende infatti costituire una “community network”, così come definita nelle regole tecniche del SPC.

L’intenzione è quindi creare una infrastruttura che consenta di interconnettere le amministrazioni venete al SPC evitando che ciascuna debba accollarsi l’onere di acquistare un collegamento dedicato da uno dei fornitori qualificati individuati attraverso la gara istituita dal CNIPA per la realizzazione del SPC.

Monitoraggio PDF Stampa

Il VS-IX  è importante anche per il monitoraggio dei livelli di servizi delle connessioni; infatti, un NAP, essendo per sua natura punto di interscambio fra i vari operatori, è il luogo ideale dove verificare, per ogni operatore, il rispetto delle condizioni pattuite di fornitura.

Ogni operatore all’interno della propria rete di distribuzione può garantire i parametri di fornitura senza dipendere da altri; se la fornitura viene realizzata combinando due fornitori è necessario stabilire in modo certo e neutrale di chi siano le responsabilità in caso di violazione dei parametri di qualità del servizio. Risulta evidente che il punto ideale e reale dove effettuare queste verifiche sia costituito dal punto di interconnessione tra le reti dei due fornitori (il NAP appunto).

Se i punti da interconnettere sono molteplici e se i fornitori sono altrettanti, appare ancor più evidente l’utilità di un unico punto condiviso ove tutte le reti dei fornitori si interconnettono. Quanto sopra consente di stabilire delle condizioni di fornitura da imporre ai singoli fornitori per la parte di loro pertinenza e di realizzare un sistema di interconnessione tra due punti qualsiasi con caratteristiche certe indipendentemente dal numero di attori coinvolti. Per esempio: se si fissa come RTD (round trip delay) massimo 100 ms tra il NAP ed un qualsiasi punto della rete appartenente ad un fornitore, allora tra due qualsiasi punti appartenenti a fornitori diversi il RTD massimo sarà 200 ms;

la verifica di questo non è invasiva della struttura di rete di ciascun fornitore.

Infatti per verificare la qualità reale (RTD, pacchetti persi, jitter) della connessione di ogni singolo fornitore al NAP basta un’unica stazione di monitoraggio posta al NAP che raccolga ed esegua elaborazioni statistiche.

Si sottolinea che i livelli di qualità richiesti sono corrispondenti a quelli stabiliti dal CNIPA nella gara multifornitore SPC.

Collegamento alla Pubblica Amministrazione Centrale PDF Stampa

Il progetto OVERnetwork risponde anche all’esigenza di collegarsi alla pubblica amministrazione centrale manifestata dagli enti locali. In particolare, a partire dal 1 novembre 2007 si è dato avvio al decentramento ai comuni delle funzioni catastali e della interoperabilità tra i sistemi degli enti territoriali ed il sistema informativo unitario catastale. Oltre ai servizi catastali, il progetto OVERnetwork consente, in generale, l’accesso a tutti i servizi del sistema Pubblico di Connettività. Come evidenziato dalla figura seguente (clicca per ingrandire), la Regione del Veneto si è dotata di un accesso ad SPC in alta affidabilità con un collegamento ridondato che prevede due accessi: una nel data center di Marghera ed uno nel sito di disaster recovery.

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L’utilizzazione di questo accesso da parte di tutti gli enti territoriali del Veneto, consentirà di esporre verso la rete SPC in modo unitario ed uniforme con un’unica rete (89.17.176.0 /20) la pubblica amministrazione veneta.

Struttura di un NAP PDF Stampa

Il VSIX è un NAP (Neutral access Point) ossia è un punto di interscambio fra Internet service provider (ISP).

 La struttura di un NAP è la seguente:

 

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Un ISP per connettere i propri clienti con quelli di un altro ISP deve necessariamente interconnettere le rispettive dorsali. Questo può avvenire in due modi:

tramite collegamenti dedicati punto-punto: sono necessari tanti collegamenti quanti sono gli ISP;

tramite un punto neutrale di connessione multipla: è necessario un unico flusso per connettersi agli ISP presenti in quel punto e lo scambio di dati avviene localmente tramite una LAN.

Il NAP corrisponde quindi al secondo caso e costituisce il luogo fisico dove vengono realizzate le interconnessioni fra operatori.

Ne consegue il ruolo di facilitatore rivestito dal NAP nell’instaurare relazioni fra operatori.

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mercoledì, 14 maggio 2008

OhioHealth Selects Cisco MDS Storage and Optical Networking Solutions to Achieve Highly Available Data, Improve Business Continuity, Increase Bandwidth, and Reduce Costs

Cisco Storage Networking Delivers New Data Center Capabilities while Protecting Existing Technology Investments

SAN JOSE, Calif. - OhioHealth, one of the largest healthcare providers in Ohio, has installed a new storage area network (SAN) and a new optical transport platform based on Cisco® technology to improve data storage and connectivity between its central business office, two main data centers, a surgery center, and major health centers and hospitals. The new solutions provide the high bandwidth necessary for transporting medical images and the scalability required to support growing data needs. Combined with EMC network storage solutions, the new data storage solutions help to provide OhioHealth medical staff and employees with highly available data wherever and whenever they need it. With the broadest set of data center solutions in the industry, Cisco's Data Center 3.0 architecture provides a framework designed to create reliable, secure, scalable, and green data centers. The Cisco Data Center 3.0 vision aims to transform the data center into a virtualized environment providing anytime, anywhere access to content on any device.

Based on Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors, the new SANs connect the main data center with a secondary site, enabling synchronous data replication between data centers, and providing OhioHealth with highly reliable backup and disaster recovery capabilities. In addition, OhioHealth deployed a new cost-effective optical transport system using Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) with reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) technology, which enables the IT department to perform wavelength provisioning across entire networks. Together these Cisco and EMC solutions have helped the OhioHealth IT department to achieve lower total cost of ownership, enhanced resiliency and greater agility.

"We evaluated different storage networking vendors to determine who provided the highest functionality and overall interoperability and Cisco was by far the best fit," said Jim Lowder, vice president, Technology for OhioHealth. "In addition, the Cisco ONS solution performs like a LAN-type connection, running at 10-Gigabits-per-second, and it was very cost effective compared to other solutions we investigated. The end result is our ability to efficiently manage, properly protect and quickly access critical clinical information."

These results are representative of the benefits Cisco customers are experiencing across the globe, and Cisco is committed to delivering additional innovative capabilities to support customer requirements. Planned innovations for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors include: transparent upgrade to 8-Gigabits-per-second Fibre Channel interfaces; high-performance, scalable, intelligent fabric applications; and support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). FCoE offers flexible support for unified data center fabrics while providing investment protection for existing storage networking technology. The Cisco MDS 9513, 9509, and 9506 chassis will support these new capabilities without any limitation or need for a major upgrade, delivering higher bandwidth per slot and helping to ensure continued investment protection for existing customers. Scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 2008, the new 8-Gbps switching modules will be demonstrated in the Cisco booth 213 at EMC World May 19-22 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

"It's vital to OhioHealth to invest in technology that delivers the best overall value along with the IT capabilities we need to provide efficient, high-quality patient care," said Lowder. "At the same time, investment protection is a key part of controlling IT costs, so the ability to easily upgrade to future technologies like 8-Gbps Fibre Channel and FCoE is very important as well."

Another innovation from the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, Storage Media Encryption (SME), provides encryption and seamless management across multi-vendor tapes and virtual tape libraries), supporting customer requirements for regulatory and privacy compliance by helping to ensure that confidential information is not compromised if a storage tape or disk is lost or stolen. By encrypting data in the network fabric, customers improve performance and eliminate the need to manage separate standalone encryption appliances. Cisco also worked with RSA, The Security Division of EMC, to develop a solution combining Cisco SME with RSA® Key Manager as a centralized solution for encryption key lifecycle management. Cisco SME is designed to work as seamlessly as possible with existing backup applications and is now generally available through Cisco's storage partners.

Bank Deploys Cisco SANTap and EMC RecoverPoint to Improve Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

In Lombard, Italy, with over 2,200 employees and 274 branch offices, the Banca Popolare di Sondrio (BPS) is also deploying technology from Cisco and EMC to improve its business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities. BPS uses Cisco SANTap, along with EMC RecoverPoint to support the bank's continuous data replication on remote storage devices. SANTap is an intelligent fabric service designed to allow Cisco-based SANs to work with third-party appliance-based storage software without compromising the integrity, availability, and performance of the primary data path. Cisco SANTAP enables BPS's network to instantly duplicate data sent by the servers to the storage devices, then deliver the data to EMC RecoverPoint. By combining Cisco SANTap and EMC RecoverPoint, this solution provides Continuous Remote Replication (CRR)), helping the bank to replicate its data without compromising performance, and helping it to comply with strict government regulations. "This is an innovative Disaster Recovery concept, in which the system intercepts the flows of data recorded on the storage area network and guarantees the accurate writing of the information on both the primary and the secondary sites," said Giampiero Raschetti, ICT Architecture Manager of Banca Popolare di Sondrio.

The Cisco MDS 9500 Series represents key technology that interoperates with and supports Cisco's broad range of data center solutions, including: the new Nexus 7000 and 5000 platforms; application delivery networking solutions, and Cisco ACE (application control engine) to manage application delivery in the data center; Cisco VFrame for network-based service orchestration; Cisco switching and routing infrastructure; and Cisco Wide Area Applications Services (WAAS) to speed application performance across the wide area network.

In addition to planned FCoE support for the MDS 9500 Series, Cisco is also delivering FCoE capability today with the Nexus 5000 Series data center-class switches, a new addition to Cisco's Data Center 3.0 architecture designed to meet stringent customer requirements for operational continuity, transport flexibility and scalability. With the Nexus 5000 Series, IT managers can use FCoE to consolidate traffic from Fibre Channel-based storage area networks, local area networks and server clusters onto an Ethernet-based unified fabric. A unified fabric helps IT organizations to simplify cabling infrastructure, reduce the number of required adapters, lower costs, and reduce power consumption and carbon footprint. EMC, a world leader in information infrastructure solutions, is working with Cisco to qualify the Nexus 5000 as part of its infrastructure portfolio.

"EMC and Cisco share a common vision for providing an integrated network fabric for our Fibre Channel over Ethernet solutions," said Paul Brown, vice president of Integration and Interoperability for EMC. "Today EMC is working with Cisco to qualify the Cisco Nexus 5000 in our E-Lab in order to provide customers with a complete unified fabric solution, targeting customer deployments in 2H CY2008."

Find More Information Online:

Web Site Links:

Cisco Web Site

Cisco Data Center 3.0

Cisco Data Center Assurance Program (DCAP)

Cisco MDS 9500 Series

Data Center 3.0 -> News@Cisco Podcast

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Cisco Innovation Strategy Fuels Data Center Transformation

Cisco Introduces New Switching Foundation for Data Center 3.0 Transformation

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Named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2007 and 2008, OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, charitable, healthcare organization serving and supported by the community. Based in Columbus, Ohio, it is a family of 17 hospitals, 20 health and surgery centers, home-health providers, medical equipment and health service suppliers throughout a 46-county area. OhioHealth hospitals in central Ohio are Riverside Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital and Dublin Methodist Hospital. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.ohiohealth.com.

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lunedì, 12 maggio 2008

Terremark Takes Advantage of Cisco IP Next-Generation Network Architecture for Utility-Computing Offering in Miami

Innovative Hosting Service Available at NAP of the Americas Facility Features Cisco Catalyst and MDS Switches with Cisco ASA Firewall

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco today announced that Terremark Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMRK), a leading global provider of managed IT infrastructure services, has utilized the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture for its InfinistructureTM utility-computing platform at its flagship facility, the NAP of the Americas. The Cisco IP NGN architecture enables the convergence of service -specific networks to enable the development and delivery of application- and subscriber-aware services. This helps providers both reduce costs and increase scope of service offerings to their customers.

"There has been a long-standing tradition of collaboration between Terremark and Cisco to help ensure that our customers' needs are being met," said Marvin Wheeler, president of Terremark's U.S. Commercial Business Unit. "Our work together helps ensure that Terremark continues to enable its customers to focus on their core businesses rather than their IT infrastructure, and that they are able to continue building out their networks with minimal disruption as their businesses continue to grow."

Terremark's Infinistructure platform is a true utility-computing solution designed to solve both the economic and capacity-on-demand shortcomings of traditional infrastructure. Infinistructure's enterprise-class server and storage infrastructure combines Terremark's proprietary digitalOps® service-management platform with leading-edge virtualization technology from Cisco and other companies, providing a highly scalable and flexible high-performance computing platform. Infinistructure's on-demand network, storage and computing architecture allows customers to precisely match their infrastructure requirements to their business needs with a fully-managed solution with plug-and-play access to network connectivity from more than 160 carriers.

Terremark's Infinistructure platform integrates Cisco Catalyst® 6500 and 4900 Series Switches, Cisco ASA firewalls and Cisco MDS switches at its NAP of the Americas.

"We are truly pleased to be working with Terremark to help them continue to meet their customers growing and increasingly varied hosting needs," said Jeff Spagnola, vice president of service provider marketing for Cisco. "Cisco and Terremark share a vision for the proliferation of virtualized services, which enable businesses' IT resources to grow with their business, while avoiding significant capital expenditures and reducing the operational expenditures."

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domenica, 11 maggio 2008

Cisco Agreement with the Government of Portugal to Improve Access to Networking Training, Narrow the ICT Skills Gap and Increase Employment Opportunities

Creation of 250 New Cisco Networking Academies will Triple Number of Students

LISBON - The prime minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates, together with nine Ministers signed today a broad agreement with Cisco to help bridge the anticipated skills gap in the networking sector through the expansion of Cisco's Networking Academy across Portugal. As a result of this agreement, the number of people studying information and communications technology (ICT) in the country is expected grow from around 3,000 to 10,000 by 2011.

Local networking academies will be opened throughout Portugal in universities, polytechnics, secondary schools, professional training centers, NGOs, prisons, army and security training centres. The agreement also includes a broad set of parallel initiatives such as cooperation in traineeships.

The ICT skills gap is a significant challenge to organizations, hindering advanced technology adoption, business competitiveness and economic growth. A shortage could hold back Europe's competitiveness in the global market and hinder the European Commission's policy goals. Set against IDC's advanced networking technology growth projections (18 per cent per year to 2008) and the European Union's plans to improve competitiveness through ICT - greater shortfalls may occur.

The Cisco Networking Academy launched in Portugal in 1999. Since then over 100 academies have opened throughout the country. More than 3,000 students (8 percent female) are currently enrolled in the program and close to 6,000 have followed it's courses since inception. Globally today the Networking Academy reaches 700,000 students through 9,000 academies across more than 160 countries. It is widely considered to be one of the largest and most successful public-private training programs in the ICT sector.

President of Cisco Europe, Chris Dedicoat, said: "We welcome the vision and openness of Portugal's political leaders to partner with the ICT industry. We believe that the set of initiatives defined in this agreement will boost the country's capabilities to compete in the global arena, well in line with Portugal's historical credits as the first truly global nation in the world".

The agreement was signed during the official inauguration of the new Cisco office in Lisbon, a modern 5,500 square meters facility utilising the latest Cisco technology including TelePresence. As well as being the centre for Cisco Portugal operations, the facility also houses the European Hercules center.

Virginia Pojo, a Cisco Networking Academy instructor from Porto said, "As a teacher, Cisco Networking Academy allows me to know and understand the language of my students as future entrepreneurs of the Information Society. Cisco Networking Academy opens the door to a life of opportunities and gives you skills that change the way you look at the world."

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sabato, 10 maggio 2008

Strix Systems Access/One WiFi Mesh Deployed For California Public Safety Video Surveillance Network

Calabasas, CA - Strix Systems recently announced the deployment of Strix Access/One wireless systems for the City of Pittsburg, California. Strix Access/One was chosen for its ability to deliver the highest throughput and lowest latency wireless mesh network for high quality stationary and mobile IP-based video surveillance.

Funded through public safety and homeland security grants, the deployment of the Strix Systems wireless mesh network, video surveillance cameras and centralized surveillance server has been responsible for successful police intervention in over 80 incidents. Violent and non-violent events have been captured, both live and recorded, enabling police to follow and apprehend suspects involved in theft, assault, aggravated assault, child abductions, drug deals, homicide, etc. The system has also been instrumental in providing evidence to disprove allegations of wrong doing and has assisted in civil cases such as automobile accidents.

Central headquarters is able to view events occurring "live" allowing the police department to respond faster, dispatching officers and other resources, such as the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) unit, and coordinating response efforts with other agencies as needed. Police personnel can then control multiple cameras over the wireless mesh network allowing them to follow people and vehicles fleeing from the scene. In real-time, the pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) capabilities of the cameras allow officers at headquarters to zoom into significant details such as vehicles and even license plate numbers. Simultaneously police officers and public safety officials in the field can remotely view situations in progress and respond before crimes and life threatening events occur.

Odin Systems was chosen by the City of Pittsburg to provide the electronics systems design and engineering, installation, project management, system programming, training, support services and maintenance of the system enabling the police department to control and manage the system as needed.

A key component of the public safety video surveillance network is Strix Access/One wireless mesh network system which delivers the industry's highest-power for multiple radio frequencies (multiband) including 4.9 GHz (DSRC-C), 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. Odin Systems selected Strix Access/One products as part of their overall communications design for the Pittsburg deployment after extensive evaluation of competing mesh systems. Odin integrated Strix Access/One into bullet-proof enclosures with battery back up for communications equipment, cameras, infrared (IR) illuminators and other peripheral devices. High quality video surveillance pan-tilt-zoom cameras by Sony provide coverage for critical "hot spot" areas in the City. The unencumbered performance of the Strix wireless mesh network allows video streams sent at full resolution to the ONSSI Net DVMS surveillance server located at the department's central monitoring facility.

"The ability to access the video cameras from any location has proven a significant asset to the City," said Chief Aaron Baker, City of Pittsburg. "Our investment in this project has proven that wireless mesh network technology is an effective means to assist in fighting crime while ultimately saving tax payer dollars. We are expanding the system as needed and we intend to continue to initiate similar programs to improve our city-wide public safety efforts."

State-of-the-art infrared surveillance cameras manufactured by FLIR Corporation of Santa Barbara, California have also been installed for strategic night viewing applications. Beyond video surveillance, the Strix network provides additional benefits of secured high-speed data access and voice over IP, both providing substantial benefit to public safety and homeland security applications. A significant benefit of controlling this public safety network is that voice over IP services can remain operational in the event that the local carriers' 3G network is saturated or goes down.

"The system offers tremendous performance and reliability," said Louis Wershaw, President of Odin Systems. "We don't have to be as concerned with bandwidth usage as would be the case with other industry solutions. Strix Systems gives us the flexibility to set the frame rates, resolution and file size we desire to allow outstanding video playback. And at the end of the day that's what's ultimately needed for evidence."

The amount of tangible evidence provided by the system has been vital to the prosecution of criminals. The City has expanded the system with the Strix Access/One Mobile Wireless System (MWS) and cameras fitted in undercover surveillance vehicles for mobile command and surveillance operations. This expanded system has greatly enhanced the capability of the City to improve law enforcement and to initiate new programs such as the Beat Auto Theft and U-Can and Watch Programs.

"We're excited that the City of Pittsburg has experienced the power, versatility and reliability of our wireless mesh network solution for public safety deployments," said Martin Levetin, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Strix Systems. "Public safety agencies in the U.S. and Internationally are choosing Strix Systems Access/One OWS and MWS above the competition for their critical outdoor and mobile network requirements. There simply is no other better solution."

SOURCE: Strix Systems, Inc.

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postato da oscarboscaro alle ore 13:23 | link | commenti
categorie: wireless, wlan, wireless mesh networks, wifi wimax

sabato, 10 maggio 2008

Meshcom Offers Customized Services for Enabling Wireless Networking

Turn-key solution and services for internet service providers, system integrators and network builders for realizing mesh networking

Helsinki, Finland - Meshcom today announced the launching of engineering and technical consultancy services for wireless broadband industry to support wireless mesh connectivity. From network concept design to network implementation, this services offering presents an ideal total solution for SIs and network operators who can benefit from Meshcom’s high-quality services offering that can be customized for each specific project requirement and environment of the customer.

Grounded in Meshcom’s zero-configuration MeshDriver and Meshcom Firmware for wireless network devices, such all-inclusive services will allow wider categories of customers to benefit from Meshcom’s competence and know-how in network layer development and routing protocols for Wi-Fi, WIMAX and supporting networks. Depending on the customer’s needs for network design, planning and actual implementation, Meshcom specifies components in the network planning phase, consults and recommends best-fit equipment and offers performance testing and maintenance via technical support and tailored training to realize mesh network powered by Meshcom’s mesh solutions.

‘There has long been a clear interest from the wider wireless market, especially from system integrators, network operators and solution providers, to deploy Meshcom’s solutions for networks in varied topologies and for different applications, mesh and non-mesh alike. Meshcom’s software development and system design has well illustrated the success of our customization work through our close communication with our customers and partners. By officially launching our services offering, we are confident in continuing to provide valuable and flexible solutions to fit any requirements of our customers. In this regard, we are ready and look forward to using our traditional strengths as a technology supplier to further strengthen our position as a turn-key services provider and answer the rising market needs from network operators.’ said Marko Nieminen, VP of Services at Meshcom Technologies.

About Meshcom Technologies

Meshcom Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless mesh-enabling software for network device and handset vendors, OEMs, systems integrators and service providers. Meshcom’s products and enabling technology offer high-performance mesh networking with new levels of mobility, reliability and security in wireless broadband connectivity. Meshcom has offices in Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China. www.meshcom.com

postato da oscarboscaro alle ore 08:00 | link | commenti
categorie: wireless, wlan, wireless mesh networks, wifi wimax

martedì, 06 maggio 2008

KDN Expands Services Adding Six New Countries Using Strix Systems Access/One - http://www.businesswire.com/

Strix Access/One Gives Kenya Data Networks and its Customers Superior Robust Performance and Reach for Strategic and Large-scale Deployments

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Strix Systems, a worldwide leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced that Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has expanded its network services to six major countries in sub-Sahara Africa. Strixs Access/One® Network Outdoor Wireless Systems (OWS), Indoor Wireless Systems (IWS) and Edge Wireless System (EWS) provide KDN greater performance, reach and mobility enabling the service provider to deliver cost effective services to Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Malawi. KDN successfully deployed Strixs mesh networking solution in 2006 for the introduction of its Butterflys Access/One products has made it possible for KDN to move to the next major set of deployments across sub-Sahara Africa. wireless/WiFi service. KDN is expanding its subscriber base which started in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Eldoret to provide high-quality broadband services to customers in the cities and rural areas. The successful deployment of these cities utilizing Strix International bandwidth comes at a high cost, especially in Africa. Its for this reason that a strategy reaching beyond a single city service would be critical. It is also critical that the wireless/WiFi component of the service be a modular multi-radio architecture to optimally integrate with the providers set of technologies including free space optical, fiber, copper, and microwave. "Butterfly has made it possible for customers to gain access to our high-quality services which currently include business data, mobile broadband, voice over IP and residential internet," said Dr. Kai U. Wulff, Managing Director of KDN. "Strix Systems products and services have enabled KDN to develop Butterfly as a strong high-value brand. We are very happy with the performance and reliability of Strix Systems equipment and services." Prior to their first deployment, KDN selected and tested a number of products. Multiple high-demand real-time applications including business-class internet service, voice over IP (VoIP) and video applications were evaluated. Only Strix could simultaneously support the applications meeting KDNs level of service quality. Strix Systems OWS and IWS proved superior and enabled the service provider to deliver its first major deployment. Now complete, the provider has delivered broad reaching services in multiple countries with seamless connectivity to customers through a wide range of choices for stationary and mobile access, meeting customers needs for affordable, low cost of entry services. Strix Access/One is the industry's top-performing WiFi mesh solution. It doesnt matter where the networks are deployed, whether in the U.S. or Africa, service providers can depend on our products, said Matt Holdrege, Director of International Strategic Sales. As KDN continues to expand their reach, Strix remains at their side with robust products and services to meet the scope of their projects.

About Strix Systems

Strix Systems is the worldwide Leader in Wireless Mesh Networking, in market share (according to Heavy Reading, Infonetics and In-Stat) and technology Iometrix). Strixs Access/One products are the industrys only modular (chassis-based) mesh systems, delivering the largest capacity, highest throughput and best scalability. This new generation of products provides the broadband mobility and reach to support voice, video, and data applications. Sold globally by a network of first-class distributors and integrators, Access/One solutions have been deployed in hundreds of networks worldwide, outdoor and indoor, for service providers, metropolitan, public safety, government, energy, manufacturing, transportation, hospitality, education, enterprise, and residential markets. For Strixs latest video case studies on public safety, municipal networks and railway networks please go to: http://www.strixsystems.com/video/missioncritical.html. For more information about Strix Systems, please visit www.strixsystems.com.

About Kenya Data Networks

Kenya Data Networks (KDN), a member of Sameer Group, is a full-service data communications carrier that was licensed by the Communications Commission of Kenya in January 2003 as a public data network operator. KDN is a local company and has a stated policy to use local investors and local expertise to build world-class infrastructure in Kenya. KDN believes that we have the ability to build our own future, and we are investing over $300 million U.S. in that future. KDN has established itself as a leader in commercial leased lines, Frame Relay, and Metro Ethernet-based services in the Kenyan market. KDN has laid fiber cables in Nairobi and other major cities/towns with an aim to establish the first fiber backbone for Kenya. This also readies KDN for the East African Submarine Cable System backbone (EASSY). The company at present has an international gateway license and is able to offer Internet backbone and related services. Plans are also underway to have a presence beyond the borders of Kenya, provide total communication solutions to businesses, and be the infrastructure provider of choice for operators and users alike.

NOTE: Strix Systems and Access/One Network are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of Strix Systems. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.

Contacts

Strix Systems
Kirby Russell, (818) 251-1058
kirby.Russell@strixsystems.com

postato da oscarboscaro alle ore 22:26 | link | commenti (2)
categorie: wireless, wlan, wireless mesh networks, wifi wimax

lunedì, 05 maggio 2008

T-Mobile USA Begins 3G Network Rollout in New York City
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T-Mobile USA today announced that the company has taken the first commercial step in the rollout of its third-generation (3G) wireless network by launching its UMTS/HSDPA network in New York City. T-Mobile plans to continue the rollout of its 3G network across major metropolitan markets through the year. By year’s end, T-Mobile expects its high-speed data network will be available in those cities where a majority of its subscribers currently use data services. Here is more info: “The launch of our 3G network comes at a time when 3G phones and services are more affordable, capable and appealing to our consumer marketplace than ever before,” said Cole Brodman, chief development officer, T-Mobile USA. “We benefit not only from the economic scale of 3G, but also from the extensive commercial experience of 3G in our European markets. Today, T-Mobile USA customers already have among the highest adoption of data and messaging services in the industry. Through our 3G network, we look forward to delivering a rich portfolio of new and meaningful services to enrich our customers’ lives.” T-Mobile’s 3G network supports voice and data services consistent with available service and handset offerings. The company today offers multiple phones that are able to operate on the UMTS network. The phones are designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide the great call quality and rich communication services customers expect from T-Mobile. Customers using a 3G-capable handset from T-Mobile will also experience faster data speeds when accessing the Web, or downloading content from the T-Mobile t-zones content portal, for example. In the coming months, T-Mobile plans to offer its first HSDPA device, along with new and compelling data-centric, all-in-one devices that help make the most of T-Mobile’s high-speed data network. The launch of the 3G network also enables T-Mobile to accommodate and serve more customers more efficiently through the use of its AWS spectrum, effectively doubling T-Mobile USA’s spectrum position, and laying the foundation for the company’s future growth. T-Mobile and the U.S. government, namely the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, continue to work closely and effectively together to make available AWS spectrum that will give consumers access to the 3G network. As the 3G service rolls out in targeted major markets, T-Mobile will continue to build upon its T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi network — its wireless high-speed Internet offering that launched in 2003 — and its nationwide voice and data network, to empower customers to effortlessly stay connected using the best available network. T-Mobile International is following a common technology path across all of its markets in Europe and the United States, from GSM/GPRS/EDGE to UMTS/HSDPA. T-Mobile USA greatly benefits from T-Mobile International’s 3G experiences in Europe, where adoption of non-messaging mobile data is growing dynamically; and with more than 120 million customers worldwide, T-Mobile International is able to generate significant global procurement synergies.
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