At the conference in Miami, more than a few Web 2.0 power players have been talking quite a bit about how e-mail really sucks.

At the conference in Miami, more than a few Web 2.0 power players have been talking quite a bit about how e-mail really sucks.

Filed under: Networking Sure, the researchers at Alcatel-Lucent have already sent data 50 miles at 25.6Tbps, but it looks like now they're going for distance rather than speed: the company announced yesterday that it's now pumped bits over a 1584-mile long link at 16.4Tbps. Sure, that's slightly slower than the record, but being able to firehose bits at distances like that is even more impressive, if you ask us (you didn't). The core tech is essentially the same as used in the earlier speed record: bundling several 100Gbps optical signals at different wavelengths into one multiplexed transmission, shooting it down fiber, and splitting it up at the end. This latest test used 164 different channels and updated transmitters and multiplexers to hit the record -- which is fine and all, but guys, if you're not using that old school 25.6Tbps gear anymore we know a few people who are interested. [Via Slashdot] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Sure, the researchers at Alcatel-Lucent have already sent data 50 miles at 25.6Tbps, but it looks like now they're going for distance rather than speed: the company announced yesterday that it's now pumped bits over a 1584-mile long link at 16.4Tbps. Sure, that's slightly slower than the record, but being able to firehose bits at distances like that is even more impressive, if you ask us (you didn't). The core tech is essentially the same as used in the earlier speed record: bundling several 100Gbps optical signals at different wavelengths into one multiplexed transmission, shooting it down fiber, and splitting it up at the end. This latest test used 164 different channels and updated transmitters and multiplexers to hit the record -- which is fine and all, but guys, if you're not using that old school 25.6Tbps gear anymore we know a few people who are interested.

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Inserito il 29 Febbraio 2008 LimeWire è un client P2P che si appoggia alla rete GNUtella. Molto diffuso negli Stati Uniti, soprattutto per le alte velocità di download, è ancora poco conosciuto in Italia Tags: open source, software desktop internet, peer-to-peer

Inserito il 29 Febbraio 2008

LimeWire è un client P2P che si appoggia alla rete GNUtella. Molto diffuso negli Stati Uniti, soprattutto per le alte velocità di download, è ancora poco conosciuto in Italia

Tags: open source, software desktop internet, peer-to-peer

With the backing of a handful of heavy hitters in the industry, this week's announcement of VMsafe is much more than a small security enhancement.

With the backing of a handful of heavy hitters in the industry, this week's announcement of VMsafe is much more than a small security enhancement.

The company statement says: "Dell's business priorities drive revenue up 10 percent in fourth quarter." The real story was that profits slumped 6.5 percent because of a bevy of charges.

The company statement says: "Dell's business priorities drive revenue up 10 percent in fourth quarter." The real story was that profits slumped 6.5 percent because of a bevy of charges.