Technology company, 3Com SA, in partnership with I-Fusion Networks (Western Cape), has been selected to upgrade the networking infrastructure at the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town in a move to alleviate some of the traffic congestion problems previously experienced on the network.
The deal will see the installation of a completely new 3Com-based networking infrastructure at all of parliament`s main buildings designed to streamline communication processes.
Oliver Chifadza, IT manager for parliament, says the new equipment replaces a previous LAN infrastructure that was limited in scope.
"The need for an upgrade became quite apparent due to bandwidth limitations. Even though we had a basic network in place, we were quite restricted in terms of speed, which resulted in personnel mostly relying on a paper based information system, posing obvious problems," he says.
"With the new network in place each political party will have its own virtual private network that is totally secure. No one party is able to view files or related information of another party - we consider confidentiality pivotal in this environment."
Henk van Eck, 3Com`s technology officer says the new LAN infrastructure connects the networks within parliament via a 100 Mbps link - seriously upgrading the network`s potential and communication abilities."
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