Growth in the digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment market could reach spectacular heights, with the worldwide installed base of DSL lines having the potential to jump over 200% compounded annually from 1998 to 2003.
The number of digital subscriber lines (DSLs) installed in the US residential and business markets more than tripled between the end of 1998 and mid-1999.
Cabletron has released details of a portfolio of "voice-ready" products on the heels of research findings that, by 2002, 35% of all domestic telephone calls will be made over IP networks.
Lucent Technologies says that its Customer Relationship Management Solutions Group has been awarded the Software Support Professionals Association`s (SSPA) Star Award for the delivery of technical support to customers in the US recently.
Enterprise Connection Cape, a subsidiary of Connection Group Holdings, has been awarded the first phase of Capespan`s contract to create a storage area network system and integrate it into existing IT infrastructures.
Lucent Technologies says its RealNet Rules Enterprise Policy Manager Release 1.0 will be available for free trial to all Lucent clients upgrading to P550 version 4.0 software.
Over 500 customers of 3Com are planning to roll out new technologies to support online business in the next-generation networked economy, says Gavin Levin, 3Com SA product marketing manager.
Teklogix, distributed by Ukukhanya Technologies, and SpectraLink have entered into a technology alliance in which the companies will supply a single wireless network which supports both voice and data devices.
Novell has released BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3.5, a security management suite to deploy firewall, virtual private networking, caching and authentication services in a network.
HP says its shipment of Ethernet Layer 2 10/100 switches has grown by 383% in contrast to the average market growth of 126% from the third quarter last year to the third quarter this year.
D-Link, a supplier of networking products, has appointed LAN Design, a company in the MB Technologies fold, to become its second distributor after the appointment of One Technology Group.
Madge Networks has released new drivers for its network adapter, the Smart 100/16/4 PCI Ringnode, over the Internet. This is also the first time that Madge has made a full source Linux driver available.
Cisco Systems and Motorola have opened the first UK centre of excellence for Invisix, a joint venture between Motorola and Cisco, which is designed to drive development of wireless Internet.