WSTA: Risk Management Alex Goldman
[February 12, 2009] The financial industry's risk management standards are high, and I attended this seminar by the Wall Street Technology Association to learn about them.
Book Excerpt: The Power of IP Video Felicia Brych, Jennifer Baker, Mike Mitchell, and Nader Nanjiani
[January 26, 2009] In the book excerpt, the authors make the pitch for utilizing IP video in the workplace.
A Sea Change in IPTV? Gerry Blackwell
[December 31, 2008] Video on demand: it's just an add-on to linear TV—right? A nice extra, but not absolutely essential to your IPTV strategy.
Moto IPTV Gerry Blackwell
[December 11, 2008] Size matters. Don't let anyone tell you different. Experience too. Good software doesn't hurt either.
Fun with Big Pipes Gerry Blackwell
[November 7, 2008] When Belgium's ILEC needed a multi-gigabit fiber optic upgrade to prepare it to deliver regular and HDTV over Ethernet—especially for sports—it called on equipment provider Ekinops and integrator SEE Telecom. This is not IPTV, but it may be the future.
Pioneering IPTV: the pain and the glory Gerry Blackwell
[October 17, 2008] This company was one of the first to deploy IPTV. Here's what they learned.
With This Technology, Your Data Center Can Survive an EMP Event Alex Goldman
[October 17, 2008] Charles Manto says that some infrastructure would survive an electromagnetic pulse, but that it's up to us to determine how much survives.
Sezmi: An Alternative to IPTV Gerry Blackwell
[August 22, 2008] This hybrid solution of IP and broadcast TV may prove cheaper to roll out and thus more attractive than IPTV to ISPs.
The DNS Vulnerability and the ISP Alex Goldman
[August 18, 2008] We called three experts at major internet security and DNS companies. We asked them what ISPs should know about the problem, and what they should do.
Fire—The Other Data Center Heat Problem Drew Robb
[August 7, 2008] It's summer, so it's hot. But it could get a lot worse.
Your Role in IP Addressing: How You Dictate ARIN's Policies ARIN
[August 1, 2008] You're probably familiar with ARIN. It's the nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources—IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). But did you know that YOU have a direct say in how ARIN manages those numbers?
ViaClix and the Monetization of Television Gerry Blackwell
[July 18, 2008] Based in California, this company has focused on some projects in the Middle East, until now.
DSL Forum Makes IPTV Easier Alex
Goldman
[January 15, 2008] The standards body says that ISPs are eager to deploy IPTV, but have many concerns about it too.
Outsource
Your Television, Kill Your Telco Gerry
Blackwell
[October 30, 2007] If the monopolies have launched
the triple play in your market, you don't need your own billion dollar
taxpayer funded infrastructure to fight back.
MyTVPal
Gerry Blackwell
[September 21, 2007] It's not ready for release,
but this video provider could succeed even as others get all the press.
Unlike the others, this one claims it plans to work closely with ISPs.
Bolting
the Back Door with NAC
Part 4: Deploying the Juniper Networks UAC 2.0 Lisa
Phifer
[June 25, 2007] We had little trouble using
Juniper's Unified Access Control (UAC) to quarantine non-compliant laptops
and restrict customer/guest access in a diverse multi-vendor LAN, but
found that third-party client interoperability is a work-in-progress.
Bolting
the Back Door with NAC
Part 3: Comparing the alternatives Lisa
Phifer
[June 22, 2007] Firewalls may guard their front
door, but many networks remain vulnerable to threats originating inside
the perimeter. Network Access Control (NAC) can batten down those hatches
by stopping malware-infested laptops and restricting LAN resource use.
Bolting
the Back Door with NAC
Part 2: Examining your needs Lisa
Phifer
[June 20, 2007] Firewalls may guard their front
door, but many networks remain vulnerable to threats originating inside
the perimeter. Network Access Control (NAC) can batten down those hatches
by stopping malware-infested laptops and restricting LAN resource use.
Bolting
the Back Door with NAC
Part 1: Introduction Lisa
Phifer
[June 20, 2007] Firewalls may guard their front
door, but many networks remain vulnerable to threats originating inside
the perimeter. Network Access Control (NAC) can batten down those hatches
by stopping malware-infested laptops and restricting LAN resource use.
Image
Spam David Skoll
[May 4, 2007] An anti-spam company's founder
explains this increasingly troublesome scourge of e-mail.
Single
Malt Internet Television Gerry
Blackwell
[November 17, 2006] In the age of infinite
channels, every hobby gets its own, and the expensive hobbies will have
better-funded channels. But can the owners of the pipes make money from
the trend?
SaskTel's
Max IPTV Service Gerry
Blackwell
[September 15, 2006] In many areas, regional
ILECs are ahead of the nationals, and one such is in Canada's prairie
land.
Mobile
Security: Where risk meets opportunity, Part 3:
Value-Added Security Services Lisa
Phifer
[July 28, 2006] As your most valuable customers
adopt the latest mobile devices, you will need to know how to protect
them. This article describes the wide variety of value-added services
you can offer to your corporate road warrior clients.
Mobile
Security: Where risk meets opportunity, Part 2:
Threats and Defenses Lisa
Phifer
[July 21, 2006] As your most valuable customers
adopt the latest mobile devices, you will need to know how to protect
them. This article describes the solutions available to protect a road
warrior's most vulnerable devices.
Mobile
Security: Where risk meets opportunity: Part 1 Lisa
Phifer
[July 14, 2006] As your most valuable customers
adopt the latest mobile devices, you will need to know how to protect
them. This three part article provides an overview of your options.
Ruckus
Wireless Gerry Blackwell
[May 30, 2006] The best home networking solution
for IPTV might be the wireless solution.
Amino
Technologies Gerry
Blackwell
[May 18, 2006] Whatever the future of IPTV,
Amino Technologies expects to be a key component of its technological
genetic code.
IPTV
is Software as a Service (SaaS) Gerry
Blackwell
[March 10, 2006] One application developer
claims to have built the operating system that will usher in the future
of IPTV.
Thinking
Outside The (Windows) Box, Part 4: Free Windows Firewalls
Lisa Phifer
[March 3, 2006] While many businesses depend
on Microsoft and its various product suites, alternatives exist, some
of which are not well known. Part four of this series examines free
firewalls for Windows users.
Thinking
Outside The (Windows) Box, Part 3: Free Mail Clients
Lisa Phifer
[March 2, 2006] While many businesses depend
on Microsoft and its various product suites, alternatives exist, some
of which are not well known. Part three of this series examines free
e-mail clients.
When
Filters Do Wrong Xeni
Jardin
[February 27, 2006] Filters at ISPs in Iran
and Tunisia block key medical information including CDC data on diabetes.
Try
VOD Before Doing IPTV Gerry
Blackwell
[February 17, 2006] IPTV is expensive, so why
not try something more direct? This product shows everything the technology
has to offer, and also highlights the reasons why most ISPs aren't investing
in it yet.
IPTV
Content Provider Seeks ISP Partners Worldwide Alex
Goldman
[February 16, 2006] ISPs often fail to address
the needs of non-English speakers in their community. Here's one service
that could solve the problem.
Redirecting
Delinquent Dialup Customers Best
of ISP-Lists
[January 17, 2006] This topic has been a source
of discussion since ISP-Planet opened for business in 1999. Here's the
latest update.
Thinking
Outside The (Windows) Box,
Part II: Free Web Browsers Lisa
Phifer
[December 30, 2005] While many businesses depend
on Microsoft and its various product suites, alternatives exist, some
of which are not well known. Part two of this series examines freely-available
alternative web browsers.
ITVN:
Vertically Integrated IPTV Gerry
Blackwell
[December 29, 2005] It claims to be the only
truly IPTV product available. It truly wants to work with ISPs. But
is the technology and the product line really ready for prime time?
Thinking
Outside The (Windows) Box, Part I Lisa
Phifer
[December 23, 2005] While many businesses depend
on Microsoft and its various product suites, alternatives exist, some
of which are not well known. This four part series will examine freely-available
alternative web browsers, e-mail clients, and personal firewalls.
The
IPTV Testing System Gerry
Blackwell
[December 6, 2005] As carriers and ISPs prepare
IPTV rollouts, one company is ready to help them test their service
before it runs on the network.
The
Marconi Foundation Celebrates Gordon Moore Alex
Goldman
[November 9, 2005] Famous engineers and mathematicians
gathered to celebrate the single greatest individual in the industry
that builds every CPU.
The
Marconi Foundation Celebrates Human Ingenuity Alex
Goldman
[November 9, 2005] Famous engineers and mathematicians
gathered to share their interests and concerns as technology continues
to develop at a rapid pace.
This
Network Sings Gerry
Blackwell
[September 30, 2005] An ambitious new ISP business
model is based on the power of music.
Rural
Cooperative Does IPTV Gerry
Blackwell
[August 22, 2005] It's not cheap and it's not
easy, but if a company with less than 10,000 customers can roll out
IPTV, then it's likely that you can too.
Internet2—Window
on the Future Jim
Thompson
[July 5, 2005] Blazingly fast speeds, screaming
video streams, killer apps, and graphics galore—a geek's drug induced
hallucination? No! It's Internet2 and it's here now! The question is:
are you ready for it?
IPTV
Grows in Europe Gerry
Blackwell
[June 30, 2005] A well-funded startup has managed
an impressive start, growing in part, ironically, thanks to the monopolies
that rule its nation.
Triple
Play in Wyoming Gerry
Blackwell
[June 24, 2005] A WISP in Wyoming proves that
triple play services are nothing new to small, innovative, nimble ISPs.
Triple
Play for Business Gerry
Blackwell
[May 24, 2005] A cutting edge service provider
in San Francisco reports there's growing demand for voice, video, and
data business services.
IPTVComplete
Gerry Blackwell
[March 4, 2005] Don't want to build your own
cable head end? Don't bother. You can outsource the whole IPTV thing.
Envisioning
IPTV With MPEG-4 Gerry
Blackwell
[January 21, 2005] This ILEC spinoff has the expertise
to deliver a complete IPTV solution now. The company also has a clear idea
of which ISPs can do IPTV—and which cannot.
Consulting
on the Triple Play Alex
Goldman
[January 10, 2005] In most parts of the world, including
the U.S., voice, video, and IP in a bundle are new and unusual. But some companies
are already specializing in building the infrastructure that delivers it all.
They've
Got The New Stuff Before We Do Alex
Goldman
[January 3, 2005] Test equipment manufacturers are
not famous for innovation, but perhaps they should be. Before anything reaches
retail, it's tested in their labs. They get the new things before the rest
of us.
Kasenna
Says ISPs Can IPTV Gerry
Blackwell
[December 30, 2004] One provider of IPTV equipment
is already working with ISPs as small as 19,000 subscribers.
Set
Top Box Maker Challenges ISPs to Deliver End to End Service
Gerry Blackwell
[December 23, 2004] Sure, IPTV's a good business.
But at least one vendor at the center of it all (i.e., the edge) says
that ISPs and WISPs may not be able to deliver the product consistently
from the head end to the living room.
The
Hotspot Content Connection Gerry
Blackwell
[December 2, 2004] The infrastructure's basically
ready, but this startup still has a few details to work out.
Microsoft
IPTV: First the PC, Now the TV Gerry
Blackwell
[November 12, 2004] Microsoft, which already
has its nose in just about every aspect of computing and the Internet,
may also be the supplier of choice in future for broadband service providers
looking to get into the pay TV business.
Beyond
VoD Gerry Blackwell
[October 15, 2004] A startup out of Plano, Texas
claims it has a better codec, and is using it as a platform for a whole suite
of services —including VoD—that ISPs can offer their customers.
The
Technician's Virtual Toolbelt Best
of ISP-Lists
[September 16, 2004] If you had to put every piece
of troubleshooting software you could use onto one CD, what would you include?
Here are the answers of several ISP administrators.
The
Online Video Jukebox Gerry
Blackwell
[July 22, 2004] One content deal at a time, video
content is being made available over the Internet, and some ISPs are already
starting to cash in.
Predicting
the Shape of TV Over IP Gerry
Blackwell
[June 18, 2004] TV over broadband is coming, but
it could manifest itself in any of several different forms, with significant
consequences for ISPs large and small.
Setting
Up a Linux-Based Firewall With DHCP Best
of ISP-Lists
[May 12, 2004] ISP owners share the basics of firewall
configuration, and also discuss the benefits of getting subscribers to use
DHCP instead of static IP addresses.
Setting
Up an Open Source Mail Server Best
of ISP-Lists
[May 5, 2004] Members of the ISP-Webhosting list share
their favorite Web pages on how to set up an open source mail server.
Use
SMTP Versus Spam Steven
J. Vaughan-Nichols
[March 4, 2004] Administrators managing overworked
e-mail servers and a spam-weary populace have reason to hope as the push towards
sender authentication picks up steam.
The
Search Engine Trojan Best
of ISP-Lists
[February 26, 2004] Members of the ISP-Tech list fight
a Trojan, frequently delivered through P2P networks, that redirects browser
traffic to a certain website.
Who's
Firing Blanks at Mail Servers? Best
of ISP-Lists
[February 25, 2004] Mail server admins are starting
to notice an e-mail problem that can crash e-mail clients. It's a new headache
for your already burdened tech support staff.
Security
Tools for the Budget Conscious ISP, Part III:
Analysis and Forensics Lisa
Phifer
[Febraury 6, 2004] In the conclusion of this series,
we look at tools that will help you analyze network traffic so that you can
understand any unusual network behaviors.
The
Port We Hate The Most Best
of ISP-Lists
[February 5, 2004] Port 25 is where the e-mail comes
in. Many ISPs say it's the port they hate the most, and they'll block all
traffic on it, but those that do so need to understand the consequences.
Security
Tools for the Budget Conscious ISP, Part II:
Vulnerability
Assessment and Audit Lisa
Phifer
[January 30, 2004] In this article we identify the
tools that are available to you as you examine your system's vulnerabilities
before and after an attack.
Security
Tools for the Budget Conscious ISP Lisa
Phifer
[January 23, 2004] As a service provider, you maintain
the mailboxes that spamers want access to. Here are the inexpensive tools
you need when the spammer becomes a hacker.
