Stories about: NetCom

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China Netcom falls prey to DNS cache poisoning 22 August, 2008 07:23

One of China's largest ISPs (Internet service providers) has fallen victim to a dangerous vulnerability in the Internet's addressing system, according to security vendor Websense.
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Some Web sites blocked at China Olympic press center 31 July, 2008 09:57

Journalists connecting to the Internet at the Beijing International Media Center (BIMC) are discovering that despite promises of an open reporting environment, China is still blocking access to some Web sites.
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China in top gear 21 July, 2008 10:18

During the late 1980s and early 1990s I often travelled in China and saw the country as it was before the economic takeoff. Now the pace of change is incredible, especially in the lead-up to the 2008 Olympic Games.
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A tech tourist's guide to Beijing 17 July, 2008 02:03

Technologically, Beijing is a city at a crossroads. It is the capital of the world's largest mobile phone and Internet user markets, and its universities, especially Tsinghua University, produce some of the world's top technology minds. At the same time, Beijing cannot compare to its Asian neighbors, namely Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong for Internet and telecom services, such as 3G (third-generation telephony).
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Beijing prepares for 'High-tech Olympics' 12 June, 2008 11:17

All over Beijing, Olympic countdown clocks tick off the seconds that China has awaited for seven years: the moments until Aug. 8, 2008, at 8:00 pm, when the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics begin.
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Microsoft: It's all about software 03 June, 2008 11:33

Similar to its famous "developers, developers, developers" rant, Microsoft is chanting "software, software, software" as it lays the cornerstones of its unified communications platform.
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AT&T and NTT join Trans-Pacific cable consortium 27 March, 2008 09:06

The Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Consortium yesterday announced two new members to the group which is aggressively designing and constructing an 18,000 km next-generation fibre-optic submarine cable between the Asia Pacific and the United States.
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Chinese government reforms target high-tech industries 14 March, 2008 10:33

China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), which oversees many of the country's high-technology industries, including the telecommunication sector, will be combined with other government organizations into a single body, according to China's state-owned media.
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DFAT extends Pacnet contract for global connectivity 05 March, 2008 14:53

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has signed a three year contract with Pacnet for global network services under a whole of government telecommunications agreement.
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Head of US Air Force Cyber Command discusses new role 24 January, 2008 09:52

Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Elder is head of the Air Force "Cyber Command," a newly created organization operated under the 8th Air Force headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. Elder describes the purpose and evolution of the Cyber Command.
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Cable linking US with Asia Pacific nears completion 16 January, 2008 11:43

Verizon Business has won approval to operate the Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) submarine cable system linking the United States with the Asia Pacific region.