Stories about: Hybrid Networks

You might think the network you oversee is big, but consider Chris Robb's new job: network operations manager for Internet2, which in October announced completion of a new research and education network boasting initial capacity of 100Gbps nationwide. Robb takes on his new position as an assigned staff member from the Global Research Network Operations Center (GRNOC) at Indiana University. Network World Editor Bob Brown interviewed Robb by e-mail to get an idea of what lies ahead for him and Internet2.

Law firm Clayton Utz has joined the growing number of distributed enterprises migrating from traditional PABX telephony systems to voice over IP with the introduction of a 35-handset network in Sydney.

I've spent 25 years in information technology. During my first 10 years, I developed and maintained legacy systems. I've also managed programming teams that did the same thing. Now I want to transition myself into more modern skills and keep on working until I'm ready to retire. But I don't want to manage or compete head-to-head with younger technology gurus. Can I find a second career as a technical writer with newer companies?

Communications industry veteran Terry Winters just can't stay away from the industry he's been involved with for more than 20 years and has now taken on the chairman's role at NetComm. Several other movements around the traps also took our eye

With an increasing number of wireless IP devices coming on the market, ObjectSwitch Corp. in San Rafael, Calif., this week announced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Adapter for its ObjectSpace 3 application server platform.