Schooner Unveils its Next Gen Data Center Appliances

Schooner Information Technology, a start-up based in Menlo Park, California, emerged from stealth mode and unveiled two data access solutions for cloud computing datacenters: the Schooner Appliance for MySQL Enterprise and the Schooner Appliance for Memcached. Schooner's data access appliances leverage a system architecture that integrates enterprise-class flash memory, Intel Nehalem multi-core processors, low-latency interconnect, and optimized...

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CableLabs Certifies First PacketCable 2.0 Embedded Devices

Embedded digital voice adaptors (E-DVAs) from Ambit and Thomson are the first such devices to received PacketCable 2.0 certified status from CableLabs. PacketCable 2.0 is a set of specifications aimed at accelerating the convergence of digital voice and multimedia services in consumers' homes. The PacketCable 2.0 core service architecture is based on common standards technologies such as the IP Multimedia System (IMS) and the Session Initiation...

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Molex Purchases Key Assets of Motorola Antenna/EMC Measurement Lab

Molex has purchased the equipment assets of the Motorola Antenna/EMC Measurement Lab in Aalborg, Denmark. Financial terms were not disclosed.The lab has state-of-the-art antenna and EMC measurement equipment, including anechoic chambers, an EMC chamber and a SAR system. Molex plans to utilize the lab for RF research projects to further advance its antenna technologies for wireless applications. In addition, Molex will hire engineers and technicians to operate the chambers and test equipment, which will further boost Molex's research efforts....

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CWA: Broadband Grants Must Focus on Creating Good Jobs

Creating and preserving good jobs, while jumpstarting the economy and promoting long-term U.S. competitiveness, should be the top priorities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Service broadband initiatives, the Communications Workers of America said in comments filed with the Commerce and Agriculture Departments.With 13.2 million unemployed Americans, the CWA said the first consideration in grant allocations must be putting Americans back to work.CWA made several key recommendations in its filing:Focus...

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SandForce Unveils SSD Processors

SandForce, a start-up based in Saratoga, California, emerged from stealth mode and unveiled its first product, the SF-1000 SSD Processor family. The chips are designed to overcome data retention issues associated with NAND flash memory, making it possible to build SSDs that deliver unprecedented performance over the life of the drive with orders-of-magnitude higher reliability than enterprise-class HDDs (Hard Disk Drives). SandForce's DuraClass technology includes:DuraWrite, which optimizes the number of program cycles to the flash effectively...

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Motorola Announces iDEN Rugged Handsets

Motorola announced two new enterprise-grade iDEN handsets -- the r765 and the intrinsically safe r765IS -- custom-designed for the utility, petrochemical and industrial markets. These rugged devices for private iDEN networks are aimed at mobile workers in noisy and hazardous environments. In addition, the ergonomic design enable mobile workers to change settings and make adjustments with the turn of a knob, helping users stay focused on the task...

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Ascom Introduces High Performance LTE Scanner

Ascom announced the availability of its Long-Term Evolution (LTE) 700 MHz spectrum scanning receiver solution, which supports simultaneous multiband and multi-mode RF measurements. The new scanner design supports LTE baseband scanning in the 700 MHz bands while simultaneously supporting EVDO scanning of the 850/1900 MHz bands, simplifying deployment of multi-mode LTE/EvDO systems and offering advanced baseband decoding analysis for LTE deployment. An enhancement of Ascom's existing leading RF scanner design, this third generation Software-Defined...

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Verizon: Broadband Stimulus Should Focus on Unserved Areas and Demand-Side Obstacles

Ninety percent (90% of U.S. households already have access to broadband, and, of the households that have computers, 80 percent of them subscribe to broadband servicesIn recommendations filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), , Verizon said the $7 billion-plus broadband stimulus program should focus on two key objectives: extending broadband Internet connections to unserved areas, and addressing demand-side factors that hamper growth of broadband subscriptions, such...

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Harris Stratex Networks Provides Preliminary Q3 Results

Harris Stratex Networks announced preliminary operating results for its quarter ended April 3, 2009. Revenue is expected to be between $150 million and $160 million, which is within the range of $150 million to $170 million revenue expectation provided on February 4, 2009. The company anticipates an increase in operating expenses of $5 million to $7 million primarily due to an increase in the bad debt provision and, to a lesser extent, added expenses associated with the recent acquisition of Telsima. Without these additional charges, Q3 operating...

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Obama Authorizes U.S. Telecom Opening with Cuba

President Barack Obama's new policy towards Cuba includes several telecom provisions. Specifically, the President has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Commerce to:Authorize U.S. telecommunications network providers to enter into agreements to establish fiber-optic cable and satellite telecommunications facilities linking the United States and Cuba.License U.S. telecommunications service providers to enter into roaming service agreements with Cuba's telecommunications service providers.License U.S. satellite radio and satellite...

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