Profile of J. Nicholas Hoover
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Articles by J. Nicholas Hoover
posted in December 2005
12/30/2005
12/14/2005
Vendors like Empirix, Agilent Technologies, Brix Networks, Qovia and OSiSoft make tools that solve problems or point to bottlenecks, sometimes before they cause poor phone communications.
12/14/2005
The MailCall service, at $15 a month, translates E-mail messages into computerized voice mails and sends them to cell and landline phones.
12/13/2005
With what it deems a more granular approach to network management, Cisco's Network Application Performance Analysis suite will compete with offerings from Network General, NetIQ, and others.
12/9/2005
Service-oriented networks promise to mimic functions found elsewhere
12/9/2005
Malware has thrived on PCs and servers, but Symantec expects hackers to go after new types of devices, such as routers, switches, and back-up systems, in the coming year.
12/7/2005
The Cisco CEO lays out for security anaylsts how the company intends to tap into the trend toward service-oriented architectures
12/6/2005
The company says it will move increasingly into IP multimedia subsystems, video, and the application delivery space.
12/5/2005
12/1/2005
When the FCC mandated enhanced 911 capabilities for VoIP providers, it opened a potentially anti-innovative can of worms commissioners can't solve with one punitive pen stroke. VoIP E911 is a complex problem with no simple answers, but if the FCC wants to keep the burgeoning industry growing quickly, it should stimulate discussion and aid compliance instead of fixing itself into a scolding pattern.