CIS 625 Journal Summaries- Article
7-9
Ericsson
Inc.'s upgraded OneBox 2.0 unified messaging suite allows access to electronic
messages via a phone, Windows-based PC or Web browser.
As said
in the article that "the software supports unified fax, voice and e-mail
messaging; text-to-speech conversion for remote access to e-mail; remote access
to faxes; Voice Intercept Messaging support; Short Message Service support for
text message notification; and full e-mail client integration with Microsoft
Corp.'s Outlook and Lotus Development Corp.'s Notes clients." That�s really a
good step towards the integrated communication.
As we
know that Unified Messaging allowed us to receive faxes and voicemails in our
email. We may enjoy a single telephone number that acts as both a fax line and
an answering system. This means that we can receive messages and faxes wherever
we normally check our email without being tied down to any specific machine or
location.
The company I work currently using an automated message processing system from Professional
Communications Messaging Service, Inc. With that service any Fax
messages can be saved, displayed, and/or printed out on your Personal Computer.
Article 8:
Pocket
PC 2002 debuts
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source
Summary:
The article is about Microsoft�s new version of the Pocket PC operating system. In April, the company launched its new operating system for handheld devices, which is intended to share some market which is dominated by handspring�s Palm. Pocket PC is the latest handheld software strategy and the new brand name for MS�s Windows CE operating system for palm-sized devices.
Pocket PC contains a version of Windows Media Player and better email and Internet service, along with a completely redesigned interface. It is a big step towards the handheld software industry.
From the news we know that Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Casio, Toshiba, NEC and Acer are all its supporters. The pocket PC is not act just as an organizer. It has more features such as digital-audio playback and security for wireless access to corporate data.
Article
9: The
appeal of Gigabit Ethernet
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Original
source
Summary:
Ethernet is the world's most pervasive networking technology. Gigabit Ethernet is the latest version of Ethernet. Just as the author mentioned in the article that �the Internet gold rush has created a growing demand for capacity within metropolitan areas.� �Gigabit Ethernet leapt to prominence against this backdrop of demand and is now more than just an enterprise network technology. It is used as a high-speed access technology for metropolitan area networks.�
I would also agree that �The
need for capacity in metropolitan areas will continue to grow as businesses
deploy more information technology and make further use of the Internet for
e-commerce.� As we know that Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
and Gigabit Ethernet have clearly been adopted as the technologies of choice for
building high-performance local area networks (LANs).
And a number of factors contribute to the explosive growth in both Internet and
intranet traffic, such an increase in the number of network connections,
an increase in the connection speed of each end-station, an increase in
the deployment of bandwidth-intensive applications such as high-quality video
and an increase in Web hosting and application hosting traffic.
Initially, Gigabit Ethernet is expected to be deployed as a backbone in existing
networks. It can be used to aggregate traffic between clients and "server
farms", and for connecting Fast Ethernet switches. But the author also
maintains in the end of the
article that weaknesses
of the
use of proprietary technology are preventing many established carriers from
adopting Gigabit Ethernet.
Here are the notes for those sources:
7.Dennis
Callaghan, Ericsson Upgrades Its Unified Messaging Suite, October 4,
2001, <http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D604%2526a%253D15809,00.asp>
(October 4, 2001), interactiveweek.com.
8.Ian
Fried and Richard Shim, Pocket
PC 2002 debuts,
October 4, 2001,
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7400066.html?tag=mn_hd#>(October
4, 2001),
CNET News.com.
9.Iain
Stevenson, The appeal of Gigabit Ethernet, October 4, 2001,
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2816139,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl>(October
4, 2001), ZDNET net