Blog Entries tagged 'Internet Connectivity'

Open Source in schools could save the taxpayer billions

jspencer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

In a previous 2005 report the Government quango Becta showed that schools could effect considerable savings by making use of Free Open Source software such as Open Office. In their study they simply looked at 'like for like' software replacement using existing networks and computers.

Since this study we have seen the emergence of the new breed of ultra-portable Linux-based computers aimed squarely at the education sector and the inexorable build of Web 2 services such as Google Apps [...]

Routing

tcallway — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0100

Reality check

If you're connecting a couple of networks together, or connecting a network to the Internet, most people would instantly reach for a Cisco router (or, if you were really radical, maybe go for something from Juniper Networks). It's what you do, right?

Wrong!

Have you ever taken a router apart? I know I have. If you were expecting to see real cutting edge hardware for your money in that nice black plastic box you've yet to find it right? Hmmm, wonder what all my m [...]

Replacing ISA

tcallway — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100

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