Tuesday, August 10, 2010

IEEE Xplore Digital Library Enhanced To Include Smart Grid Values

Building on a chief platform enhancement accomplished earlier this year, IEEE has improved its Xplore digital library to include the Foundations for Smart Grid Standards subscription.

Available as a stand-alone subscription or as a part of a complete subscription package, Foundations for Smart Grid Standards includes details about 54 dynamic IEEE standards, six active current drafts, 35 archival editions of active standards and 66 archival drafts.

IEEE says Xplore was upgraded to progress search capabilities and the user interface, while also adding up new personalization tools. Overall, Xplore contains more than two million documents, the organization adds.

Monday, August 09, 2010

Are Latest IETF Switching, Routing Spectacles Needed?

Two high-profile provisions twisting their way through the IETF agree to improve data center switching and service donor routing, but advances from Cisco and Juniper Networks raise questions about how much the goggles are even needed.

For switching, the IETF is functioning on Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL), which is anticipated to conquer limitations of the Spanning Tree protocol in scale and topology reconvergence. For routing, the IETF is investigating the Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP), which is intended to improve addressing and load balancing for enterprises working with multiple ISPs.

While these may appear like solutions to long tardy networking problems, they may also be surplus with capabilities already or soon to be on the market. In the case of TRILL, Ethernet switch market leader Cisco will quickly be shipping Fabric Path for its Nexus 7000 switch that accomplishes the same tasks TRILL is projected to address though providing many more capabilities.

Friday, August 06, 2010

Symmetricom Announces New Managerial Vice President for Government Business Unit

Symmetricom a worldwide leader in specific time and frequency technologies, now announced that Daniel Scharre has been promoted to managerial vice president, general manager of the company's Government Business Unit. Previously, he was vice president, marketing and business development of the same unit.

In his new position, Scharre is liable for supervision of the growth and management of the company's time and frequency skill products that target the government, enterprise, science, aerospace and resistance industries. He reports to Symmetricom president and CEO, Dave Cote.

Dan has an outstanding track trace with his more than 20 years experience in growing technology companies, and we are providential to have him as part of our Symmetricom team, said Dave Cote, president and CEO. Under his leadership, Symmetricom will be able to identify and perform on new market opportunities for customers who demand the most steadfast and exact timing and frequency control products.

Monday, August 02, 2010

IEEE Launches Latest Features For IEEE Xplore Digital Library

IEEE, the world's chief technical expert association for the progression of technology, has launched several new enhancements to the IEEE Xplore digital library. Highlights of this update consist of support for Athens and Shibboleth authentication, the IEEE Foundations for Smart Grid Standards subscription package, and availability of the National Electrical Safety Code on mobile devices.

This new update builds on a major platform upgrade earlier this year. In February 2010, IEEE launched a fully redesigned IEEE Xplore, based on general input and feedback from users, librarians, professionals and IEEE members across the globe. The objective was to spectacularly improve the user interface and search capabilities, while adding new personalization tools, to make exploring IEEE Xplore's more than two million documents faster and more dynamic.

Our successful start of the redesigned IEEE Xplore earlier this year was both stimulating and satisfying to everyone who contributed to this important milestone in the evolution of the IEEE Xplore platform, said Prakash Bellur, Director, Online Platform Services. This latest update not only enhances the value of IEEE Xplore, but makes IEEE's wealth of technical resources easier to locate and use by professionals and organizations around the world.