Network News and Products.Network Failure 40% down in Summer Network failures and bandwidth problems are reduced by almost 40% over July and August. Network specialist, Vanco, analysed 1500 sites over the past 12 months across all sectors and compared performance from month to month. It found that with users away on holiday, networks run more consistently as traffic demands decrease. By September, however, the incidence of problems, such as network failure, increases by 23% above the norm. This is for a number of reasons, including users powering down equipment over a long period of time, connection failure and the knock-on effects of temporary IT cover. www.vanco.co.uk Testing and Monitoring Wireless Web Mercury Interactive For another company with a similar name, see Mercury Computer Systems. HP Mercury (formerly Mercury Interactive) is a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard that is a market leader in automated software quality assurance and offers products in other areas such as diagnostics, Corp. has introduced a set of wireless performance management solutions for the explosive wireless Web application market. Wireless device manufacturers, infrastructure companies, application vendors, and corporations with wireless sites can use these solutions before and after deployment to ensure the performance, scalability and reliability necessary for a positive end-user experience. Support for Web applications based on the wireless application protocol (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. ), and i-mode, the wireless protocol developed by NTIT NTIT National Taipei Institute of Technology NTIT Northern Territory Indigenous Taskforce (Australia) DoCoMo, Inc., is available in Mercury Interactive's LoadRunner load testing software Software that tests a system's ability to handle a heavy workload. The software simulates multiple transactions or users interacting with the computer at the same time and provides reports on response times and system behavior. , and ActiveTest hosted load testing Load testing is the process of creating demand on a system or device and measuring its response. In mechanical systems it refers to the testing of a system to certify it under the appropriate regulations (LOLER in the UK - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment e-service. WAP and i-mode support became available in September for the company's real-time performance monitoring software, TopazO, and monitoring e-service, ActiveWatchTm. Wireless support for the functional testing (testing) functional testing - (Or "black-box testing", "closed-box testing") The application of test data derived from the specified functional requirements without regard to the final program structure. software, WinRunner will follow later this year. Mercury Interactive has also alliances with wireless vendors Nokia, AvantGo, Brience, and Everypath, Inc., and solution providers Acumen Solutions, AGENCY.COM, Concero, Thoughtmill, Xcelerate and ZEFER, Inc., who will use the company's wireless testing and performance monitoring solutions to deliver scalable wireless Web applications to their customers. ww.mecuryinteractive.com (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. Next-Generation Mobile Telecomms Test Solution Siemens' Information and Communication mobile division is to partner Tektronix to develop a customised Core Network (CN) test and simulation solution for a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. based network (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems). Siemens will use Tektronix' K1297 protocol tester to verify the correct operation of components, enabling faster system integration with UMTS networks Beginning in 2003 under the name 3, Hutchison Whampoa, a large port operator, has gradually launched their startup UMTS networks worldwide including Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. . The partnership covers the development of UMTS test software for the IU interface integrated with the new Tektronix K1297 G20 software platform, creating a customised test solution enabling Siemens to develop the Core Nework components of a UMTS-based network. These test modules cover the functional testing of signalling protocols such as RANAP RANAP Radio Access Network Application Protocol (3GPP) RANAP Ran Application Part and data service protocols at the lu interface. The new software platform expands the Tektronix K1297's simulation and emulation options to include the UMTS monitoring functionality. The software design is based on new technologies including IP/ATM transmission. www.tek.com New Field Solution for ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. Customers ESRI and Tadpole-Cartesia, the field mapping systems business unit of mobile computing specialist Tadpole tadpole, larval, aquatic stage of any of the amphibian animals. After hatching from the egg, the tadpole, sometimes called a polliwog, is gill-breathing and legless and propels itself by means of a tail. Technology plc have an agreement aimed at combining the companies' respective technologies to deliver a powerful GIS/mobile computing solution. The solution, which is scheduled for completion by the fourth quarter of 2000, will benefit users in electric, gas, telecommunications, and water utility markets. Integration will take place with ESRI's Arcinfo 8 professional GIS software and Tadpole's Conic mobile GIS software. The end result of the largest research and development effort in the history of the GIS industry, the Arcinfo 8 system sets the new standard for applying geographic knowledge and supporting spatial decision making. From departmental GIS to large spatial enterprises, Arcinfo 8 is the scalable solution that provides a complete, integrated platform for creating, managing, and disseminating geographic information. Conic, an object-oriented field data capture software package. Divided into four levels of functionality, Conic consists of Conic Mapbook, which provides field map viewing and navigation; Conic Redline, which provides redlining Identifying text that has been changed in a word processing document by displaying it in a special color, for example. It allows the original author of the text or other users to see ongoing revisions. The term comes from manual editing where a red pen is used to mark up the pages. and sketching; Conic Inspection, which provides data attribute access and query; and Conic Survey, which provides basemap modification capabilities. Key benefits of Conic products include enhanced field mobility and improved workforce productivity. www.esri.com ReadySyncGo! Synchrologic have announced ReadySyncGo!, a free personalised synchronisation service powered by the company's new ReadySyncGo! Enterprise product enterprise. This Web-based service is targeted to the specific needs of mobile professionals and business travellers. The free service will be available in Q4 2000 with the enterprise edition released by the end of the year. The ReadySyncGo! synchronisation service keeps basic day-to-day information in sync between a users handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). web enabled mobile phone and home or office PC or laptop. Calendar, address book, itinerary, to-do list and other data is synchronised between devices. The same data is also available from any interact connected PC via a web-based application. ReadySyncGo! acts as a personal assistant. For example, based on a calendar entry, ReadySyncGo! will automatically generate driving directions from the airport to your appointment. www.readySyncGo.com |
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