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DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
TIME: 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT

Michael Dortch
Director of Research
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PUBLISHED: Jul 08 2010


INTRODUCTION
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Paul Korzeniowski answered on June 15, 2010
To exchange information, computers have to package data in the same way. Network protocols are the methods used to box information, so it can travel over the wire from the sen ... read more >
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Question on Information Technology
Timothy Loftus asked on June 9, 2010
Private WAN or Internet VPN?
Timothy Loftus answered on June 16, 2010
Yes, VoIP also running via this VPN tunnels. We have Siemens solution and Asteriks/PBX , Siemens for local needs but Asteriks for inter office calls.
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Benjamin Anderson asked on June 3, 2010
What's the difference between a network switch and a router?
Benjamin Anderson answered on June 24, 2010
A router is only required if you need to connect your LAN to the internet for example. If you only want to run a LAN without the internet, only a switch is required to connec ... read more >
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