Merriam-Webster defines a network as “an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system.”  While technically accurate, this definition fails to adequately describe the network’s potential beyond simple content delivery and communication.  As network bandwidth approaches the throughput of the data busses found inside personal computers, enterprise network topology may begin to look more like a motherboard than a traditional distribution system. Continue reading “The Network as a Platform”

IPTV is by far the hottest technology going into NXTcomm08.  In 2007, more than 3,600 NXTcomm visitors identified IPTV as their product interest of choice and it is the most searched for term on the NXTcomm site this year, according to show officials. Continue reading “IPTV Hot at NXTcomm08″