Networks for Business 2003: show roundup

By Alun Williams

Posted on 25 Jun 2003 at 13:17

Other news and notables from the networking show

Satellite broadband
Rapid Technologies has launched a new Two-Way Satellie Broadband service. Its targeted at organisations in remote areas of the UK who presently have no access to ADSL or cable services. Its MD, Mark Stevens, emphasises that 80 per cent of the UK, geographically, remains outside the reach of ADSL or cable... More info from www.rapidsat.com

SmoothWall Firewall
Internet security specialist SmoothWall has updated its modular firewall product, Corporate Server 3.0. New features include easier configuration and increased broadband support. More info from www.smoothwall.co.uk

Linux RAD
Mart Technology has showcased its Linux-based RAD (Rapid Application Development) environment, for quickly building desktop apps. More info from www.marttech.com.

Best product of show
'Best Product' of the show award has been given to Trapeze Networks for its Mobility System, which manages wireless, identity-based networking. On the Linux side of things, 'Corporate Contribution to Linux' went to IBM, and 'Best Linux Hardware' went to the SGI Altix 3000.