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    Coffee franchisor Gloria Jean's will connect its 340 Australian stores and its head office together with an Internet Protocol-based (IP) virtual private network.

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    The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has flagged plans to migrate to an Internet Protocol-based (IP) telephony system, keeping its options open on a full unified communications move.

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    Cisco's Mario Mazzola offers a behind-the-scenes look at the company's next-generation core Internet router.

  • Internet VPNs: the WAN and the light?

    They promise low-cost connectivity that could make conventional, expensive WANs a thing of the past. But can roll-your-own Internet VPNs really deliver?

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    Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

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    As chief information officer of a security company, Max Rayner is under even more pressure than others to practise what his company preaches. In this CIO Vision Series interview, he tells Munir Kotadia how his role as CIO and head of product development delivers efficiency in the supply chain.

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    VPNs can connect offices together at a fraction of the cost of a leased line, and can allow workers to connect anywhere, any time.

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