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IPv6 transition – Pros & Cons

The Internet is a complex world. Data requested by the hosts is routed across various networks using an integral component called the Internet protocol address or the IP address. Currently, Internet protocol version 4.0 is in use. This is a guest post by Diane Noe. Every request is identified by a particular IP address.... »

Libre Office needs you – Join the Libre Office Bug hunting session on Dec 28/29

As you might be knowing by now, Libre Office is one of the most popular open source based Office productivity suite. If you need an introduction to Libre Office, click here. It is the spirit of open source projects to involve everyone to contribute on their projects. Since the next major update – Libre... »

Are Annual Maintenance Contracts for Network equipments an Overkill?

Annual Maintenance charges for network equipments can vary from 2% to 20% per year. There maybe different levels of support available to customers (generally after a year, when the warranty ends) depending upon the type of support they sign up for. But, don't you think these Annual Maintenance Contracts for Network equipments are... »

What is GPS & Applications of Global Positioning System

GPS refers to Global Positioning System. In this article let us look at a short overview of GPS & also some of the applications enabled by GPS technology. You might be surprised at some of the applications! »

Handling CRM Processes in Large Organizations

This is a guest post by Sarika Periwal The bigger the company the more fronts at which the customer gets exposed to the company. Your staff at the customer care center may be great at their jobs but how does the rest of your employee body come across to the customer? Are they efficient... »

15 Factors to Consider – Hosting email Servers In-house vs Service Providers

In this post, let us look at the factors that a company needs to consider before deciding on whether they should host their email server in-house or outsource it to an external service provider. Factors/ Parameters to consider before deciding on Hosting Email Server In-House vs Hosting Email Server with an external Service Provider:... »

Computer Networking blog – excITingIP.com

There are numerous blogs on various topics out there, but very few of them focus on the Computer Networking domain. excITingIP.com is not only a Computer Networking Blog but we also discuss about related enterprise IT technologies, here. »

Funny Sunday Video: Hitler & Computer Networking tutorial

It seems, this Hitler video is the most adapted parody video on Youtube. Someone with a good sense of humor has come up with interesting subtitles applicable to computer networking! Of course, the original German dialogues are serious, but people have mocked this particular video clip to no end. »

Video: Testing Routers for Physical Durability – Oh! :)

This interesting video shows a Cisco router being tested for durability by, lets say - not so soft methods. Not sure if it works after all that but at least it doesn't break into pieces! »

Libre Office Conference in Paris & First Anniversary Celebrations – Oct 13 to 15, 2011

Readers of this blog should be familiar with Libre Office – The free and open source office productivity suite for both individual users and enterprise users, as well. Over the last one year (since its inception), The Document Foundation has brought in a lot of improvements to this software with a regular update cycle.... »