Networking/Telecommunication Platforms

Welcome for all , Before I start talking about the Subject ( Networking/Telecommunication Platforms ) I will take you to a small trip about the world from old time to the present day

 

 Since ago years  the ways of communication between people and rulers and states were very few and limited ,messages arrive either to be via carrier pigeon or horse and after that  they used the ship and train This means that they often lack the speed and accessibility of information and great of effort , with the development of times and the evolution of human brains the people be able to think and invent and innovate. Where we see today that the communications technology began to expand and develop rapidly and useful .

Global value chains, mobile workforces, social networking, pervasive video, information overload,  rapid technological change, large heterogeneous environments, and need of great companies to provide customers with products that ensure reliable, cost-effective network service :this is the new normal . This means that these companies need a platform that has a visionary strategy that enables them to develop standards-compliant network management solutions for a continually changing environment to connect people, information and teams, helping to enable comprehensive and effective collaboration.(ie. We need to Networking/telecommunication platforms )

 

Platforms in general 

 

In the computer world, a "platform" typically refers to a computer's operating system. For example, a Dell computer running Windows XP would be considered to be running on a Windows platform. An iMac, on the other hand, runs on the Macintosh platform. It is a more generic way of referring to a computer's operating system than having to specify, for example, Windows XP Professional SP 2, or Mac OS X 10.3.5. The term platform is often used when referring to what kind of computer systems a certain software program will run on.

Platforms

1)    ( Hardware + Software ) based platform Eg. any OS .

 That means OS is type of platform which contains both ( H/W + S/W

2)    Software based platform eg. platforms like .NET or JAVA platform

Networking/Telecommunication platforms

 

•         $150 billion annually spent on networking and telecommunications hardware

•         $700 billion annually spent on telecommunications services, e.g. phone and Internet connectivity

•         Local area networking still dominated by Microsoft Server (about 75%) but strong growth of Linux challenges this dominance .

•         Enterprise networking almost entirely Linux or UNIX

•         Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, and Juniper Networks continue to dominate networking hardware.

•         The telecommunications services market is highly dynamic with MCI, AT&T, and Sprint providing most trunk line services for both phone and Internet.

•         Growth of non-telephone Wi-Fi and Wi-Max services, and Internet telephony .

Description :Telecommunications platforms provide voice and data connectivity /wide area networking and internet access.

  Companies  that Service providers :

1.     Cisco .

2.     Telkom .

3.     Nortel .

4.     Juniper  networks .

The Integration of Computing and Telecommunications Platforms :

·        Increasingly computing takes place over the network.

·        Client level: integration of cell phones and PDAs (Example: Palm Treo)

·        Television, video, and radio move toward digital production.

·        Server level: The integration of voice telephone and the Internet bring  together two historically separate and distinct global networks.

·        The network in many respects is the source of computing power.

Importance Of Networking/Telecommunication Platforms :

·        Connect co-workers, partners, vendors, and customers with the information and expertise they need .

·        Access and share video on the desktop, on the road, and on-demand, as easily as making a phone call .

·        Facilitate better interactions, dynamically bringing together individuals, virtual workgroups, and teams .

·        Extend the corporate network so mobile workers can be productive anywhere

·        Innovate across the value chain by integrating collaboration and communications into applications and business processes.

 

When you Use professional type of Networking/Telecommunication platforms In Organization (Like Cisco(:

 

 

 Ensure  deliverables a high-quality, highly secure experience across any workspace, which can help your organization:

·        Shorten sales and customer service cycles

·        Reduce time-to-market

·        Adapt more quickly to market changes

·        Encourage innovation.

Why Use of Network telecommunication in the Organization is Important?

uses the network as a platform for collaboration, allowing you to deploy applications onsite, on-demand, and in blended deployment models. The product portfolio includes:

·        Collaboration Applications: Voice, video, and web conferencing; messaging; mobile applications; and enterprise social software keep you connected and productive.

·        Customer Collaboration: closer to customers, while increasing satisfaction, and loyalty. Proactively connect people with the information, expertise, and support they need.

·        Telepresence: Telepresence powers a new way of working, where everyone, everywhere can be more productive through face-to-face collaboration

Although the development of telecommunications technology and it multiplied that relations between people in the past much better than now, today, unfortunately fake laugh, words stolen and reduced sitting with the family that mean we have become strangers between the parents and we became  good friends to telecommunications technology.

Don't let this technology steal your identity and erase your relationship with your family and your friends, use it as good for you in this life and the afterlife

Thank you for all :-)

 

 

References

http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/96oct/oct96a1.pdf

http://www.techterms.com/definition/platform

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_key_difference_between_platform_and_OS

http://www.scribd.com/doc/54956839/Management-In-Formations-Systems-Assignement-1